Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/January 19

Charles de Gaulle - Étoile station's RER platforms

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.

References

"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.

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