Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/November 6
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- 1869 – 1869-11-06 is the official completion date of the Pacific Railroad, as decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1879.[1]
- 1960 – Canadian Pacific Railway officially operates its last steam locomotive when 4-4-0 number 29 pulls a special train to commemorate the event from Montreal to St. Lin.[2]
- 1984 – The last passenger train departs from Philadelphia's Reading Terminal.
- 2004 – Seven people, including the train's driver, Stan Martin, die in the Ufton Nervet rail crash (memorial nameplate pictured) in Berkshire, England.[3][4]
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[edit] References
- ^ Pacific Railroad officially completed on November 6, 1869 (2003). Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-09-15). Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ BBC News, 'Several' die in train derailment
- ^ BBC News, Seven train crash dead are named
