April 11 in rail transport

April 11 in rail transport

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 Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway company (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.

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


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