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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 27.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1828 – The 67-kilometre (42 mi) Andrézieux-Roanne line is authorized in France.
- 1867 – J. Nason and J. F. Wilson, both of Boston, Massachusetts, are awarded the first U.S. patent covering level crossing gates.[1]
- 1894 – Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway opens the segment between Fort-Coulonge and Waltham, Quebec, a line segment that was completed in February 1888.[2]
20th century edit
- 1913 – Jule Murat Hannaford succeeds Howard Elliott as president of Northern Pacific Railway.[3]
- 1946 – The last T1 class steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Pennsylvania Railroad enters service.[1]
- 1956 – Pacific Great Eastern Railway, in British Columbia, holds official opening ceremonies to celebrate the beginning of service over its line (which occurred on June 11, 1956).[4]
- 1957 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway operates its last regularly-scheduled steam locomotive-powered train.[1]
- 1993 – The Green Bay and Western Railroad and the Fox River Valley Railroad are merged into a new Wisconsin Central subsidiary, the Fox Valley and Western Railroad.
- 1997 – Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) form a team composed of UP managers, union employees and FRA representatives to review safety policies and procedures across the UP system.[5]
21st century edit
Births edit
Deaths edit
- 1891 – Samuel C. Pomeroy, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1863-1868, dies (b. 1816).
- 1983 – Harry A. deButts, president of Southern Railway 1951-1962, dies.
References edit
- ^ a b c Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: August". Retrieved August 25, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. July 30, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2006.
- ^ Howson, Elmer T., D. A. Steel, and J. B. Tebo, editors (1922). The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, 1922 edition. New York: Simmons-Boardman. p. 267.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 22, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2006.
- ^ Union Pacific Railroad. "Union Pacific Chronological History". Retrieved August 25, 2006.