March 24 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1828 – Pennsylvania's first state-owned railway, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway, is authorized by the state legislature.Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society, " [http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm This Month in Railroad History: March] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 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. [Morris, J. C., compiler, (December 31 1902), " [http://www.railsandtrails.com/ohiorailwayreport/1902/1840.html Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs; Part II: History of the Railroads of Ohio] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 1859 – The City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, approves the construction of the Chestnut and Walnut Street Railway. [Independence Hall Association, " [http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/railroad.htm Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 1870 – Pennsylvania Railroad signs a 999-year lease of the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad. [" [http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/rail/Prr/Corphist/e_p.html Corporate Genealogy: Erie & Pittsburgh] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 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. [Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, " [http://www.erha.org/railwayhis.htm The Street Railway History of Los Angeles] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 1897 – Construction begins on the Sierra Railway of California, now known as the Sierra Railroad, between Oakdale and Jamestown, California. [California State Railroad Museum Foundation (2001), " [http://www.csrmf.org/railtown/doc.asp?id=311 A brief history of the Sierra Railway and Railroad] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 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.

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.
* 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. [Kansas City Southern Historical Society, " [http://www.kcshs.org/schedule/subs/images/history/kcs_hist.htm Saga of Kansas City Southern Lines] ". Retrieved March 24 2006.]
* 1967 – Soo Line Railroad discontinues passenger train operations.

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