Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/September 22
- September 22
- 1847 – The Railway Clearing House in England recommends that Greenwich Mean Time be adopted as the standard time for all railways in the United Kingdom.[1]
- 1873 – Western Counties Railway holds official groundbreaking ceremonies at Lovitt's Wharf, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]
- 1928 – Canadian Premier John Bracken drives the last spike on Canadian National Railway's line between Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage, Manitoba.[3]
- 1995 – Burlington Northern Railroad and Santa Fe Railroad merge to form Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (pictured).[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Daylight Saving Time - Standard time began with the railroads". Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ Smith, Ivan (1998). "Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1850- 1899)". Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ "BNSF's history sets precedents for 21st century". Railway. 5 (6). BNSF Railway: 3. November–December 1999.