January 11 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 11.
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[edit] Events
- 1859 – The Atchison and Topeka Railroad Company, forerunner of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is chartered to build a railroad from Topeka, Kansas, to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- 1951 – The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway discontinues passenger train service.
[edit] Births
- 1859 – Charles Bowen-Cooke, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway 1909–1920 (d. 1920).