Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/September 8
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- September 8
- 1883 – Northern Pacific Railway (1900 system map shown) completes its connection to the Pacific coast in Washington with a final spike ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana.
- 1906 – Ottawa's Bank Street subway is opened as streetcar number 253 of the Ottawa Electric Railway traverses the tunnel.
- 1925 – Hull Electric Railway discontinues through service to Queen's Park, Toronto, passengers must now transfer to trains running from Aylmer.
- 2004 – Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway opens the second railroad "flyover" bypass in Kansas City, Missouri.
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