Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/January 19/More

This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 19.

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1887 – Michigan Central Railroad opens a new station in Dexter, Michigan.^[1]
1897 – After a month of repairs following its first day of operation, the Glasgow Subway reopens for regular service.^[2]

1923 – Canadian National Railway gains control of Grand Trunk Railway.^[3]
1947 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad inaugurates the Cincinnatian passenger train between Baltimore, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
1970 – Passenger service on what will become the RER A line in Paris is inaugurated between La Défense and Charles de Gaulle - Étoile stations.
1990 – Canadian National Railway spins off track between Moncton, New Brunswick, and Mont-Joli, Quebec to the New Brunswick East Coast Railway and the Matapedia Railway.^[3]
1996 – Union Pacific Railroad announces its intention to sell the Colony Line in South Dakota and Wyoming to the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad.^[4]

2006 – Canadian National Railway re-acquires the Central Western Railway, Lakeland and Waterways Railway and Mackenzie Northern Railway from RailAmerica.^[3]

1949 – David Laney, chairman of the board of directors for Amtrak 2003–2007,^[5] is born.

^ "Railroad History Timeline: 1880-1889". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
^ Irlam, Michael J. "A Scottish District Subway". Mike's Railway History. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. November 28, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
^ Union Pacific Railroad. "Chronological History". Retrieved January 10, 2007.
^ "Texas Transportation Pioneer Inducted into Hall of Honor". Texas Transportation Researcher. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Retrieved January 19, 2015.