Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/April 17

1826 – The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, the first railroad built in New York state, is incorporated.
1837 – J. P. Morgan (pictured), American financier who helped to finance United States Steel Corporation and worked against Jay Gould and Jim Fisk for control of several railroads in New York, is born (d. 1913).
1882 – The St. Clairsville and Northern Railway, connecting St. Clairsville to Barton, Ohio, is incorporated.^[1]
1892 – Canada Atlantic Railway leases the Central Counties Railway, which connected Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury, Ontario.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Morris, J. C. (December 31, 1902). "Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs". Retrieved April 17, 2006.
^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. April 11, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2006.