This Day in Railroad History

July 21

1873

153 years ago

Innovation

At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first suc...

At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.

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