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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on November 6.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1869 – November 6, 1869, is the official completion date of the Pacific Railroad, as decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1879.[1]
- 1885 – Phase 3 of the Novara–Varallo railway in Italy opens connecting Grignasco to Borgosesia.[2]
20th century edit
- 1917 – John Marsch, who was involved in the construction of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway, purchases the railway from receivership for $405,000.[3]
- 1960 – Canadian Pacific Railway officially operates its last steam locomotive when 4-4-0 number 29 pulls a special train to commemorate the event from Montreal to St. Lin.[4]
- 1984 – The last passenger train departs from Philadelphia's Reading Terminal.
- 1996 – Ron Burns resigns from the presidency of Union Pacific Railroad.[5]
21st century edit
- 2004 – Ufton Nervet rail crash - the 17:35 First Great Western departure from London Paddington to Plymouth hit a stationary car with the driver inside at an automatic level crossing, located close to the rural Berkshire village of Ufton Nervet.[6][7]
Births edit
Deaths edit
- 1891 – J. Gregory Smith, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1866–1872, dies (b. 1818).
References edit
- ^ "Pacific Railroad officially completed on November 6, 1869". 2003. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
- ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926".
- ^ "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". Retrieved November 6, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. September 15, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
- ^ Union Pacific Railroad. "UP: Chronological History". Retrieved November 6, 2006.
- ^ "'Several' die in train derailment". BBC News.
- ^ "Seven train crash dead are named". BBC News.