August 24 in rail transport
- August 24 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1835 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opens its line between Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
* 1837 – Queen Marie Amélie and King Louis-Philippe officially open the Paris-Saint-Germain-en-Laye railway line.
* 1852 – The Chemin de Fer du Midi company obtains concession for the building of a line between Bordeaux and Sète on the Mediterranean.
* 1882 – The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad leases the 97 mile (156 km) long Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad.
20th century
* 1916 – After a bankruptcy, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad is reorganized as the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (often called the "Frisco").
* 1945 – The Yosemite Valley Railroad, which had operated between Merced, California, and Yosemite National Park, runs its last trains. [cite web| url=http://www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com/General.Subjects/Table.TimeLine.html| title=Time Line of Major Events| author=Guest, Clayton J.| work=YosemiteValleyRailroad.com| date=2002-06-13| accessdate=2008-08-24| ]
* 1946 – The Boston and Maine Railroad replaces electric locomotive operation through the Hoosac Tunnel with diesel locomotives.
Births
* 1816 – Daniel Gooch, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway in England, is born (d. 1889).
Deaths
References
* (1913), " [http://www.s363.com/dkny/lsms.html History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company] ". Retrieved August 23 2005.
* Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), " [http://avenue.org/nrhs/histaug.htm This month in railroad history - August] ". Retrieved August 23 2005.
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