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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 22.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1847 – The Railway Clearing House in England recommends that Greenwich Mean Time be adopted as the standard time for all railways in the United Kingdom.[1]
- 1873 – Western Counties Railway holds official groundbreaking ceremonies at Lovitt's Wharf, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]
- 1883 – Grand Trunk Railway fully acquires the Midland Railway of Canada.[3]
20th century edit
- 1902 – Ottawa, Northern and Western Railway acquires the Pontiac and Pacific Junction Railway.[4]
- 1904 – New Haven Railroad acquires control of Worcester and Blackstone Valley Street Railway.[5]
- 1928 – Canadian Premier John Bracken drives the last spike on Canadian National Railway's line between Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage, Manitoba.[6]
- 1994 – New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority begins construction on the 63rd Street Connector which connects the 63rd Street Tunnel to the Queens Boulevard Line.[7]
- 1995 – Burlington Northern Railroad and Santa Fe Railroad merge to form Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.[8]
21st century edit
Births edit
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ "Daylight Saving Time - Standard time began with the railroads". Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ Smith, Ivan (1998). "Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1850- 1899)". Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. November 28, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. September 7, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "New York City Transit – History and Chronology". Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ "BNSF's history sets precedents for 21st century". Railway. 5 (6). BNSF Railway: 3. November–December 1999.