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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 20.
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Events
20th century
- 1915 – The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway enters receivership with J. M. Dickinson and H. U. Mudge appointed as receivers.[1]
- 1966 – The second segment, between Predeal and Câmpina, of Căile Ferate Române's (in Romania) electrification is completed.
21st century
- 2005 – UTA TRAX, in Salt Lake City, Utah, begins construction of its 900 South Station, the railroad's first new station in six years; this is the first station for the railroad that is to be built in a mainly residential area.
Deaths
- 1856 – Robert L. Stevens, president of Camden and Amboy Railroad, dies (b. 1787).
- 1887 – Horatio G. Brooks, founder of Brooks Locomotive Works, dies (b. 1828).
References
- Illinois Public Utilities Commission (1915). Statistical Report, Part III: Officers and Directors of Public Utilities. Springfield, Illinois: State of Illinois. p. 1210. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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