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Anniversaries
September 22
A BNSF train passing Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
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
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References
^
"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.