Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/September 26
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- 1837 – Allen Manvel, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1889–1893, is born (d. 1893).
- 1884 – John W. Garrett (pictured), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad beginning in 1858, dies (b. 1820).
- 1884 – Canadian Pacific Railway leases the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway.[1][2]
- 2005 – Commuter rail service between Athens and Corinth is officially inaugurated by the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE).[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved on September 26, 2006.
- ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-08-26). Retrieved on September 26, 2006.
- ^ "Athens-Corinth suburban railway line launched by transport minister Liapis", ANA, September 27, 2005. Retrieved on September 27, 2005.
