Portal:US Railways/January 24
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- 1853 – The Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad opens, completing a chain of railroad connections between Chicago and Boston.[1]
- 1874 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad completes construction of its Alexandria Branch to Shepherd's Landing, Virginia.[2]
- 1880 – The Denver Pacific Railway, Kansas Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad merge, with the resulting company retaining the Union Pacific name.
- 1902 – The first railroad station in Lenox, Massachusetts, is destroyed by fire.[3]
- 1912
– The Utah Railway is incorporated in Utah as the Utah Coal Railway Company.[4] - 2005 – Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway introduces a new corporate logo that replaces the railroad's verbose name with BNSF Railway.
References
- ↑ (1913) “History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company”, Annual Report. New York Central Railroad System. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
- ↑ Washington, D.C. Railroad History. Washington, D.C. Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
- ↑ Lenox Station History. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
- ↑ Hamaker, C.A.. Utah Railroad History. Carbon County UTGenWeb. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
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