September 13 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 13.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1865 – Algernon S. Buford becomes president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
- 1872 – The first section of the planned railroad connection between Varciorova and Roman, Romania, opens, connecting Piteşti, Bucharest, Galaţi and Roman.
- 1875 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, building westward from Kansas, reaches Las Animas, Colorado.
- 1883 – A month after a frog war with the Southern Pacific Railroad in Colton, California, the first California Southern Railroad train arrives in San Bernardino.[1][2]
- 1893 – The Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway opens between Ottawa and Arnprior.
[edit] 20th century
- 1915 – The 53rd Street station on New York City Subway's BMT Fourth Avenue Line opens.
[edit] 21st century
- 2004 – The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway files its second application to abandon most of its trackage on Cape Breton Island.
[edit] Births
- 1755 – Oliver Evans, pioneering steam locomotive designer and inventor, is born (d. 1819).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Duke, Donald, and Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books, p 27. ISBN 0-87095-009-6.
- ^ Signor, John R. (1988). The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company; Union Pacific's Historic Salt Lake Route. San Marino, California: Golden West Books, p 17. ISBN 0-87095-101-7.
