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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 27.
Events
edit19th century
edit- 1866 – The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in the United States is chartered by a special act of Congress.[1]
20th century
edit- 1903 – Construction begins on the Berlin–Baghdad railway with the 200 km segment between Konya and Bulgurlu [disambiguation needed] in the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey).[2]
- 1955 – Canadian National Railway opens the branch between Hillsport and Manitouwadge, Ontario.[3]
- 1957 – The Musquodoboit Railway ends steam locomotive operations with a round trip between Dartmouth and Upper Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, behind CN number 3409.[4]
- 1996 – Ron Burns becomes president of Union Pacific Railroad.[5]
21st century
editBirths
edit- 1810 – H. H. Hunnewell, director for Illinois Central Railroad 1862-1871, president of Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad, president of Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad, is born (died 1902).
Deaths
edit- 1903 – Frederick J. Kimball, American civil engineer who was instrumental in the formation of Norfolk and Western Railway, dies (b. 1844).
References
edit- ^ Good, Mike (December 17, 2001). "Corporate History: St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company". Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- ^ "Trains of Turkey: Baghdad Railway". December 1, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. April 3, 2005. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- ^ Smith, Ivan (1998). "Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (After 1950)". Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- ^ Union Pacific Railroad. "Union Pacific Railroad Chronological History: The 1900s". Retrieved July 22, 2005.