November 30 in rail transport
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Events
19th century
* 1832 – The United States Post Office Department enters into its first contracts with stage carriers to carry mail by rail between Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania.[cite web| url=http://www.usps.com/history/his2.htm| title=History of the U.S. Postal Service| publisher=United States Postal Service| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ]
* 1891 – John D. Spreckels incorporates the San Diego Electric Railway Company. 20th century
* 1917 – Utah Railroad assumes operations from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad over its lines in Utah.[cite web| url=http://lofthouse.com/USA/Utah/carbon/railroad.html| title=Utah Railway - The short line built by a photo| author=Hamaker, C.A.| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ]
* 1928 – Passenger interurban service between Jackson and Kalamazoo, Michigan, is discontinued.[cite web| url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm| title=Railroad History Timeline: 1920-1929| work=Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ]
* 1955 – The Manistee and North Eastern Railroad in Michigan merges into Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.[cite web| url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1950s/TimeLine1950sBackUp.htm| title=Railroad History Timeline: 1950-1959| work=Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ]
* 1959 – Cotton Belt Railroad discontinues passenger train service.[cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histnov.htm| title=This month in railroad history: November| publisher=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| date=2005| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ]
* 1968 – Clinchfield Railroad locomotive number 1, a 4-4-0 steam locomotive, is restored to operation.
* 1994 – Alaska Railroad, which lacks a direct rail connection with the rest of the North American rail network, brings a 700 foot (213 m) long railgrinder to Alaska by ship at a cost of $1.2 million to service the company's tracks.[cite web| url=http://www.akrr.com/arrc119.html| title=History| publisher=Alaska Railroad| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ]
* 1995 – Union Pacific Railroad files its application to the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire Southern Pacific Railroad.[cite web| url=http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/uprr-chr.shtml| title=UP: Chronological History| publisher=Union Pacific Railroad| accessdate=2007-11-30| ] ] 21st century
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