October 11 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on October 11.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1887 – Cotton Belt Railroad predecessor Paragould and Buffalo Island Railway, in Arkansas, is incorporated.
- 1887 – The New York and Northern Railway (a predecessor name for the New York and Putnam Railroad) emerges from reorganization after foreclosure the previous July.
- 1897 – The Chicago 'L' begins using the downtown loop.
[edit] 20th century
- 1933 – London, Midland and Scottish Railway 4-6-0 Royal Scot number 6152 (of the LMS Royal Scot Class locomotives) departs the Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago, bound for Vancouver, British Columbia.
- 1962 – Colorado and Southern Railroad 2-8-0 number 641 pulls the last steam locomotive-operated regular daily service revenue train on a standard gauge railroad in the United States when it pulls a train from Leadville to Climax, Colorado.
- 1987 – Soo Line Railroad sells 2,002 miles (3,222 km) of track to the newly formed Wisconsin Central.
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[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- Beck, Wayne (August 21, 1998), The history of the Cotton Belt Railroad. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
- Chicago "L".org, Metropolitan West Side Elevated. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
- Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
- Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History - October. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
