Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/March 24

1828 – Pennsylvania's first state-owned railway, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway, is authorized by the state legislature.^[1]
1875 – The Mayor of Los Angeles, California, approves a measure to allow the Spring and Sixth Street Railroad, a predecessor of the Pacific Electric Railway, to extend its line to connect to the Southern Pacific Railroad train station.^[2]
1900 – Mayor of New York Robert A. Van Wyck turns the first shovel of dirt in groundbreaking ceremonies for the first subway line in the city.^[1]
1970 – The last California Zephyr operated by Western Pacific Railroad (pictured with crew) arrives in Oakland, California.

References

^ ^a ^b "This Month in Railroad History: March". Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
^ "The Street Railway History of Los Angeles". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved March 24, 2006.