Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/March 30
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- March 30
- 1954 – The first subway system in Canada, the Yonge Subway (construction pictured) operated by Toronto Transit Commission, opens.[1][2]
- 2004 – High speed train service is inaugurated in Korea between Seoul and Daegu.
- 2005 – Kansas City Southern Railway leases its Bay Springs branch line between Newton and Bay Springs, Mississippi, to Watco Companies; the line will be the basis of the new Mississippi Southern Railroad.
- 2005 – Bombardier is awarded a contract to build 10 new bilevel commuter coaches for GO Transit; the contract is valued at $21 million.
See also
References
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. March 17, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2006.
- ^ City of Toronto (2006). "Toronto Transit Commission - History". Retrieved March 29, 2006.