July 22 in rail transport

19th century

1871 – The Canada Centrail Railway holds an official groundbreaking ceremony at Renfrew for the railroad's section between there and Sand Point, Ontario.
1897 – At the railroad's first stockholder meeting, the Toledo and Milwaukee Railroad. a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, officially changes its name to Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee Railroad.

20th century

1906 – The State Street Line, Chicago's last cable car route, ends operations.

21st century

2005 – Heavy rains in Irkutsk damage and washout part of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
2005 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska issues a ruling against Union Pacific Railroad (UP) stating that the railroad's denial of health insurance prescription [...] coverage for contraceptives violated Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination on the basis of race or gender.

Births

1818 – J. Gregory Smith, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1866-1872, is born (d. 1891)

Deaths

1920 – William Kissam Vanderbilt (pictured), heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (b. 1849).

References

RIA Novosti (July 22 2005), Train traffic limited on Trans-Siberian railroad. Retrieved July 22 2005.
Business Wire (July 25 2005), Women Win Nationwide [...] Discrimination Case Against Union Pacific; Railroad's Refusal to Cover Contraception in Worker Health Plans Violates Law. Retrieved July 25 2005.

fr:22 juillet dans les chemins de fer