Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/January 31
- January 31
- 1866 – William W. Atterbury, president of Pennsylvania Railroad 1925-1935, is born (d. 1935).[1]
- 1905 – New York Central and Hudson River Railway (later a part of New York Central Railroad) officially takes control of Ottawa and New York Railway.[2]
- 1930 – Trains begin using the new elevated tracks and platform at Toronto Union Station (pictured).[3]
- 2005 – Regular Metrolink passenger service is restored through Glendale, California, the scene of the previous week's Glendale train crash.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Politicians in Railroading in Indiana". The Political Graveyard. March 10, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2005.
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. January 8, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2006.