Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/February 24
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- 1870 – Delaware and Hudson Canal Company (1886 map pictured) leases the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, which extended from Albany to Binghamton, New York.
- 1888 – Grand Trunk Railway acquires the Northern and Northwestern Railway.[1]
- 1896 – Erie Railroad purchases the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad.[2]
- 1910 – The Cleveland Short Line Railway, a subsidiary of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, opens its first 9.73 mile (15.66 km) section of track from Rockport to Marcy, Ohio, and a junction with the Lake Erie and Pittsburg Railway.[3]
[edit] See also
- February 24 in rail transport
[edit] References
- ^ Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
- ^ Western New York Railroad Archive (December 17, 2005), Erie Railroad - History. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
- ^ New York Central Railroad System (1913) Annual Report: History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
