April 12 in rail transport
- April 12 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1831 – The Allegheny Portage Railroad in Pennsylvania begins construction on the Staple Bend Tunnel, the first railroad tunnel in the United States. [cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histapr.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History: April| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| year=2005| accessdate=April 12| accessyear=2006| ]
* 1862 – Andrew's Raiders steal "The General" and drive it north toward Chattanooga, Tennessee, with Western and Atlantic Railroad conductor William Fuller chasing it in the Great Locomotive Chase.
20th century
* 1919 – Ryutaro Nomura succeeds Simbei Kunisawa for a second term as president of South Manchuria Railway.
* 1970 – Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad discontinues its "Black Hawk" passenger train service between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
* 1995 – The Chicago and North Western Railway is merged into the Union Pacific Railroad.
* 1996 – Connex is awarded a concession to operate on Great Britain's south central network.[Translated from the [http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=12_avril_dans_les_chemins_de_fer&oldid=7964669 equivalent page] on the French language Wikipedia; retrieved 2007-03-01.] ]
* 1999 – A suspended monorail train on the Schwebebahn Wuppertal system falls from the track, a distance of 8 metres; five passengers are killed and 46 others are wounded in the accident. 21st century
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