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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 25.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1863 – The North Shore Railroad, a predecessor of the Long Island Rail Road, is incorporated in New York to build a railroad between Hempstead Harbor and an interchange with the New York and Flushing Railroad.[1]
- 1866 – George W. Richardson of the Troy and Boston Railroad is awarded a U.S. patent for a steam locomotive pop safety valve.[2]
- 1868 – The Big Four group of financiers in California purchases the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- 1893 – The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway receives official authorization to operate over a level junction with the Canadian Pacific Railway in Arnprior, Ontario.[3]
- 1900 – The Arkansas, Louisiana and Southern Railway, a predecessor of the Kansas City Southern Railway, opens its extension from Sibley south to Ashland, Louisiana.[4]
20th century edit
- 1905 – United Railways is added to the James J. Hill empire of railroads.[2]
- 1955 – Passenger service aboard Canadian National Railway's carferries across the Detroit River is discontinued and replaced with bus service through the tunnels.[5]
21st century edit
- 2003 - Canadian National Railway sells most of its Turcot Yard in Montreal to the Quebec Department of Transport for $17.8 million.[6]
- 2010 – Guangzhou Metro's Line 4 extension connecting Chebeinan to Huangcun opens.
Births edit
Deaths edit
- 1913 – Herbert William Garratt, English steam locomotive builder and inventor of the Garratt locomotive type, dies (b. 1864).
References edit
- ^ "Long Island Rail Road History". ARRt's ARRchives. 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- ^ a b Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This month in railroad history: September". Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 26, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- ^ Pitcher, Charles (July 1950). "The Kansas City Southern Lines". Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- ^ "Railroad History Timeline: 1950-1959". Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. September 15, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.