November 6 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1869 – 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 Railroad officially completed on November 6, 1869| accessdate=2006-11-06| date=2003| ]

20th century

* 1917 – John Marsch, who was involved in the construction of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway, purchases the railway from receivership for $405,000. [cite web| url=http://user.pids.net/vindalu/W&M/prototype2.htm| title=History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway| accessdate=2006-11-06| ]
* 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. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| date=2006-09-15| accessdate=2006-11-06| ]
* 1984 – The last passenger train departs from Philadelphia's Reading Terminal.
* 1996 – Ron Burns resigns from the presidency of Union Pacific Railroad. [cite web| author=Union Pacific Railroad| url=http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/uprr-chr.shtml| title=UP: Chronological History| accessdate=2006-11-06| ]

21st century

* 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. [BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3989277.stm 'Several' die in train derailment] ] [BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3992537.stm Seven train crash dead are named] ]

Births

Deaths

* 1891 – J. Gregory Smith, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1866-1872, dies (b. 1818).

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