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

Events

1892 – 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.
1909 – The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway inauguates Britain's first rail electrification scheme in South London.
1919 – The first passenger train of the San Diego & Arizona Railway "arrives" in San Diego from El Centro, California, for the official line opening ceremony.
1939 – The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad inaugurates the Champion passenger train between New York, New York, and Miami, Florida.
1959 – The Virginian Railway is merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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.

Births

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.

Deaths

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).

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+{{Day in rail transport|pmonth=November|pday=30|month=December|day=1|nmonth=December|nday=2}}
-'''[[December 1]]'''
-* '''[[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]], is born.
+== Events ==
+* '''[[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]].
 * '''[[1909 in rail transport|1909]]''' &ndash; The [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] inauguates [[Britain]]'s first 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.
-* '''[[1938 in rail transport|1938]]''' &ndash; [[David Blyth Hanna]], first president of [[Canadian National Railway]], dies (b. [[1858]]).
 * '''[[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]].
 * '''[[1959 in rail transport|1959]]''' &ndash; The [[Virginian Railway]] is merged into the [[Norfolk and Western 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.
-* '''[[2004 in rail transport|2004]]''' &ndash; [[Jack Anderson (engineer)|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]], dies (b. [[1953]]).
+== Births ==
+* '''[[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]].
+== Deaths ==
+* '''[[1938 in rail transport|1938]]''' &ndash; [[David Blyth Hanna]], first president of [[Canadian National Railway]] (b. [[1858]]).
+* '''[[2004 in rail transport|2004]]''' &ndash; [[Jack Anderson (engineer)|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 ==