Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/February 10
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- 1808 – John Edgar Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1852–1874, is born.
- 1851 – The Illinois Central Railroad is chartered.[1]
- 1879 – The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railway begins freight operations.[2]
- 1950 – Canadian National Railway gains control of Temiscouata Railway in the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick.[3]
[edit] See also
- February 10 in rail transport
[edit] References
- ^ Steamtown National Historic Site, Illinois Central Railroad number 790. Retrieved February 10, 2006.
- ^ Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Railroad History Timeline. Retrieved February 10, 2006.
- ^ Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved February 10, 2006.
