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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on November 24.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1884 – The People's Passenger Railway opens a new line connecting Eighth Street to Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
- 1892 – The first train ferry service on the Great Lakes and the first in the world over open waters is inaugurated with Ann Arbor Number 1 of the Ann Arbor Railroad between Elberta, Michigan, and Kewaunee, Wisconsin.[2]
20th century edit
- 1902 – The Cleveland Short Line Railway is incorporated to connect Fairport and Lorain, Ohio.[3]
- 1905 – Canadian Northern Railway completes tracklaying to Edmonton, Alberta, with Alberta's Lieutenant Governor ceremonially driving the last spike.[4]
- 1916 – German sleeping and dining car operator Mitropa is founded.
- 1925 – Passenger service is discontinued on the Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad in California.[5]
- 1929 – Pere Marquette Railroad launches the City of Saginaw car ferry for service on Lake Michigan.[6]
- 1961 – Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (now known as Chepe) opens its line through the Copper Canyon in Mexico.[7]
- 1964 – Canadian National Railway opens the Great Slave Lake Railway connecting Pine Point, Northwest Territories, and Roma Junction, Alberta.[4]
- 1997 – The ownership of some former Canadian National Railway lines in Alberta is officially transferred to RailLink-Lakeland and Waterways.[4]
21st century edit
Births edit
- 1840 – Henry Kirke Porter, American steam locomotive builder and founder of H.K. Porter, Inc., is born (d. 1921).
Deaths edit
- 1889 – George H. Pendleton, president of Kentucky Central Railroad 1869-1879, dies (b. 1825).
References edit
- ^ "Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation". Independence Hall Association. 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ^ "Railroad History Timeline: 1890-1899". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ^ "History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company". Annual Report. New York Central Railroad System. 1913. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churchers Railway Pages. November 24, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ^ "Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad". Monterey County Historical Society. 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ^ "Railroad History Timeline: 1920-1929". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
- ^ "Chihuahua - Pacific Railroad: History, Facts and Tips". Trainweb. Retrieved November 24, 2007.