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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 9.
Events
19th century
- 1881 – The Canada Central Railway is merged into the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- 1883 – The first commercial electric railway line begins operation in Chicago.[1]
20th century
- 1959 – The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, an interurban railway serving Chicago's western suburbs, ceases freight operations, thus bringing an end to all of the railroad's operations.
21st century
- 2005 – Service is restored on the Alaska Railroad after the Moody Tunnel was closed for three days due to damage when a large forklift loaded on a southbound train struck one of the tunnel's timber supports, causing a partial collapse of the tunnel.[2]
- 2005 – FreightCar America's (formerly Johnstown America Corporation) first new railroad car built at the company's Roanoke, Virginia, plant is delivered to Norfolk Southern. The car delivered was a coal hopper car, which is typical of the majority of cars that will be built there; the Norfolk plant was once owned by Norfolk Southern.[3]
Births
- 1781 – George Stephenson, English steam locomotive builder (died 1848).
Deaths
References
- ^ "June 9 Events in History". BrainyHistory.com.
- ^ Gay, Joel (June 10, 2005). "Crews clear out railroad tunnel; traffic resumes". Retrieved June 10, 2005.
- ^ "FreightCar America's Roanoke, Virginia Manufacturing Facility Delivers Its First Production Railcar" (Press release). FreightCar America. June 9, 2005. Retrieved June 14, 2005.