April 21 in rail transport
- April 21 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1856 – The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River opens between Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa. [Willard, John; Quad City Times (January 31 2006), " [http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/01/31/features/celebrate/doc43dee8a37fa3d711745830.txt Dinner marks 150th birthday of the first railroad crossing on the Mississippi] ". Retrieved January 31 2006.]
20th century
* 1902 – The Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad, a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad, is incorporated.
* 1917 – Colorado Midland declares bankruptcy for the second time, but the company will not be able to recover from this bankruptcy.
* 1917 – The 103rd Street-Corona Plaza station on New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line opens.
* 1977 – Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen signs into law an act forming the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District which will take over passenger service from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. [cite web| url=http://www.post-trib.com/news/1026442,SSHISTORY629.article| title=South Shore Railroad history| date=2008-06-29| work=Chicago Post-Tribune| accessdate=2008-06-30| ]
21st century
* 2005 – At least 17 people are killed and 78 injured in a collision between a passenger train and stationary goods train in western India.
Births
* 1913 – Richard Beeching, chairman of the British Railways Board 1961-1965, is born (d. 1985).
Deaths
References
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