Portal:US Railways/December 30
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- 1870
– The New York and Rockaway Railroad, later to become part of Long Island Rail Road, is incorporated.[1] - 1906 – A train wreck at Terra Cotta near present day Fort Totten in Washington, D.C., kills 52; the accident leads to the Interstate Commerce Commission banning future wooden body passenger car construction.
- 1955 – Grand Trunk Western Railroad operates the last mixed (freight and passenger) train from Grand Haven, Michigan.[2]
- 1996
– Dallas Area Rapid Transit opens the first line of Trinity Railway Express between Dallas and Irving, Texas.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Long Island Rail Road History. Arrt's Arrchives. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1950's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ↑ Trinity Railway Express, Significant dates in Trinity Railway Express history. Retrieved December 27 2005.
- ↑ DART, DART history. Retrieved December 27 2005.
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