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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 17.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1860 – The Atchison and Topeka Railroad, chartered on February 11, 1859, and predecessor to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is organized.
20th century edit
- 1901 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway inaugurates passenger train service on the Grand Canyon Railway between Williams, Arizona, and the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
- 1947 – The American Freedom Train, carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, begins a two-year tour of the United States starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
21st century edit
- 2014 – Zhuyehai Station on Wuhan Metro's Line 1 opens.[1]
Births edit
- 1836 – William Jackson Palmer, builder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, is born (d. 1909).
- 1845 – Calvin S. Brice, president of Lake Erie and Western Railroad, builder of Nickel Plate Road (d. 1898).[2]
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ "竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用" [Zhuyehai Station opened].
- ^ United States Congress. "Brice, Calvin Stewart (id: B000818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 30, 2008.