April 12 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 12.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1831 – The Allegheny Portage Railroad in Pennsylvania begins construction on the Staple Bend Tunnel, the first railroad tunnel in the United States.[1]
- 1862 – Andrew's Raiders steal The General and drive it north toward Chattanooga, Tennessee, with Western and Atlantic Railroad conductor William Fuller chasing it in the Great Locomotive Chase.
[edit] 20th century
- 1919 – Ryutaro Nomura succeeds Simbei Kunisawa for a second term as president of South Manchuria Railway.
- 1970 – Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad discontinues its Black Hawk passenger train service between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
- 1995 – The Chicago and North Western Railway is merged into the Union Pacific Railroad.
- 1996 – Connex is awarded a concession to operate on Great Britain's south central network.[2]
- 1999 – A suspended monorail train on the Schwebebahn Wuppertal system falls from the track, a distance of 8 metres; five passengers are killed and 46 others are wounded in the accident.[2]
[edit] 21st century
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This Month in Railroad History: April. Retrieved on April 12, 2006.
- ^ a b Translated from the equivalent page on the French language Wikipedia; retrieved 2007-03-01.
