Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/January 19
- January 19
- 1923 – Canadian National Railway gains control of the Grand Trunk Railway.[1]
- 1947 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad inaugurates the Cincinnatian passenger train between Baltimore, and Cincinnati.
- 1949 – David Laney, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Amtrak 2003-2007,[2] is born.
- 1970 – Passenger service on what will become the RER A line in Paris is inaugurated between La Défense and Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (pictured) stations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. November 28, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
- ^ "Texas Transportation Pioneer Inducted into Hall of Honor". Texas Transportation Researcher. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Retrieved January 19, 2015.