March 24 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on March 24.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1828 – Pennsylvania's first state-owned railway, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway, is authorized by the state legislature.[1]
- 1849 – The Pittsburg and Steubenville Railroad, which eventually became the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway after a foreclosure sale, is chartered in Pennsylvania.[2]
- 1859 – The City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, approves the construction of the Chestnut and Walnut Street Railway.[3]
- 1870 – Pennsylvania Railroad signs a 999-year lease of the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad.[4]
- 1875 – The Mayor of Los Angeles, California, approves a measure to allow the Spring and Sixth Street Railroad, a predecessor of the Pacific Electric Railway, to extend its line to connect to the Southern Pacific Railroad train station.[5]
- 1897 – Construction begins on the Sierra Railway of California, now known as the Sierra Railroad, between Oakdale and Jamestown, California.[6]
- 1900 – Mayor of New York Robert A. Van Wyck turns the first shovel of dirt in groundbreaking ceremonies for the first subway line in the city.[1]
[edit] 20th century
- 1935 – Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey opens.
- 1932 – The first radio broadcast from a moving train occurs when New York City station WABC broadcasts from a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train operating in Maryland.[1]
- 1956 – Kansas City Southern Railway officially dedicates Deramus Yards in Shreveport, Louisiana, named in honor of William N. Deramus, Jr., the company's current president.[7]
- 1967 – Soo Line Railroad discontinues passenger train operations.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society, This Month in Railroad History: March. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ Morris, J. C., compiler, (December 31, 1902), Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs; Part II: History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ Corporate Genealogy: Erie & Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, The Street Railway History of Los Angeles. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ California State Railroad Museum Foundation (2001), A brief history of the Sierra Railway and Railroad. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ Kansas City Southern Historical Society, Saga of Kansas City Southern Lines. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
