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Category:Rail transport timelines

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 1.

Events

19th century

1867 – Skjærdalen and Tyristrand are connected on the Randsfjorden Line in Norway.
1892 – The first California Limited passenger train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway arrives in Chicago, after a round trip to Los Angeles.
1895 – Hatori Station, in Japan, opens.

20th century

1909 – The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway inaugurates Britain's first suburban surface rail electrification scheme in South London.
1919 – The first passenger train of the San Diego and Arizona Railway "arrives" in San Diego from El Centro, California, for the official line opening ceremony.
1919 – The Canadian Railway War Board is reorganized as the Railway Association of Canada.^[1]
1939 – The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad inaugurates the Champion passenger train between New York City, and Miami.
1959 – The Virginian Railway is merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
1962 – The remaining section of the Hanshin Amagasaki Kaigan Line between Takasu and Deyashiki is closed.^[2]
1989 – The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad is merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
1990 – Construction crews on the Channel Tunnel from both England and France break through the last amount of rock separating the two tunnels, forming the first land link between the two countries.
1996 – Norwegian State Railways is split into the Norwegian National Rail Administration and Norges Statsbaner.

21st century

2003 – JR West discontinues service on the Kabe Line between Kabe and Sandankyō stations.

Births

1791 – Asa Whitney, developer of the process of annealing railroad car wheels that enabled trains to safely increase both loads and speed (d. 1874).
1826 – William Mahone, American civil engineer and Confederate Army Major General who built the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, a predecessor of the Norfolk and Western (d. 1895).

Deaths

1920 – Edward Ponsonby, director for London, Brighton and South Coast Railway beginning in 1895 and chairman of same 1908-1920, dies (b. 1851).
1938 – David Blyth Hanna, first president of Canadian National Railway (b. 1858).
2004 – Jack Anderson, Chief mechanical engineer for and co-owner of the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, and chief mechanical engineer for the Nevada Northern Railway Museum (b. 1953).

References

^ "Historic Anniversary for the Railway Association of Canada" (Press release). Railway Association of Canada. 2007-10-23. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
^ Hiroi, Jun'ichi & Inoue, Hirokazu (February 5, 1982). "阪神電鉄の沿革" [History of Hanshin Electric Railway]. 阪神 [Hanshin]. Nippon no Shitetsu (in Japanese). Vol. 12. Osaka: Hoikusha. p. 98.

[1] "Historic Anniversary for the Railway Association of Canada" (Press release). Railway Association of Canada. 2007-10-23. Retrieved October 23, 2007.

[2] Hiroi, Jun'ichi & Inoue, Hirokazu (February 5, 1982). "阪神電鉄の沿革" [History of Hanshin Electric Railway]. 阪神 [Hanshin]. Nippon no Shitetsu (in Japanese). Vol. 12. Osaka: Hoikusha. p. 98.

