March 24 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on March 24.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1828 – Pennsylvania's first state-owned railway, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway, is authorized by the state legislature.^[1]
• 1849 – The Pittsburg and Steubenville Railroad, which eventually became the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway after a foreclosure sale, is chartered in Pennsylvania.^[2]
• 1859 – The City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, approves the construction of the Chestnut and Walnut Street Railway.^[3]
• 1870 – Pennsylvania Railroad signs a 999-year lease of the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad.^[4]
• 1875 – The Mayor of Los Angeles, California, approves a measure to allow the Spring and Sixth Street Railroad, a predecessor of the Pacific Electric Railway, to extend its line to connect to the Southern Pacific Railroad train station.^[5]
• 1897 – Construction begins on the Sierra Railway of California, now known as the Sierra Railroad, between Oakdale and Jamestown, California.^[6]
• 1900 – Mayor of New York Robert A. Van Wyck turns the first shovel of dirt in groundbreaking ceremonies for the first subway line in the city.^[1]

[edit] 20th century

• 1935 – Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey opens.
• 1932 – The first radio broadcast from a moving train occurs when New York City station WABC broadcasts from a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train operating in Maryland.^[1]
• 1956 – Kansas City Southern Railway officially dedicates Deramus Yards in Shreveport, Louisiana, named in honor of William N. Deramus, Jr., the company's current president.^[7]
• 1967 – Soo Line Railroad discontinues passenger train operations.^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b c d} Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society, This Month in Railroad History: March. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
2. ^ Morris, J. C., compiler, (December 31, 1902), Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs; Part II: History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
3. ^ Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
4. ^ Corporate Genealogy: Erie & Pittsburgh. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
5. ^ Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, The Street Railway History of Los Angeles. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
6. ^ California State Railroad Museum Foundation (2001), A brief history of the Sierra Railway and Railroad. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
7. ^ Kansas City Southern Historical Society, Saga of Kansas City Southern Lines. Retrieved March 24, 2006.