November 22 in rail transport
- November 22 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1869 – 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 Timeline - 1860| work=Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum| accessdate=2007-11-22| ]
* 1879 – The North Pennsylvania Railroad begins operating the Philadelphia, Newtown and New York Railroad, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania Railroad.
20th century
* 1940 – The Newark City Subway in New Jersey opens an extension from Heller Parkway to Grove Street. [cite web| url=http://www.urbanrail.net/am/nark/newark.htm| title=Newark Subway, PATH and Light Rail| work=UrbanRail.net| accessdate=2007-11-22| date=2007| ]
* 1950 – A collision between two Long Island Rail Road commuter trains near Richmond Hill, New York, kills 79, and injures hundreds more. [cite web| url=http://www.oldkewgardens.com/ss-lirr-0650.html| title=The 1950 LIRR crash at Kew Gardens/Richmond Hill| date=2007-01-27| accessdate=2007-11-22| ]
* 1995 – The last train crewed by a Guard on Melbourne's suburban train network runs; after this date all suburban trains are driver-only operation.
* 1997 – The British freight company Railfreight Distribution is acquired by EWS as part of the privatisation of British Rail.
21st century
* 2002 – The Toronto Transit Commission opens the Sheppard Subway, connecting the Sheppard-Yonge and Don Mills stations. [cite web| url=http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/history.htm| title=Toronto Transit Commission - History| publisher=City of Toronto| accessdate=2007-11-22| ]
Births
Deaths
* 2004 – Edward Blossom, trolley and interurban car restorationist, founder of Dushore Car Company, dies (b. 1930).
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