Portal:US Railways/March 5
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- 1850 – The Louisville and Nashville Railroad is chartered in Kentucky.
- 1873 – The Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Valley Railway files a supplemental certificate in Ohio to extend the railway to Washington Township.[1]
- 1956 – The last steam locomotive purchased new by Southern Pacific Railroad, cab forward class AC-12 4-8-8-2 number 4294, is retired from revenue service.[2]
- 1974
– Amtrak introduces the San Joaquins passenger train service between Bakersfield and the San Francisco Bay area.
References
- ↑ Morris, J. C. (1902-12-31). “1870's”, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ↑ Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
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