July 27 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 27.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1866 – The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in the United States is chartered by a special act of Congress.
[edit] 20th century
- 1903 – Construction begins on the Baghdad Railway with the 200 km segment between Konya and Bulgurlu in the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey).
- 1955 – Canadian National Railway opens the branch between Hillsport and Manitouwadge, Ontario.
- 1957 – The Musquodoboit Railway ends steam locomotive operations with a round trip between Dartmouth and Upper Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, behind CN number 3409.
- 1996 – Ron Burns becomes president of Union Pacific Railroad.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 1903 – Frederick J. Kimball, American civil engineer who was instrumental in the formation of Norfolk and Western, dies (b. 1844).
[edit] References
- Good, Mike (December 17, 2001), Corporate History: St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- (April 3, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- Smith, Ivan (1998), Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (After 1950). Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- (December 1, 2004), Trains of Turkey: Baghdad Railway. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad Chronological History: The 1800s. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
