Portal:Trains/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]

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.