Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/November 28

1884 – Northern Pacific Railway establishes the town of Pasco, Washington, at the junction of its lines between Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, and Portland, Oregon.
1928 – After both the eastbound and westbound passenger trains depart, a fire is discovered in the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's Wainwright, Alberta, station; due to problems with the local fire truck, the station is completely destroyed in the blaze.
1995 – Canadian National Railway is privatized from the Canadian government.
2003 – SNCF (France) celebrates the one-billionth passenger on its TGV (pictured).