March 30, 1847 The Pennsylvania Railroad is organized and a Board of Directors elected.
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March 30, 1856 The Chicago Burlington & Quincy and the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad (later C&NW) begin using the Illinois Central Terminal in Chicago.
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March 30, 1872 The Texas Pacific Railroad absorbs the Southern Trans-Continental Railway.
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March 30, 1901 The Chicago Short Line Railwayis incorporated.
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March 30, 1909 The Queensboro Bridge opens between Manhattan and Long Island City. The top deck of the bridge carries two elevated railway lines, and the bottom deck carries two streetcar lines. A streetcar station in the middle of the bridge allows passengers to take an elevator or stairs to Welfare Island (later Roosevelt Island).
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March 30, 1952 The last freight delivered by an Indiana Public Service Company freight motor is made to the company's Ft. Wayne power plant by motor 817. Future deliveries will be made by the New York Central.
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March 30, 1954 The first segment of the Toronto Subway (Yonge Street) begins operation.
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March 30, 1959 The New York Central agrees to pay the Illinois Central $5 million (2019: $44 million) for breaching its contract to have Michigan Central trains terminate at Central Station in Chicago. NYC has moved them to LaSalle Street station.
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March 30, 1982 Last day of Milwaukee Road operations in Montana
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