Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 8
- April 8
- 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.