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]

^ ^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.