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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on March 24.

Events

1828 – Pennsylvania's first state-owned railway, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway, is authorized by the state legislature.^[1]
1849 – The Pittsburg and Steubenville Railroad, which eventually became the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway after a foreclosure sale, is chartered in Pennsylvania.^[2]
1859 – The City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, approves the construction of the Chestnut and Walnut Street Railway.^[3]
1870 – Pennsylvania Railroad signs a 999-year lease of the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad.^[4]
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.^[5]
1897 – Construction begins on the Sierra Railway of California, now known as the Sierra Railroad, between Oakdale and Jamestown, California.^[6]
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]

1925 – The Gyokunan Electric Railway in Japan opens.
1935 – Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey opens.
1932 – The first radio broadcast from a moving train occurs when New York City station WABC broadcasts from a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train operating in Maryland.^[1]
1956 – Kansas City Southern Railway officially dedicates Deramus Yards in Shreveport, Louisiana, named in honor of William N. Deramus, Jr., the company's current president.^[7]
1967 – Soo Line Railroad discontinues passenger train operations.^[1]
1967 – Osaka Municipal Subway's Tanimachi Line opens.

The crew of the last California Zephyr poses for a group photo after arriving in Oakland

1970 – The last California Zephyr operated by Western Pacific Railroad arrives in Oakland, California.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This Month in Railroad History: March". Retrieved March 24, 2006.
^ Morris, J. C., compiler (December 31, 1902). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs; Part II: History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved March 24, 2006.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Independence Hall Association. "Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation". Retrieved March 24, 2006.
^ "Corporate Genealogy: Erie & Pittsburgh". Retrieved March 24, 2006.
^ Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. "The Street Railway History of Los Angeles". Retrieved March 24, 2006.
^ California State Railroad Museum Foundation (2001). "A brief history of the Sierra Railway and Railroad". Retrieved March 24, 2006.
^ Kansas City Southern Historical Society. "Saga of Kansas City Southern Lines". Retrieved March 24, 2006.