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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 24.
Events[edit]
19th century[edit]
- 1835 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opens its line between Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.[1]
- 1837 – Queen Marie Amélie and King Louis-Philippe officially open the Paris-Saint-Germain-en-Laye railway line.
- 1852 – The Chemin de Fer du Midi company obtains concession for the building of a line between Bordeaux and Sète on the Mediterranean.
- 1871 – Hans Gløersen publishes the first documented idea of building a railway between Norway's two largest cities, Bergen and Oslo, in the newspaper Bergensposten.
- 1882 – The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway leases the 97 mile (156 km) long Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad.[2]
20th century[edit]
- 1916 – After a bankruptcy, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad is reorganized as the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (often called the "Frisco").
- 1945 – The Yosemite Valley Railroad, which had operated between Merced, California, and Yosemite National Park, runs its last trains.[1][3]
- 1946 – The Boston and Maine Railroad replaces electric locomotive operation through the Hoosac Tunnel with diesel locomotives.[1]
Births[edit]
- 1816 – Daniel Gooch, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway in England, is born (d. 1889).
Deaths[edit]
- 1914 – Darius Miller, president of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 1910-1914, dies (b. 1859).[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "This month in railroad history - August". Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. 2005. Retrieved August 23, 2005.
- ^ "History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company". 1913. Retrieved August 23, 2005.
- ^ Guest, Clayton J. (June 13, 2002). "Time Line of Major Events". YosemiteValleyRailroad.com. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
- ^ "Darius Miller Dead". New York Times. August 24, 1914. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "President Darius Miller of "Q" Railroad Dies". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 24, 1914. p. 12. Retrieved November 30, 2013.