Portal:US Railways/February 24
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- 1864
– The Flushing and Woodside Railroad is incorporated to build a railroad line connecting its namesake cities and the Long Island Rail Road.[1] - 1873 – A second line of the Colorado Central Railroad from Forks Creek, Colorado, is extended 3.3 miles to Floyd Hill.
- 1879 – The Springfield and Western Missouri Railroad purchases the Kansas City and Memphis Railroad.[2]
- 1883 – The Long Island City and Manhattan Beach Railroad is incorporated to build a connection between the New York and Manhattan Beach Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road.[1]
- 1920 – The Washington Southern Railway is formally merged into the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Long Island Rail Road History. Arrt's Arrchives. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ↑ Corporate History Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company. Truman Area Community Network (2005-12-20). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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