Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/January 31

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January 31

• 1866 – William W. Atterbury, president of Pennsylvania Railroad 1925-1935, is born (d. 1935).^[1]
• 1905 – New York Central and Hudson River Railway (later a part of New York Central Railroad) officially takes control of Ottawa and New York Railway.^[2]
• 1930 – Trains begin using the new elevated tracks and platform at Toronto Union Station (pictured).^[3]
• 2005 – Regular Metrolink passenger service is restored through Glendale, California, the scene of the previous week's Glendale train crash.

[edit] See also

• January 31 in rail transport

[edit] References

1. ^ Politicians in Railroading in Indiana. The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005). Retrieved on 2005-12-30.
2. ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (January 8, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-01-30.
3. ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-01-30.