April 3 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 3.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] 19th century

• 1848 – The Joseph Valley Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is chartered in Michigan.^[1]
• 1868 – The Flushing and North Side Rail Road is incorporated in New York.^[2]

[edit] 20th century

• 1992 – The Goderich Exeter Railway begins operations in Ontario, Canada.^[3]

[edit] 21st century

• 2001 – The European Union approves Bombardier's acquisition of Adtranz.
• 2003 – First revenue run of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo train.
• 2007 – New speed record on rail on the LGV Est made by the TGV V150 with a speed peak at 574.7 km/h.

[edit] Births

• 1826 – Cyrus K. Holliday, cofounder of Topeka, Kansas, and first president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, is born (d. 1900).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ New York Central Railroad System (1913). History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company. New York Central System Annual Report. Retrieved on April 3, 2006.
2. ^ Huneke, John (2006). aRRt's aRRchives. Retrieved on April 3, 2006.
3. ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (17 March 2006). Retrieved on April 3, 2006.