Portal:US Railways/February 15
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- 1854
– Pennsylvania Railroad opens the route through the Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, reducing travel time between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia from 3½ days to just 13 hours.[1] - 1865
– The Chicago and North Western Railway and Galena and Chicago Union Railroad merge. - 1870 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held near Duluth, Minnesota, for the construction of Northern Pacific Railway.[2]
- 1984 – The state of Michigan purchases 342 miles of track and right of way from Penn Central.[3]
References
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline: 1842 - 1881. Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- ↑ Peters, Jackson (1998). The Northern Pacific Railway. Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- ↑ Railroad History Time Line - 1980's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
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