Portal:US Railways/January 30
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- 1875 – The Detroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is reorganized as the Detroit, Hillsdale and Southwestern Railroad.[1]
- 1892
– The San Diego Electric Railway purchases the San Diego Street Car Company and the majority of its assets for $115,000. - 1957 – After a series of landslides in California's Feather River Canyon in late 1955, Western Pacific Railroad opens a new tunnel 15 through one of the hills on the line, avoiding the slide-prone area.[2]
- 2001 – Wisconsin Central Railway (WC) and Canadian National Railway (CN) announce plans for CN to purchase WC for $800 million and the assumption of $400 million of WC's debt.
References
- ↑ (1913) “History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company”, Annual Report. New York Central Railroad System. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ↑ Western Pacific History. Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society (2002). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
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