Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/February 4
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- February 4
- 1830 – The Camden and Amboy Railroad (locomotive pictured), the first railroad to be built in New Jersey, is chartered.
- 1934 – United Traction Company in Albany, New York, abandons the Albany-Troy and Albany-Cohoes streetcar lines, replacing the service with buses.[1]
- 1908 – Great Western Railway's sole 4-6-2 steam locomotive, number 111 The Great Bear, makes its first run, becoming the first 4-6-2 locomotive to be operated in Great Britain.
- 1958 – Canada's Kellog Commission releases a report on the use of firemen as part of diesel locomotive crews.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Albany area railroads: History and context". Mohawk and Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2006.