1930 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1930.
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[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
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2005-08-16. http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm. Retrieved on 2006-01-30.
- ^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This month in railroad history: March". http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm. Retrieved on 2006-03-29.
