Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 8

Ottawa Union Station, now the Government Conference Centre, as seen in 2004

1880 – The Miami Valley Narrow Gauge Railway in Ohio is sold under foreclosure; it will soon be reorganized as the Cincinnati Northern Railway.[1]
1921 – Canadian National Railway closes the Henderson Avenue station in Ottawa, a station originally built by Canadian Northern Railway, in favor of Ottawa Union Station (pictured).[2]
1961 – The last Pacific Electric Railway line, connecting downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach, California, is closed.[3]
1968 – The last run of the Golden State passenger train on the Rock Island and Southern Pacific railroads departs Los Angeles.

References

Morris, J.C., Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs (December 31, 1902). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs; Part II, History of the Railroads of Ohio - 1880. Retrieved April 8, 2007.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. February 23, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
"The Red Cars of Los Angeles". University of Southern California. January 15, 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2007.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.