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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on November 30.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1832 – The United States Post Office Department enters into its first contracts with stage carriers to carry mail by rail between Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania.[1]
- 1891 – John D. Spreckels incorporates the San Diego Electric Railway Company.
- 1891 – Brooks Locomotive Works completes its 2,000th new steam locomotive.[2]
20th century edit
- 1917 – Utah Railroad assumes operations from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad over its lines in Utah.[3]
- 1928 – Passenger interurban service between Jackson and Kalamazoo, Michigan, is discontinued.[4]
- 1955 – The Manistee and North Eastern Railroad in Michigan merges into Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.[5]
- 1959 – Cotton Belt Railroad discontinues passenger train service.[6]
- 1968 – Clinchfield Railroad locomotive number 1, a 4-4-0 steam locomotive, is restored to operation.[6]
- 1994 – Alaska Railroad, which lacks a direct rail connection with the rest of the North American rail network, brings a 700-foot (213 m) long railgrinder to Alaska by ship at a cost of $1.2 million to service the company's tracks.[7]
- 1995 – Union Pacific Railroad files its application to the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire Southern Pacific Railroad.[8]
21st century edit
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References edit
- ^ "History of the U.S. Postal Service". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "Supply Trade Notes". The Railway Age. XXXII (16). Chicago, IL: 446. October 18, 1901. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ Hamaker, C.A. "Utah Railway - The short line built by a photo". Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "Railroad History Timeline: 1920-1929". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "Railroad History Timeline: 1950-1959". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ a b "This month in railroad history: November". Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "History". Alaska Railroad. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "UP: Chronological History". Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved November 30, 2007.