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April 16

• 1853 – The first passenger train in India (pictured) is inaugurated between Bori Bunder, Bombay, and Thana covering a distance of 34 kilometers (21 mi).
• 1911 – William Alexander McFall, locomotive engineer for Canadian Pacific Railway who drove the first passenger train over the Interprovincial Bridge, posthumously awarded the King Edward Medal for his actions in preventing further death in a derailment on April 14, 1911, dies.^[1]
• 1993 – Indian Railways opens the line between Bangalore and Mysore.^[2]
• 2005 – Alaska Railroad opens its new headquarters building and operations center in Anchorage, Alaska.^[3]

[edit] See also

• April 16 in rail transport

[edit] References

1. ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2007-02-23). Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
2. ^ IR History: Part - V (1970 - 1995). IRFCA (2005). Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
3. ^ Alaska Railroad. History. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.