Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, purchases the Southern Pacific Railroad; the combined railroad takes SP's identity due to its brand status to shippers. December events December 11 - The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority opens the Archer Avenue Lines, and Jamaica – Van Wyck, Sutphin Boulevard, and Parsons/Archer subway stations, in Jamaica, Queens twenty years after it was proposed and five years after it was completed. This is part of a never-built subway extension reaching further into Queens. December 12 - Clapham Junction rail crash: Three British Rail commuter trains collide at around 8:00 AM (local time) at Clapham Junction in South East London as a result of inadequately supervised work on signalling, killing 35. Unknown date events Burlington Northern Railroad corporate headquarters are moved from Seattle, Washington, to Fort Worth, Texas. The PNR North Main Line in the Philippines ceases all long-distance operations. Accidents Deaths References Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved September 23, 2005. External links