He died a little more than a month after the railroad opened.
Often, when a railroad first opens, it is only a short spur of a main line.
The railroad opened in 25 August 1912 and closed in 1924.
By the mid-1800s, railroads had opened new opportunities for pigeon hunters.
On February 25, 1852 the railroad opened to regular service.
The railroad came out here and opened everything up.
In its early years the railroad opened Kansas to settlement.
The railroad opened for regular operations in July 1970 after nearly two years of restoration and construction.
In addition, the new railroad opened the floodgates to immigration.
A significant growth in tin work occurred, though, once the railroad opened.