Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 11
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- 1842 – The French government enacts the Loi relative à l'établissement des grandes lignes de chemins de fer which establishes the plan for French railroads' placement in a star pattern centered around Paris.
- 1857 – The Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway company (PLM) is formed from the amalgamation of the Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) and the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon (PL) companies.
- 1859 – Stuart R. Knott, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1900-1905, is born (d. 1943).
- 2003 – M>Train withdraws fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.