Portal:US Railways/February 12
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- 1880 – The Tawas and Bay County Railroad in Michigan purchases the Lake Huron and Southwestern Railway.[1]
- 1885 – The Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway, a predecessor of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway, is incorporated in Kansas.[2]
- 1897 – The Citizens Traction Company, a predecessor of the San Diego Electric Railway in California, enters receivership.
- 1933 – Pennsylvania Railroad's electrification of what will become the Northeast Corridor reaches Wilmington, Delaware, from New York City.
References
- ↑ Railroad History Time Line - 1880's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ↑ Corporate History: Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company. Truman Area Community Network (2005-12-20). Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
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