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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 28.
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Events
20th century
- 1941 – The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously rules that, based on the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, African American passengers are entitled to equal accommodations on all passenger trains in the US.[1]
- 1956 – Canadian Pacific Railway discontinues the former Imperial Limited passenger train schedule.
- 1984 – Philadelphia's Center City Commuter Connection tunnel opens for service with shuttles between Suburban Station and Market East Station.
21st century
- 2005 – The English, Welsh and Scottish Railway acquires the assets of Probotec Limited, the leading manufacturer of railroad freight car suspension systems in Europe.[2]<
- 2005 – Swiss engineers blast through the last section of rock on the first bore of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel project (map pictured) under the Alps.[3]
References
- Glass, Andrew (April 28, 2009). "Supreme Court ends railroad discrimination, April 28, 1941". Politico. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
- "EWS acquires the assets of Probotec Limited" (Press release). EWS Railway. April 28, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2005.
- "Swiss complete digging Alpine tunnel". Trains News Wire. Kalmbach Publishing. April 29, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
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