June 9 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 9.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1881 – The Canada Central Railway is merged into the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- 1883 – First commercial electric railway line begins operation in Chicago.
[edit] 20th century
- 1959 – The Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad, commuter railway serving Chicago's western suburbs, ceases operations.
[edit] 21st century
- 2005 – Service is restored on the Alaska Railroad after the Moody Tunnel was closed for three days due to damage when a large forklift loaded on a southbound train struck one of the tunnel's timber supports, causing a partial collapse of the tunnel.[1]
- 2005 – FreightCar America's (formerly Johnstown America Corporation) first new railroad car built at the company's Roanoke, Virginia, plant is delivered to Norfolk Southern. The car delivered was a coal hopper car, which is typical of the majority of cars that will be built there; the Norfolk plant was once owned by Norfolk Southern.[2]
[edit] Births
- 1781 – George Stephenson, English steam locomotive builder (d. 1848).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Gay, Joel (June 10, 2005). Crews clear out railroad tunnel; traffic resumes. Retrieved on June 10, 2005.
- ^ FreightCar America (June 9, 2005). FreightCar America's Roanoke, Virginia Manufacturing Facility Delivers Its First Production Railcar. Press release. Retrieved on 2005-06-14.
