November 20 in rail transport
- November 20 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1850 – The first train operates on the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of the Milwaukee Road.
* 1852 – The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway line between Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, opens.
* 1855 – The first train to operate in Iowa on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad departs Davenport for Muscatine with six crowded passenger cars.
* 1886 – The San Bernardino and Los Angeles Railway is incorporated as a Santa Fe Railroad subsidiary to build a rail connection between its namesake cities in California. [cite book| author=Serpico, Philip C.| title=Santa Fé Route to the Pacific| year=1988| publisher=Omni Publications| Location=Palmdale, California| id=ISBN 0-88418-000-X| pages=p 23-24| ]
20th century
* 1911 – Western Maryland Railway breaks ground for the station in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania.
* 1918 – The Canadian government takes over control of the Canadian Northern Railway, appoints a new board of directors and places the management of the Canadian Government Railways under the new board's control.
* 1920 – Work begins on the State Railway of Thailand to convert all RailGauge|sg track to meter gauge.
* 1961 – Union Pacific 844 makes its first excursion run following retirement from regular revenue service on the Union Pacific Railroad.
* 1998 – The Okanagan Valley Railway begins operations on the former Canadian Pacific Railway branch between Sicamous and Kelowna, British Columbia.
Births
Deaths
References
* Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved November 8 and November 20 2005.
* Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), " [http://avenue.org/nrhs/histnov.htm This month in railroad history - November] ". Retrieved November 20 2005.
* Rock Island Technical Society (1996), " [http://www.simpson.edu/~RITS/histories/RIHistory.html A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad] ". Retrieved November 20 1855.
* State Railway of Thailand, " [http://www.railway.co.th/Eng/history.html Historical background] ". Retrieved November 20 2005.
* (September 10 2001), " [http://www.meyersdale.org/rr_history/wmrailhistory.html Western Maryland Railroad history] ". Retrieved November 20 2005.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
November 2008 in rail transport — 2007, 2008, 2009 2007 in rail transport 2008 in rail transport 2009 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2008. Contents 1 Events … Wikipedia
November 2005 in rail transport — 2004, 2005, 2006 2004 in rail transport 2005 in rail transport 2006 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2005. Contents 1 November events … Wikipedia
November 2007 in rail transport — 2006, 2007, 2008 2006 in rail transport 2007 in rail transport 2008 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2007. Contents 1 Events … Wikipedia
November 2009 in rail transport — 2008, 2009, 2010 2008 in rail transport 2009 in rail transport 2010 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2009. Contents 1 Events … Wikipedia
November 2006 in rail transport — 2005, 2006, 2007 2005 in rail transport 2006 in rail transport 2007 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2006. Contents 1 Events … Wikipedia
November 2010 in rail transport — 2009, 2010, 2011 2009 in rail transport 2010 in rail transport 2011 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2010. Contents 1 Events … Wikipedia
November 9 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1863 ndash; Gov. Stanford , Central Pacific Railroad s first locomotive, enters service in California. [cite book| author=Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A.| title=Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive… … Wikipedia
November 30 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1832 ndash; The United States Post Office Department enters into its first contracts with stage carriers to carry mail by rail between Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania.cite web|… … Wikipedia
November 22 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1869 ndash; The Ft. Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad opens between Jackson and Reading, Michigan. [cite web| url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1860s/TimeLine1860sBackUp.htm| title=Railroad History… … Wikipedia
November 6 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1869 ndash; 1869 11 06 is the official completion date of the Pacific Railroad, as decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1879. [cite web| url=http://cprr.org/Museum/RR Completed US Sup Ct.html| title=Pacific… … Wikipedia
