Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 19

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April 19

• 1847 – The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, a predecessor of the New York Central Railroad, officially changes its name to Albany and Schenectady Railroad.
• 1851 – The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, in New York state, is chartered.
• 1887 – Alexander Mitchell, president of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad 1864-1887, dies (b. 1817).^[1]
• 1888 – Thomas Crampton, English steam locomotive builder, dies (b. 1816).

[edit] See also

• April 19 in rail transport

[edit] References

1. ^ Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, MITCHELL, Alexander, (1817 - 1887). Retrieved January 4, 2006.