History in Brief

 
April 11, 1868     The First KV Charter
June 14, 1892 Second Charter Granted
Oct. 24, 1892 Construction Started
June 26, 1893 Regular Train Service Begins
Aug. 30, 1893 First KV Picnic
Aug. 18, 1900 Court Approves Permanent Improvements
Aug. 4, 1902 Belleville's Big Blaze
June 13, 1908 Hostile Takeover
June 9, 1917 First Dividend Issued
April 19, 1925 Tornado Hits Belleville
Jan. 20, 1928 KV Takes Over M&CC Passenger Service
Feb. 10, 1934 First Run Of The Saturday Night Special
Aug. 1, 1937 KV Hosts NRHS Excursion
March    --  1938 Afternoon Train Replaced by "Studemotive"
April --  1939 KV Represented at NY Worlds Fair
Feb. 15, 1940 Last Scheduled Run
March 18, 1940 KV Sold for Scrap