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September 6

• 1869 – The first westbound train to travel the entire route of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America arrives in San Francisco, California.^[1]
• 1918 – The Canadian Northern Railway is nationalized, later to become part of Canadian National Railway.
• 1943 – A hot box on Pennsylvania Railroad's Congressional passenger train derails the train at Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania, killing 79 people.^[1]
• 2005 – Indonesian transport officials at a meeting in Bandar Lampung announce plans to build a trans-Sumatran railway to connect Banda Aceh to Bakauheni, a distance of 2,151 km (1,337 miles).^[2]

[edit] See also

• September 6 in rail transport

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
2. ^ "Indonesia To Build Trans-Sumatra Railway", Indonesia Relief, 2005-09-06. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.