Portal:US Railways/February 6
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- 1835
– The Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is incorporated in Indiana.[1][2] - 1837 – The Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad is reorganized as the Northern Indiana Railroad.[1][2]
- 1859 – The North Missouri Railroad, a predecessor of the Wabash Railroad, opens the first division connecting St. Louis to St. Charles, Missouri.[3]
- 1903
– Based on maps created by Arthur Keddie's makeshift survey parties, Walter J. Bartnett meets with George Jay Gould I and the two sign an agreement forming what will become the Western Pacific Railroad.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York Central Railroad System (1913). “History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company”, Annual Report. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morris, J.C., Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs (1902-12-31). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, Part II. History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved on 2006-02-04.
- ↑ Advertising and Public Relations Department, Wabash Railroad Company (August 1959). Wabash Railroad History. Wabash Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ↑ History of the Western Pacific Railroad. Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society (2002). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
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