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- February 10
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- 1808 – John Edgar Thomson (pictured), president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1852–1874, is born (d. 1874).
- 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]
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.
- "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2006.
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