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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 5.
Events
[edit]- 1937 – The last run on the Mount Lowe Railway in Southern California carries a group known as "The Railroad Boosters" who sought to preserve the railway for future riders as a heritage railway.[1]
- 1996 – Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway reopens Stampede Pass in Washington and resumes operating freight trains over the line.[2]
- 1996 – Canadian National Railway (CN) operates its last train of grain to be hauled in 40 ft (12 m) boxcars; CN SD40s numbered 5256 and 5051 depart Canora, Saskatchewan, with a train of 114 such boxcars bound for Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Thunder Bay, Ontario.[3]
- 1998 – Trinity Railway Express in Texas adds Saturday train schedules to its timetables and begins operating the first regular Saturday trains.[4]
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 1923 – Sir William Mackenzie, part owner of Toronto Street Railway and builder of Canadian Northern Railway predecessors, dies (b. 1849).
References
[edit]- ^ "A Brief History of the Famous Mount Lowe Railway". Retrieved December 5, 2005.
- ^ "Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad reopens Stampede Pass line on December 5, 1996". Retrieved December 5, 2005.
- ^ McDonnell, Greg (April 1997). "In Canada, finis for 40-footers". Trains Magazine. 57 (4): 17–18.
- ^ Trinity Railway Express. "Trinity Railway Express Facts". Retrieved December 5, 2005.