Portal:US Railways/February 22
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- 1852
– The Buffalo and State Line Railroad opens an extension of its line, connecting its namesake cities in New York.[1] - 1861
– The Strasburg Rail Road in Pennsylvania begins passenger train service. - 1884 – Brooks Locomotive Works completes construction of its 1,000th new steam locomotive.
- 1890 – Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (the "Big Four Railroad") gains control of the Peoria and Eastern Railway in southern Illinois.[2]
- 1938 – Santa Fe Railroad re-equips the Chief passenger train with ten new passenger cars.
- 1995 – Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) announces the appointment of former CSX Transportation Chief Operating Officer Jerry Davis to the position of CEO for SP.
References
- ↑ New York Central Railroad System (1913). “History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company”, Annual Report. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ↑ History of Champaign-Urbana Transportation - Part 3: Railroads (2005-08-31). Retrieved on 2006-02-22.
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