Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/August 27
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- 1828 – The 67 km (42 miles) Andrézieux-Roanne line is authorized in France.
- 1867 – J. Nason and J. F. Wilson, both of Boston, Massachusetts, are awarded the first U.S. patent covering level crossing gates.[1]
- 1956 – Pacific Great Eastern Railway, in British Columbia, holds official opening ceremonies to celebrate the beginning of service over its line (which occurred on June 11, 1956).[2]
- 1993 – The Green Bay and Western Railroad and the Fox River Valley Railroad are merged into a new Wisconsin Central subsidiary, the Fox Valley and Western Railroad.
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[edit] References
- ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This Month in Railroad History: August. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 22, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
