1929, 1930, 1931

Years in rail transport

1929 in rail transport 1930 in rail transport 1931 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1930.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 March events 1.4 June events 1.5 July events 1.6 December events 1.7 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] January events

• January 1 – The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, Indiana, Columbus and Eastern and the Lima-Toledo Railroad merge to form the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad
• January 31 – Trains begin using the new elevated tracks and platform at Toronto Union Station.^[1]

[edit] February events

• February 18 – The Pullman Company buys the Osgood-Bradley Car Company, which has been making trolley and other transit cars since 1833.
• February 24 – The Standard Steel Car Company is incorporated as a Pullman subsidiary.

[edit] March events

• March 30 – Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad inaugurates The Sportsman passenger service.^[2]

[edit] June events

• June 20 – General Motors purchases Winton Engine, a major supplier of diesel locomotive prime movers.

[edit] July events

• July – The Atlantic City Railroad (a predecessor of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines) purchases the Wildwood and Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad.

[edit] December events

• December 31 – General Motors buys Electro-Motive Corporation and combines it with Winton Engine to form General Motors Electro-Motive Division..

[edit] Unknown date events

• General American Transportation Corporation assumes ownership of Swift Refrigerator Line.

[edit] Births

[edit] Unknown date births

• Robert Bandeen, president of Canadian National Railway 1974-1982, is born in 1930.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References