December 19 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 19.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1827 – The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road is chartered.
[edit] 20th century
- 1908 – Korekimi Nakamura begins his term as the second president of South Manchuria Railway.
- 1913 – Ryutaro Nomura succeeds Korekimi Nakamura as president of South Manchuria Railway.
- 1941 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Columbian passenger train route is extended from Jersey City-Washington to Jersey City-Chicago.
[edit] 21st century
[edit] Births
- 1806 – Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, designer of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Thomas Viaduct (still in use today), is born (d. 1878).
