February 4 in rail transport
- February 4 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1830 – The Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad to be built in New Jersey, is chartered.
* 1851 – The Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanesville Railroad is incorporated in Ohio.[Morris, J.C., Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs (December 31 1902), " [http://www.railsandtrails.com/ohiorailwayreport/1902/1850.html Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, Part II. History of the Railroads of Ohio] ". Retrieved February 4 2006.] ]
* 1865 – The assets of Dayton, Xenia and Belpre Railroad in Ohio are sold in bankruptcy proceedings and split between the Little Miami Railroad and Columbus and Xenia Railroad. 20th century
* 1934 – United Traction Company in Albany, New York, abandons the Albany-Troy and Albany-Cohoes streetcar lines, replacing the service with buses. [Mohawk and Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2003), " [http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/railroad/capdist.htm Albany area railroads: History and context] ". Retrieved February 4 2006.]
* 1958 – Canada's Kellog Commission releases a report on the use of firemen as part of diesel locomotive crews. [Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved February 4 2006.]
* 1961 – Lehigh Valley Railroad discontinues its "Black Diamond" passenger train service.
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