Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/September 25
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- 1866 – George W. Richardson of the Troy and Boston Railroad is awarded a U.S. patent for a steam locomotive pop safety valve.[1]
- 1868 – The Big Four group of financiers in California purchases the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- 1913 – Herbert William Garratt, English steam locomotive builder and inventor of the Garratt locomotive type, dies (b. 1864).
- 2003 - Canadian National Railway sells most of its Turcot Yard in Montreal to the Quebec Department of Transport for $17.8 million.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Societiy (2005). This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-09-15). Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
