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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 6.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1893 – The John Bull, the world's oldest surviving operable steam locomotive, leaves the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, under its own power, headed toward Washington, D.C., for its return to the Smithsonian Institution.
20th century edit
- 1905 – New Haven Railroad completes the property acquisition of Willimantic Traction Company.[1]
- 1971 – The first Auto Train operates under the control of the Auto-Train Corporation.
- 1999 – Manchester Metrolink, in Manchester, England, is extended to Broadway.
21st century edit
Births edit
- 1860 – Howard Elliott, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1903-1913 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1913, is born.[2]
Deaths edit
- 1885 – Robert Gerwig, German civil engineer, designer of Schwarzwald Railway and the Hell Valley Railway, dies (b. 1820).[3]
- 1989 – C.L. Dellums, cofounder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, dies (b. 1900).
References edit
- ^ Government Printing Office (1914). New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.: Evidence Taken Before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Vol. II. pp. 2366–2374, 2394–2397 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Railway Age Gazette". August 1, 1913: 177–8.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Robert Gerwig". German Wikipedia. Retrieved December 6, 2005.