- September 6
- 1869 – The first westbound train to travel the entire route of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America (pictured) arrives in San Francisco, California.[1]
- 1918 – The Canadian Northern Railway is nationalized, later to become part of Canadian National Railway.
- 1943 – A hot box on Pennsylvania Railroad's Congressional passenger train causes a derailment at Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania, killing 79 people.[1]
- 2005 – Indonesian transport officials at a meeting in Bandar Lampung announce plans to build a trans-Sumatran railway to connect Banda Aceh to Bakauheni, a distance of 2,151 km (1,337 miles).[2]
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- ^ a b Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This month in railroad history: September". Retrieved September 6, 2006.
- ^ "Indonesia To Build Trans-Sumatra Railway". Indonesia Relief. September 6, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2006.