September 26 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 26.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1884 – Canadian Pacific Railway leases the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway.[1][2]
[edit] 20th century
- 1964 – California Western Railroad motorcar number M-80 is destroyed in a head-on collision with motorcar number M-100.[3]
- 1968 – Recycling former FM Erie-built diesel locomotives, Canadian Pacific Railway opens a new continuous welded rail plant in Smiths Falls, Ontario.[2]
- 1993 – The southern portion of the former Northwestern Pacific Railroad south of Willits, California, is leased to a private operator which adopts the former railroad's name for operations.[4]
[edit] 21st century
- 2005 – Commuter rail service between Athens and Corinth is officially inaugurated by the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE).[5]
- 2005 – At around 11:30 PM local time, Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar explode a bomb at one of Indian Railways' train stations.[6]
- 2005 – Sound Transit introduces a fourth Sounder passenger train in daily service between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington.
[edit] Births
- 1837 – Allen Manvel, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1889–1893, is born (d. 1893).
[edit] Deaths
- 1884 – John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad beginning in 1858, dies (b. 1820).
- 1928 – Arthur Stilwell, president of Kansas City Southern Railroad 1897–1900, dies (b. 1859).[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
- ^ a b Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-08-26). Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
- ^ Sierra Railroad (2005). Skunk Train History. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
- ^ Railroad Fallen Flags: L-O. Classic Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
- ^ "Athens-Corinth suburban railway line launched by transport minister Liapis", ANA, September 27, 2005. Retrieved on 2005-09-27.
- ^ "Maoist rebels blow up a railway station in Bihar", WebIndia123, September 27, 2005. Retrieved on 2005-09-28.
- ^ Pitcher, Charles (July 1950). The Kansas City Southern Lines. Kansas City Southern Historical Society. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
