Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/September 22
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- 1847 – The Railway Clearing House in England recommends that Greenwich Mean Time be adopted as the standard time for all railways in the United Kingdom.[1]
- 1873 – Western Counties Railway holds official groundbreaking ceremonies at Lovitt's Wharf, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]
- 1928 – Canadian Premier John Bracken drives the last spike on Canadian National Railway's line between Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage, Manitoba.[3]
- 1995 – Burlington Northern Railroad and Santa Fe Railroad merge to form Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (pictured).[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ Daylight Saving Time - Standard time begain with the railroads. Retrieved on 2005-09-22.
- ^ Smith, Ivan (1998). Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1850- 1899). Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved on 2005-09-22.
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). Retrieved on 2005-09-22.
- ^ (November/December 1999) "BNSF's history sets precedents for 21st century". Railway 5 (6): p 3.
