1930 in rail transport
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January events
- January 1 – The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, Indiana, Columbus and Eastern and the Lima-Toledo Railroad merge to form the Cincinnati and Lake Erie RailroadCincinnati and Lake Erie RailroadThe Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad was a short-lived electric interurban railway that operated in 1930-1939 Depression-era Ohio between Cincinnati, Springfield, Columbus, and Toledo...
- January 31 – Trains begin using the new elevated tracks and platform at Toronto Union StationUnion Station (Toronto)Union Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Toronto, located on Front Street West and occupying the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in the central business district. The station building is owned by the City of Toronto, while the...
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February events
- February 18 – The Pullman CompanyPullman CompanyThe Pullman Palace Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Pullman developed the sleeping car which carried his name into the 1980s...
buys the Osgood Bradley Car CompanyOsgood Bradley Car CompanyThe Osgood Bradley Car Company manufactured railway passenger cars and streetcars in Worcester, Massachusetts.-History:The company was founded in 1822 to manufacture stagecoaches and sleighs. The company's first railway passenger cars were built for the Boston and Worcester Railroad in 1835. ...
, which has been making trolleyTramA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
and other transit cars since 1833. - February 24 – The Standard Steel Car CompanyStandard Steel Car CompanyThe Standard Steel Car Company was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock in the United States that existed between 1902 and 1934....
is incorporated as a Pullman subsidiary.
March events
- March 30 – Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad inaugurates The SportsmanThe SportsmanThe Sportsman can refer to several different things including:*The Sportsman Channel*A named passenger train formerly of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway....
passenger service.
May events
- May 6 – The Drammen Line in Norway takes electric traction into use between DrammenDrammen StationDrammen is a railway station located in downtown Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. The station is the terminus of both the Randsfjord Line, the Drammen Line and the Vestfold Line...
and BrakerøyaBrakerøya StationBrakerøya Station is a railway station located at the village of Brakerøya in Drammen, Norway on the railway Drammenbanen. The station is served by commuter trains 440 and 450 with half hour headway by Norges Statsbaner.-History:...
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June events
- June 20 – General Motors purchases Winton Engine, a major supplier of diesel locomotiveDiesel locomotiveA diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
prime moversPrime mover (locomotive)In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine...
. - June 25 – The Glacier ExpressGlacier ExpressThe Glacier Express is an express train connecting railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of St. Moritz and Zermatt in the Swiss Alps. The train is operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway...
first runs between St. MoritzSt. Moritz (Rhaetian Railway station)St. Moritz is a railway station in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It is the southern terminus of the Albula Railway line from Chur. Hourly services operate on this section of the line. There is also an hourly service on the Bernina Railway line from St. Moritz to Tirano, Italy...
and ZermattZermatt railway stationZermatt railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the southern terminus of the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn , which connects Zermatt with standard gauge lines at Visp and Brig...
in SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
following completion of the metre gaugeMetre gaugeMetre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
link between BrigBrig railway stationBrig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis , in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland...
and VispVisp railway stationVisp railway station is a junction station at Visp , in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a modern station building completed in 2007, and is served by two standard gauge lines and a metre gauge line....
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July events
- July – The Atlantic City RailroadAtlantic City RailroadThe Atlantic City Railroad was a Philadelphia and Reading Railway subsidiary that became part of Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.- History :...
(a predecessor of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore LinesPennsylvania-Reading Seashore LinesPennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in southern New Jersey in the 20th century. It was created as a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company .- History :...
) purchases the Wildwood and Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad.
August events
- August 20 – The Kururi Line in JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
is regauged from to .
December events
- December 18 – Bombay Central station opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.
- December 31 – General Motors buys Electro-Motive Corporation and combines it with Winton Engine to form General Motors Electro-Motive Division..
Unknown date events
- General American Transportation CorporationGeneral American Transportation CorporationGATX Corporation is an equipment finance company based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1898, GATX's primary activities consist of railcar operating leasing in North America and Europe...
assumes ownership of Swift Refrigerator LineSwift Refrigerator LineThe Swift Refrigerator Line was a private refrigerator car line established around 1875 by Chicago meat packer Gustavus Swift, the founder of Swift and Company....
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Unknown date births
- Robert BandeenRobert BandeenRobert Angus Bandeen, OC was a Canadian businessman and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railways....
, president of Canadian National RailwayCanadian National RailwayThe Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
1974-1982.