December 6 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 6.

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

[edit] Events

[edit] 19th century

• 1893 – The John Bull (pictured), the world's oldest surviving operable steam locomotive, leaves the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, under its own power, headed toward Washington, DC, for its return to the Smithsonian Institution.

[edit] 20th century

• 1971 – The first Auto Train operates under the control of the Auto-Train Corporation.
• 1999 – Manchester Metrolink, in Manchester, England, is extended to Broadway.

[edit] 21st century

[edit] Births

• 1860 – Howard Elliott, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1903-1913 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1913, is born.^[1]

[edit] Deaths

• 1885 – Robert Gerwig, German civil engineer, designer of Schwarzwald Railway and the Hell Valley Railway, dies (b. 1820).^[2]
• 1989 – C.L. Dellums, cofounder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, dies (b. 1900).

[edit] References

1. ^ Railway Age Gazette (August 1, 1913) pp. 177-8.
2. ^ Robert Gerwig. German Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 6, 2005.