August 27 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 27.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 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]
- 1894 – Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway opens the segment between Fort-Coulonge and Waltham, Quebec, a line segment that was completed in February 1888.[2]
[edit] 20th century
- 1913 – Jule Murat Hannaford succeeds Howard Elliott as president of Northern Pacific Railway.[3]
- 1946 – The last T1 class steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Pennsylvania Railroad enters service.[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).[4]
- 1957 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway operates its last regularly-scheduled steam locomotive-powered train.[1]
- 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.
- 1997 – Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) form a team comprised of UP managers, union employees and FRA representatives to review safety policies and procedures across the UP system.[5]
[edit] 21st century
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 1891 – Samuel C. Pomeroy, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1863-1868, dies (b. 1816).
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This Month in Railroad History: August. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
- ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-07-30). Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
- ^ Howson, Elmer T., D. A. Steel, and J. B. Tebo, editors (1922). The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, 1922 edition. New York: Simmons-Boardman.
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 22, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
- ^ Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific Chronological History. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
