MARCH 01, 1856
In Minnesota, the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad Company was incorporated March 1, 1856 with a capital stock of $300,0000 to construct a railroad from Minneapolis, to a point of junction with the Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad in Dakota County, from one to six miles from Mendota, and thence in a southerly direction via Faribault, through the valley of the Straight River to the southern boundery line of the Territory.
MARCH 01, 1863
The Union Pacific Railroad adopted a gauge of 4' 8 1/2".
MARCH 01, 1869
In the state of Michigan, the Kalamazoo, Allegan & Grand Rapids reached Grand Rapids from Allegan.
MARCH 01, 1877
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Munn v. Illinois that states can regulate interstate transportation rates if it affects the public interest.
MARCH 01, 1886
Railroad workers belonging to the Knights of Labor wage an unsuccessful two month strike against railroads controlled by Jay Gould.
MARCH 01, 1887
In Michigan, the Colfax and Big Rapids Railroad opened a 3' gauge line, 8 miles from Big Rapids to T15N R9W. It was abandoned in 1889.
MARCH 01, 1887
"Nebraska Nugget She Rode the Rails" is based on the true life of a traveling photographer, Mrs. Mary Jane Wyatt. A contemporary of J.B. Silvis of the Union Pacific Railroad, and pioneer photographer, Solomon Butcher, she was the only woman to own and operate a traveling photograph car on a Nebraska railroad in the late 1800's. She also ran studios in Roseville, Illinois, and in Nebraska.
MARCH 01, 1898
In Canada, Through service commenced over the Intercolonial Railway bewtween Halifax and Montreal. This was achieved through a series of leases and running rights agreements with the Grand Trunk Railway.
MARCH 01, 1900
The Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad Company during the year entered into an operating and traffic contract with the St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern Railroad Company, which latter Company's road extended from South Bend, Indiana to St. Joseph, Michigan, and assumed charge of the operation of the same on March 1, 1900. The Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad Company also leased a portion of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's trackage.
MARCH 01, 1910
96 people were killed in a train accident at Wellington, Washington.
MARCH 01, 1910
The worst snow slide in U.S. history killed 118 people when 3 passenger trains were buried at Steven's Pass in the Cascade Range.
MARCH 01, 1912
In the state of Montana, a petition for a proposed rate was granted on this date. Order No. 549 in re-petition of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Company for permission to file on less than statutory notice rate on coal and coke from Divide, Washington to stations on the lines of Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Company, Tacoma & Eastern Railroad Company and Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway Company in the State of Washington.
MARCH 01, 1920
The Transportation Act of 1920 returned control of U.S. railroads to their owners. The government had taken control over the railroads during WW I. The act also established th Railroad Labor Board.
MARCH 01, 1943
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway inaugurated commuter train service between Portland, Oregon and Eavan, Washington.
MARCH 01, 1981
In Michigan, Conrail scheduled the closing of the Porter, Indiana tower at the junction of the Lake Shore Route with the Michigan Central route to Chicago.
MARCH 01, 1999
In Canada, an arm of Genessee Rail-One takes over the train dispatching of the Huron Central, Qubec Gatineau, and VIA owned or leased trackage from De Beaujeu, mile 7.5 Alexandria subdivision to Hawthorne, mile 72.7 and from Federal, mile 0.0 Smiths Falls subdivision to Smiths Falls East, mile 34.5. The RTC centre is in Outremont, Quebec.