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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on February 24.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1870 – Delaware and Hudson Canal Company 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]
20th century edit
- 1910 – The Cleveland Short Line Railway, a subsidiary of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, 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]
21st century edit
- 2013 – The platforms at Togoshi-kōen Station, on the Tokyu Oimachi Line in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, are extended from three car lengths to five.[4]
- 2015 – A Metrolink train on the Ventura County Line strikes a pickup truck at a level crossing in Oxnard, California, injuring 30.[5]
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References edit
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
- ^ "Erie Railroad - History". Western New York Railroad Archive. December 17, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
- ^ New York Central Railroad System (1913). "History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company". Annual Report. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
- ^ "東急大井町線戸越公園駅でのドアカット解消" [Selective door-opening eliminated at Togoshi-kōen Station on Tokyu Oimachi Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ KABC-TV (February 24, 2015). "Photos: Metrolink Commuter Train Derails in Oxnard". ABC News.