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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 27.
Events
[edit]19th century
[edit]- 1859 – Grand Trunk Railway completes construction of the rail line from Toronto to Sarnia, Ontario, and begins a train ferry connection across the St. Clair River at Fort Gratiot.[1]
- 1877 – The Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway opens, traversing a route from Montreal through Lachute to Hull.[2]
- 1897 – The first train is operated on the Randsburg Railway between Kramer and Johannesburg, California.[3]
20th century
[edit]- 1942 – A troop train with 13 coaches rear-ends Canadian Pacific Railway train number 550 at Almonte, Ontario; 36 people die and 155 more are injured in the most severe rail accident in the Ottawa area.[2]
21st century
[edit]- 2002 – The first X'Trapolis train enters service with Connex in Melbourne, Australia.
Births
[edit]- 1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in the 1950s, is born (d. 1979).
- 1913 – Ian David Sinclair, president of Canadian Pacific Railway 1969–1981, is born (d. 2006).
Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
- ^ a b "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. December 12, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
- ^ "Randsburg Railway - History". Retrieved December 27, 2005.