February 12 in rail transport
- February 12 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1838 – The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B), Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad and Baltimore and Port Deposite Rail Road merge, keeping the PW&B name.
* 1868 – The Columbus and Indiana Central Railway and Chicago and Great Eastern Railway merge to form the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway.
* 1880 – The Tawas and Bay County Railroad in Michigan purchases the Lake Huron and Southwestern Railway. [cite web| work=MichiganRailroads.com| url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1880s/TimeLine1880.htm| title=Railroad History Timeline: 1880| accessdate=2006-02-12 ]
* 1885 – The Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway is incorporated in Missouri. [cite web| publisher=Truman Area Community Network| url=http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/railroads/ch_kcfsm.html| title=Corporate History Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company| accessdate=2006-02-12 ]
* 1900 – The Escanaba and Lake Superior Railway is reorganized through bankruptcy proceedings as the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad. [cite web| author=Duchaine, William| date=December 27 1950| url=http://www.elsrr.com/ELS%20History.htm| title=History of Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad| accessdate=2006-02-12 ]
20th century
21st century
* 2001 – Construction begins on KCR Ma On Shan Rail in Hong Kong.
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