February 21
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Events
19th century
- 1837 – The Northern Indiana Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, organizes its new Board of Directors following a company name change earlier in the month.[1]
- 1861 – The Monticello Railroad is chartered in Illinois.[2]
- 1882 – The Port Huron and Northwestern Railroad opens its line connecting Marlette and East Saginaw, Michigan.[3]
20th century
- 1912 – The tunneling crew of Jungfraubahn in Switzerland finally breaks through the glacier in Jungfraujoch.
- 1934 – Canadian Pacific Railway receives authorization to discontinue some passenger service connecting Ottawa to Bedell and Prescott.[4]
21st century
- 2004 – An eastbound empty Union Pacific Railroad train of autorack cars collides with a loaded train of hopper cars at about the 25th car behind the locomotives; both crewmen on the autorack train died in the accident.[5]
Births
- 1935 – Jean Pelletier, Chairman of VIA Rail 2001-2004.
Deaths
References
- ↑ New York Central Railroad System (1913). “History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company”, Annual Report. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ↑ History. Monticello Railroad Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ↑ Railroad History Time Line - 1880's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ↑ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2007-12-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ↑ Railroad Accident Brief: Collision of Two Union Pacific Railroad Trains, Carrizozo, New Mexico, February 21, 2004. United States National Transportation Safety Board (2006-10-31). Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
