Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 17
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- 1826 – The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, the first railroad built in New York state, is incorporated.
- 1837 – J. P. Morgan, American financier who helped to finance United States Steel Corporation, is born (d. 1913).
- 1882 – The St. Clairsville and Northern Railway, connecting St. Clairsville to Barton, Ohio, is incorporated.[1]
- 1892 – Canada Atlantic Railway leases the Central Counties Railway, which connected Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury, Ontario.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Morris, J. C. (December 31, 1902). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs. Retrieved on April 17, 2006.
- ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (April 11, 2006). Retrieved on April 16, 2006.
