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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
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Events
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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
.
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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.
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March events
March 30
–
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
inaugurates
The Sportsman
passenger service.
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June events
June 20
–
General Motors
purchases
Winton Engine
, a major supplier of
diesel locomotive
prime movers
.
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July events
July – The
Atlantic City Railroad
(a predecessor of the
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
) purchases the
Wildwood and Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad
.
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December events
December 31
–
General Motors
buys
Electro-Motive Corporation
and combines it with
Winton Engine
to form
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
..
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Unknown date events
General American Transportation Corporation
assumes ownership of
Swift Refrigerator Line
.
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Births
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Unknown date births
Robert Bandeen
, president of
Canadian National Railway
1974-1982, is born in 1930.
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Deaths
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References
^
"
Significant dates in Canadian railway history
".
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
. 2005-08-16
.
http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm
. Retrieved 2006-01-30
.
^
Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "
This month in railroad history: March
"
.
http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm
. Retrieved 2006-03-29
.
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