September 29 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 29.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1849 – The first passenger train service to Peekskill, New York, is inaugurated by the New Haven Railroad.^[1]
• 1890 – American railroads forfeit all remaining unused land grants from the Pacific Railway Acts.^[1]
• 1897 – The cable car powerhouse of Capital Traction Company in Washington, D.C., is destroyed by fire.^[2]

[edit] 20th century

• 1906 – The last spike is driven in Ely, Nevada, completing construction of the Nevada Northern Railway.^[3]
• 1930 – Work is completed on Prince Edward Island converting all 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm) gauge track to standard gauge.^[4]
• 1935 – The last train operates on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England.
• 1946 – The Illinois Central Railroad fully dieselizes all passenger trains that it is operating between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1962 – Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway runs its last regularly scheduled steam locomotive powered train, converting to diesel locomotives.^[1]
• 1967 – Southern Pacific Railroad discontinues railway post office operations.^[1]
• 1988 – Union Station in Washington, D.C., reopens for passenger train service.^[1][2]
• 2000 – Canadian Pacific Railway sells 34.3 mi (55 km) of its Owen Sound subdivision to the town of Orangeville, Ontario, transferring operations on the line to the Orangeville and Brampton Rail Association Group.^[4]

[edit] 21st century

• 2005 – Arthur Sarkisian, head of the Public Relations Department for Armenia's Ministry of Transport, speaking at a United Nations meeting, announces that Armenia is investigating building a railway link with Iran that would completely bypass Turkey and Azerbaijan.^[5]
• 2005 – Sixty years after World War II, Nederlandse Spoorwegen issues a statement formally apologizing for transporting Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps in Germany and Poland during the war.^[6]
• 2005 – A group of transportation associations in Louisiana, including the Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans, Baton Rouge Capital Area Transit System, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) and Amtrak propose a plan to operate commuter trains between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.^[7]

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[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
2. ^ ^{a b} Washington D.C. Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Washington, D.C. Railroad History. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
3. ^ White Pine Historical and Archaeology Society. A Nevada Northern Railway History. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
4. ^ ^{a b} Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-09-15). Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
5. ^ "Iran, Armenia to work on joint railway project", IranMania.com, September 29, 2005. Retrieved on 2005-09-29.
6. ^ Mudeva, Anna. "Dutch railway firm apologises for deporting Jews", Reuters, September 29, 2005. Retrieved on 2005-09-29.
7. ^ Scallan, Matt. "Twice-daily rail service between B.R./N.O. considered", Times-Picayune, September 29, 2005. Retrieved on 2005-09-30.