This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1930. Jump to: navigation, search 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Years in rail transport include: 1800 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843... Jump to: navigation, search This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1929. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1931. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Events

January events

• January 1 - The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, the Indiana, Columbus and Eastern and the Lima-Toledo Railroad merge to form the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad

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February events

• February 18 - The Pullman Company buys the Osgood-Bradley Car Company, which has been making trolley and other transit cars since 1833.
• February 24 - The Standard Steel Car Company is incorporated as a Pullman subsidiary.

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June events

• June 20 - General Motors purchases Winton Engine, a major supplier of diesel locomotive prime movers.

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July events

• July - The Atlantic City Railroad (a predecessor of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines) purchases the Wildwood and Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad.

July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad in southern New Jersey. ...

December events

• December 31 - General Motors buys Electro-Motive Corporation and combines it with Winton Engine to form General Motors Electro-Motive Division..

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Unknown date events

• General American Transportation Corporation assumes ownership of Swift Refrigerator Line.

General American Transportation Corporation or GATX (the company changed their name to their most common reporting mark) is a railway equipment leasing company. ...

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