Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 19
- April 19
- 1847 – The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, a predecessor of the New York Central Railroad, officially changes its name to Albany and Schenectady Railroad.
- 1851 – The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, in New York state, is chartered.
- 1887 – Alexander Mitchell, president of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad 1864-1887, dies (b. 1817).[1]
- 1888 – Thomas Crampton (work pictured), English steam locomotive builder, dies (b. 1816).
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Mitchell, Alexander, (1817 - 1887)". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2006.