March 30 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1883 – Construction on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reaches Salt Lake City, Utah.cite web| author=Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm| title=This month in railroad history: March| accessdate=March 29| accessyear=2006| ]
* 1886 – Executives from several railroad companies operating in the southern United States meet and agree to all regauge their railroads to standard gauge, RailGauge|sg, by June 1.
* 1900 – The Cape Breton Electric Tramway and Power Company in Nova Scotia, Canada, is incorporated. [cite web| author=Smith, Ivan| url=http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/SignificantDatesInNSRailwayHistoryPart3.html| title=Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1900 - 1949)| work=The Railways of Canada Archives| year=1998| accessdate=March 29| accessyear=2006| ]
* 1900 – The Newark, Somerset and Straitsville Railroad is reorganized as the Ohio Midland Railroad. [cite web| author=Morris, J. C., Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, Ohio| url=http://www.railsandtrails.com/ohiorailwayreport/1902/1900.html| title=Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs: Part II, History of the Railroads of Ohio| date=December 31 1902| accessdate=March 29| accessyear=2006| ]

20th century

* 1908 – Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchases the Columbia Railway and Navigation Company.
* 1930 – Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad inaugurates "The Sportsman" passenger service.
* 1954 – The first subway system in Canada, the Yonge Subway operated by Toronto Transit Commission, opens. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| date=17 March 2006| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| accessdate=March 29| accessyear=2006| ] cite web| author=City of Toronto| url=http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/history.htm| title=Toronto Transit Commission - History| year=2006| accessdate=March 29| accessyear=2006| ]
* 1972 – The Milwaukee Road discontinues its "Limburger Special" passenger service to New Glarus, Wisconsin. [cite web| author=Kalrath, Jim| url=http://www.whrc-wi.org/History/newglarushis.htm| title=New Glarus Railroad History through the Years| date=March 24 1999| accessdate=March 29| accessyear=2006| ]
* 1973 – Toronto's Yonge Subway is extended to York Mills Station.

21st century

* 2004 – High speed train service is inaugurated in Korea between Seoul and Daegu.
* 2005 – Kansas City Southern Railway leases its Bay Springs branch line between Newton and Bay Springs, Mississippi to Watco; the line will be the basis of the new Mississippi Southern Railroad.
* 2005 – Bombardier is awarded a contract to build 10 new bilevel commuter coaches for GO Transit; the contract is valued at $21 million.

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