November 7 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on November 7.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1853 – The Arkansas Midland Railroad is created by an act of the Arkansas legislature.
• 1874 – The Miami Valley Narrow Gauge Railway Company, the predecessor of the Miami Valley Railway, is incorporated.

• 1885 – The last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway is driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
• 1889 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway consolidates several of its subsidiary railroads in California into the Southern California Railway.^[1]

[edit] 20th century

• 1901 – Memphis, Helena and Louisiana Railroad, a predecessor of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, is organized in Arkansas.
• 1978 – The Illinois Railway Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary.

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[edit] References

• Missouri Pacific Historical Society, (2005), St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern (SLIMS). Retrieved November 7, 2005.

1. ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications, p 30. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.