January 30, 1834 The first railroad built in Kentucky, linking Lexington and Frankfort, is completed.
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January 30, 1875 The Detroit, Hillsdale & South Western (later LS&MS, NYC) is incorporated. It will run between Ypsilanti and Bankers MI.
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January 30, 1883 The Toledo & Indianapolis (later T&OC, NYC) is completed.
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January 30, 1902 The Detroit Manufacturers Railroad (later NYC) is incorporated.
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January 30, 1905 The Halifax & South Western (later CN) opens, connecting Halifax to Yarmouth NS.
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January 30, 1923 The Grand Trunk is absorbed into the Canadian National. The Grand Trunk within the United States is spun off and becomes the Grand Trunk Western. CN will operate the GTW as a subsidiary.
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January 30, 1939 Streetcar service ends in Ashtabula OH.
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January 30, 1950 The Pennsylvania Railroad announces the beginning of "Keystone" freight service for less-than-carload freight. Five hundred boxcars and 3,000 containers are purchased. The new equipment along with higher freight train speeds are designed in part to compete with the New York Central's "Pacemaker" service introduced in 1946.
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January 30, 1985 Amtrak's "Cardinal" is pulled by steam, 4-8-4 #614T. The locomotive is winding up a month of tests, hoping to prove a modern coal-burning steam locomotive can compete with an oil-burning diesel.
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January 30, 2001 Master Railroad photographer O. Winston Link dies. Best known for his nighttime shots of the Norfolk & Western, some of his work reaches the status of cultural icon, quoted in commercials, music videos and TV's "The Simpsons".
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