December 1 in rail transport

December 1 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1892 – The first "California Limited" passenger train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway arrives in Chicago, Illinois, after a round trip to Los Angeles, California.
* 1895 – Hatori Station, in Japan, opens.

20th century

* 1909 – The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway inauguates Britain's first rail electrification scheme in South London.
* 1919 – The first passenger train of the San Diego & Arizona Railway "arrives" in San Diego from El Centro, California, for the official line opening ceremony.
* 1919 – The Canadian Railway War Board is reorganized as the Railway Association of Canada. [cite press release| url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2007/23/c7258.html| title=Historic Anniversary for the Railway Association of Canada| date=2007-10-23| accessdate=2007-10-23| publisher=Railway Association of Canada| ]
* 1939 – The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad inaugurates the "Champion" passenger train between New York, New York, and Miami, Florida.
* 1959 – The Virginian Railway is merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
* 1989 – The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad is merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
* 1990 – Construction crews on the Channel Tunnel from both England and France break through the last amount of rock separating the two tunnels, forming the first land link between the two countries.
* 1996 – Norges Statsbaner, the national railway of Norway, is created by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.

Births

* 1826 – William Mahone, American civil engineer and Confederate Army Major General who built the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, a predecessor of the Norfolk and Western.

Deaths

* 1938 – David Blyth Hanna, first president of Canadian National Railway (b. 1858).
* 2004 – Jack Anderson, Chief mechanical engineer for and co-owner of the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, and chief mechanical engineer for the Nevada Northern Railway Museum (b. 1953).

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