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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 11.
Events
19th century
- 1857 – Norwegian railway director Carl Abraham Pihl is demanded by a Royal Decree to instruct a terrain investigation of the area along the river Drammenselva from Drammen to Randsfjorden.[1]
- 1863 – The Parliament of Norway passes the construction of what would become the Randsfjorden Line with 65 against 44 votes.[1]
- 1878 – The government of France enacts a law to create a public loan (redeemable revenue 3% in 75 years) to finance the completion of the French rail network.
- 1881 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad connects to El Paso, Texas.
- 1884 – The Pine Bluff and Swan Lake Railway, in Arkansas (later to become part of the Cotton Belt Railroad), is incorporated.
20th century
- 1905 – The Pennsylvania Railroad inaugurates the fastest freight train schedule in the world, operating between Chicago, Illinois, and New York City in 18 hours.
- 1917 – The 104th Street and 111th Street stations on New York City Subway's BMT Jamaica Line open.
21st century
Births
- 1944 – Michael R. Haverty, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1989-1995 and president of the Kansas City Southern Railway 1995-present, is born.
Deaths
References
- ^ a b Berntsen, Ulf; Lund, Thure; Lunner, Dagfinn (1997). På sporet med Krøderkippen (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club / Krøderen Line Foundation. p. 27. ISBN 82-90286-20-1.