September 21 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 21.
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[edit] 19th century
- 1846 – The town of Kendal, England, declares a public holiday for the opening of the Kendal, Oxenholme and Lancaster section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway; the first revenue trains are operated on September 22.
- 1856 – Illinois Central Railroad connects Chicago to Cairo, Illinois, completing 700 miles (1,126 km) of track to become the longest railway in the United States.
- 1869 – The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad leases the Kalamazoo, Allegan and Grand Rapids Railway in Michigan.
- 1884 – The Arlberg Railway in Austria, Europe's hardest mountain railway, is completed.
[edit] 20th century
- 1906 – A Grand Trunk Railway passenger train hits a stopped freight train at a crossover in Napanee, Ontario; the engineer stayed at the controls trying to slow his train as much as possible and became the only fatality. The train's passengers later erected a monument in the engineer's honor.
