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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 11.
Events
19th century
- 1842 – The French government enacts the Loi relative à l'établissement des grandes lignes de chemins de fer which establishes the plan for French railroads' placement in a star pattern centered around Paris.
- 1857 – The Chemin de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) is formed from the amalgamation of the Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) and the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon (PL) companies.
20th century
- 1901 – The Ōu South Line in Japan opens between Yonezawa and Yamagata.
- 1905 – New Haven Railroad acquires control of Springfield Street Railway.[1]
- 2000 – CSX Transportation chairman and CEO John W. Snow succeeds Ronald J. Conway as president of the railroad.[2]
21st century
- 2003 – M>Train withdraws fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.
- 2005 – Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signs into law a bonding bill for the Northstar Corridor Development Authority in Minneapolis worth $866 million.
Births
- 1859 – Stuart R. Knott, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1900-1905, is born (d. 1943).
Deaths
References
- ^ "Consolidated Gets Springfield Line". Hartford Courant. April 12, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stephens, Bill (July 2000). "CSX still struggling; Snow re-assumes reins". Trains. 60 (7). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing: 16–18. ISSN 0041-0934.
