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November 20
Union Pacific 844 at Painted Rocks, Nevada, on a run from Elko to Sparks, Nevada, April 15, 2009
1850
– The first train operates on the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of the
Milwaukee Road
.
[1]
1918
– The
Canadian
government takes over control of the
Canadian Northern Railway
, appoints a new board of directors and places the management of the
Canadian Government Railways
under the new board's control.
[2]
1920
– Work begins on the
State Railway of Thailand
to convert all
1,435 mm
(
4 ft
8
+
1
⁄
2
in
) track to
metre gauge
.
[3]
1961
–
Union Pacific 844
(pictured) makes its first
excursion
run following retirement from regular revenue service on the
Union Pacific Railroad
.
[1]
See also
Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/November 20/More
References
^
a
b
"This month in railroad history - November"
. Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2005
. Retrieved
November 20,
2005
.
^
"Significant dates in Canadian railway history"
.
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
. August 16, 2005
. Retrieved
November 20,
2005
.
^
"Historical background"
. State Railway of Thailand
. Retrieved
November 20,
2008
.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Trains
|
Anniversaries
November 20
Union Pacific 844 at Painted Rocks, Nevada, on a run from Elko to Sparks, Nevada, April 15, 2009
1850
– The first train operates on the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of the
Milwaukee Road
.
[1]
1918
– The
Canadian
government takes over control of the
Canadian Northern Railway
, appoints a new board of directors and places the management of the
Canadian Government Railways
under the new board's control.
[2]
1920
– Work begins on the
State Railway of Thailand
to convert all
1,435 mm
(
4 ft
8
+
1
⁄
2
in
) track to
metre gauge
.
[3]
1961
–
Union Pacific 844
(pictured) makes its first
excursion
run following retirement from regular revenue service on the
Union Pacific Railroad
.
[1]
See also
Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/November 20/More
References
^
a
b
"This month in railroad history - November"
. Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2005
. Retrieved
November 20,
2005
.
^
"Significant dates in Canadian railway history"
.
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
. August 16, 2005
. Retrieved
November 20,
2005
.
^
"Historical background"
. State Railway of Thailand
. Retrieved
November 20,
2008
.
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