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 === 19th century ===
-* '''[[1867 in rail transport|1867]]''' &ndash; [[Skjærdalen]] and [[Tyristrand]] are connected on the [[Randsfjorden Line]] in [[Norway]].
+* '''[[1867 in rail transport|1867]]''' &ndash; [[Skjærdalen]] and [[Tyristrand]] are connected on the [[Randsfjorden Line]] in Norway.
-* '''[[1892 in rail transport|1892]]''' &ndash; The first ''[[California Limited]]'' [[passenger train]] on the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] arrives in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], after a round trip to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
+* '''[[1892 in rail transport|1892]]''' &ndash; The first ''[[California Limited]]'' [[passenger train]] on the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] arrives in Chicago, after a round trip to Los Angeles.
-* '''[[1895 in rail transport|1895]]''' &ndash; [[Hatori Station]], in [[Japan]], opens.
+* '''[[1895 in rail transport|1895]]''' &ndash; [[Hatori Station]], in Japan, opens.
 === 20th century ===
-* '''[[1909 in rail transport|1909]]''' &ndash; The [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] inaugurates [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]]'s first suburban surface rail electrification scheme in South [[London]].
+* '''[[1909 in rail transport|1909]]''' &ndash; The [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] inaugurates Britain's first suburban surface rail electrification scheme in South London.
-* '''[[1919 in rail transport|1919]]''' &ndash; The first [[passenger train]] of the [[San Diego & Arizona Railway]] "arrives" in [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] from [[El Centro, California]], for the official line opening ceremony.
+* '''[[1919 in rail transport|1919]]''' &ndash; The first [[passenger train]] of the [[San Diego and Arizona Railway]] "arrives" in [[San Diego]] from [[El Centro, California]], for the official line opening ceremony.
-* '''[[1919 in rail transport|1919]]''' &ndash; The [[Canadian Railway War Board]] is reorganized as the [[Railway Association of Canada]].<ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2007/23/c7258.html| title=Historic Anniversary for the Railway Association of Canada| date=2007-10-23| accessdate=October 23, 2007| publisher=Railway Association of Canada| }}</ref>
+* '''[[1919 in rail transport|1919]]''' &ndash; The [[Canadian Railway War Board]] is reorganized as the Railway Association of Canada.<ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2007/23/c7258.html| title=Historic Anniversary for the Railway Association of Canada| date=2007-10-23| accessdate=October 23, 2007| publisher=Railway Association of Canada}}</ref>
-* '''[[1939 in rail transport|1939]]''' &ndash; The [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] inaugurates the ''[[Champion (passenger train)|Champion]]'' [[passenger train]] between [[New York, New York]], and [[Miami, Florida]].
+* '''[[1939 in rail transport|1939]]''' &ndash; The [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] inaugurates the ''[[Champion (train)|Champion]]'' [[passenger train]] between New York City, and [[Miami]].
 * '''[[1959 in rail transport|1959]]''' &ndash; The [[Virginian Railway]] is merged into the [[Norfolk and Western Railroad]].
-* '''[[1962 in rail transport|1962]]''' &ndash; The remaining section of the [[Hanshin Amagasaki Kaigan Line]] between Takasu and {{ja-stalink|Deyashiki}} is closed.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Jun'ichi|last1=Hiroi|first2=Hirokazu|last2=Inoue|title=阪神|trans_title=Hanshin|series=Nippon no Shitetsu|volume=12|date=February 5, 1982|publisher=Hoikusha|location=Osaka|language=Japanese|page=98|chapter=阪神電鉄の沿革|trans_chapter=History of Hanshin Electric Railway|last-author-amp=y}}</ref>
+* '''[[1962 in rail transport|1962]]''' &ndash; The remaining section of the [[Hanshin Amagasaki Kaigan Line]] between Takasu and {{STN|Deyashiki}} is closed.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Jun'ichi|last1=Hiroi|first2=Hirokazu|last2=Inoue|title=阪神|trans-title=Hanshin|series=Nippon no Shitetsu|volume=12|date=February 5, 1982|publisher=Hoikusha|location=Osaka|language=Japanese|page=98|chapter=阪神電鉄の沿革|trans-chapter=History of Hanshin Electric Railway|name-list-style=amp}}</ref>
-* '''[[1989 in rail transport|1989]]''' &ndash; The [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]] is merged into the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]].
+* '''[[1989 in rail transport|1989]]''' &ndash; The [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] is merged into the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]].
-* '''[[1990 in rail transport|1990]]''' &ndash; Construction crews on the [[Channel Tunnel]] from both [[England]] and [[France]] break through the last amount of rock separating the two tunnels, forming the first land link between the two countries.
+* '''[[1990 in rail transport|1990]]''' &ndash; Construction crews on the [[Channel Tunnel]] from both England and France break through the last amount of rock separating the two tunnels, forming the first land link between the two countries.
-* '''[[1996 in rail transport|1996]]''' &ndash; [[Norges Statsbaner]], the national railway of [[Norway]], is created by the [[Norwegian National Rail Administration]].
+* '''[[1996 in rail transport|1996]]''' &ndash; [[Norwegian State Railways]] is split into the [[Norwegian National Rail Administration]] and [[Vy|Norges Statsbaner]].
 === 21st century ===
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 == Births ==
 * '''[[1791 in rail transport|1791]]''' &ndash; [[Asa Whitney (canal commissioner)|Asa Whitney]], developer of the process of [[Annealing (metallurgy)|annealing]] railroad car wheels that enabled trains to safely increase both loads and speed (d. 1874).
-* '''[[1826 in rail transport|1826]]''' &ndash; [[William Mahone]], [[United States|American]] [[civil engineer]] and [[Confederate Army]] [[Major General]] who built the [[Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad]], a predecessor of the [[Norfolk and Western]] (d. 1895).
+* '''[[1826 in rail transport|1826]]''' &ndash; [[William Mahone]], American [[civil engineer]] and [[Confederate Army]] [[Major General]] who built the [[Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad]], a predecessor of the [[Norfolk and Western]] (d. 1895).
 == Deaths ==