April 30 in rail transport
- April 30 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1869 – Central Pacific Railroad completes construction of the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America at Promontory, Utah, milepost 690 from the start of construction in California. [cite web| url=http://cprr.org/Museum/Chinese_at_Promontory_ETS.html| title=The Chinese at Promontory, Utah, April 30 - May 10, 1869| author=Strobridge, Edson T.| year=2001-12-06| accessdate=2006-04-26| ]
20th century
* 1970 – Canadian Pacific Railway operates its first unit train of coal destined for Japanese markets from Sparwood, British Columbia.[cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| year=2006-03-17| accessdate=2006-04-26| ] ]
* 1971 – On the eve of Amtrak's assumption of American passenger train operations, the United States Post Office Department cancels all but one of the eight remaining Railway Mail Service routes; the final route served Washington, D.C., to New York City. [cite web| url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmailus2c.htm| title=The Post Office Role in U.S. Development: Railway Mail Service| work=History of the United States Post Office| accessdate=2006-04-26| ]
* 1972 – British Rail suspends operation of the "Brighton Belle" passenger train between London and Brighton, England.
* 1983 – Washington Metro's Charles R. Fenwick Bridge spanning the Potomac River opens. [cite web| url=http://www.dcnrhs.org/dc_rail_history.htm| title=Washington, D.C. Railroad History| author=Washington D.C. Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society| accessdate=2006-04-26| ]
* 1985 – Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway assume joint operations of southern Ontario's Canada Southern Railway line. 21st century
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