December 11 in rail transport

December 11 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1887 – The Gilpin Tramway narrow gauge railroad in Colorado begins operations. [cite book| author=Hilton, George W.| title=American Narrow Gauge Railroads| publisher=Stanford University Press| location=Stanford, California| year=1990| id=ISBN 0-8047-2369-9| ]
* 1900 – The Ottawa and New York Railway begins operations over the newly constructed bridge crossing the St. Lawrence River.cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm| title=Significant dates in Ottawa railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| date=2006-12-01| accessdate=2006-12-11| ]

20th century

* 1905 – Long Island Rail Road inaugurates electric operations on the Rockaway Beach Division connecting Far Rockaway and Valley Stream. [cite web| url=http://arrts-arrchives.com/frbr121105.html| title=December 11, 1905, Far Rockaway Branch| work=aRRt's aRRchive| accessdate=2006-12-11| ]
* 1940 – The newly rebuilt and expanded station at Rigaud, Quebec, opens.
* 1998 – Canadian National Railway runs its last train in Ottawa; rail service will be taken over in the city on December 13 by the Ottawa Central Railway.
* 2000 – Amtrak's "Acela Express" service between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., is inaugurated.

21st century

* 2001 – Seven members of the CCFE (Communauté des chemins de fer européens) leave to form EIM (European Infrastructure Managers).
* 2004 – Kettle Falls International Railway begins operations on former BNSF Railway branch lines in Washington and British Columbia. [cite web| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| date=2006-11-28| accessdate=2006-12-11| ]

Births

* 1901 – Donald Gordon, president of Canadian National Railway 1950-1966, is born (d. 1969).

Deaths

References


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