Portal:US Railways/February 17
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- 1831
– The Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad, a predecessor of SEPTA, is incorporated in Pennsylvania.[1] - 1869 – Henry Keyes succeeds Henry C. Lord as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
- 1870 – The Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway is incorporated in Pennsylvania.
- 1881 – The first train operates between Norwood, and Lebanon, Ohio, on the Cincinnati Northern Railway.
- 1885 – Southern Pacific Railroad leases the Central Pacific Railroad.[2]
References
- ↑ Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation. USHistory.org. Independence Hall Association (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ↑ Huntington, C. P. (1897-01-08). Lease of Central Pacific Railroad Company to Southern Pacific Company. Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
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