November 20 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on November 20.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1850 – The first train operates on the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of the Milwaukee Road.
• 1852 – The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway line between Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, opens.
• 1855 – The first train to operate in Iowa on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad departs Davenport for Muscatine with six crowded passenger cars.
• 1886 – The San Bernardino and Los Angeles Railway is incorporated as a Santa Fe Railroad subsidiary to build a rail connection between its namesake cities in California.^[1]

[edit] 20th century

• 1911 – Western Maryland Railway breaks ground for the station in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania.
• 1918 – The Canadian government takes over control of the Canadian Northern Railway, appoints a new board of directors and places the management of the Canadian Government Railways under the new board's control.
• 1920 – Work begins on the State Railway of Thailand to convert all 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) track to meter gauge.
• 1961 – Union Pacific 844 makes its first excursion run following retirement from regular revenue service on the Union Pacific Railroad.
• 1998 – The Okanagan Valley Railway begins operations on the former Canadian Pacific Railway branch between Sicamous and Kelowna, British Columbia.

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[edit] References

• Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved November 8 and November 20, 2005.
• Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history - November. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
• Rock Island Technical Society (1996), A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. Retrieved November 20, 1855.
• State Railway of Thailand, Historical background. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
• (September 10, 2001), Western Maryland Railroad history. Retrieved November 20, 2005.