Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/March 29

1878 – Mark Hopkins, a member of The Big Four group of financiers in California, dies (b. 1813).
1903 – Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of Swift and Company which pioneered the use of refrigerator cars in late 19th century America, dies (b. 1839)
1946 – The north end of Ottawa's Interprovincial Bridge (pictured) is destroyed by fire, severing Château Laurier from Hull Electric Railway passenger service.^[1]
2005 – BNSF Railway announces that it will add a fuel surcharge based on mileage to all shipments made as of January 1, 2006, making BNSF the first railway to do so.

References

^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. Retrieved March 28, 2006.