February 11, 1848 Ohio passes a General Railroad Law. It requires all new railroads in the state to be built with a 4'-10" gauge and complete construction within seven years of being granted a charter.
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February 11, 1855 The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad is formed.
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February 11, 1862 The 13th Michigan infantry leaves Kalamazoo for the front lines in 21 coaches, 10 baggage and 8 freight cars.
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February 11, 1869 Following an investigation requested by the legislature, the Michigan Attorney General reports that the Grand Rapids & Indiana is insolvent and recommends dissolution.
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February 11, 1904 The Chicago River & Indiana Railroad (later NYC) is incorporated.
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February 11, 1908 The Pennsylvania Railroad issues an order forbidding the use of profanity in its shops.
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February 11, 1932 Dessert is added to the $1.25 ($23.09 in 2021 dollars) combination plate and a $2.00 ($36.95) steak dinner is added on Pennsylvania Railroad east-west passenger trains.
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February 11, 1948 New York Central¡¯s ¡°Pacemaker¡± becomes its first of 28 all-new post war passenger trains.
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February 11, 1956 Rock Island's Aerotrain, "Jet Rocket" begins service between Chicago and Peoria.
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February 11, 1997 Mona MacDonald Tippens of Arkansas ends her record-setting 79,841 miles of unduplicated train travel in 33 countries. She began her travels 28 months earlier. She will later write "Tomorrow The Train: Journey to the World Record", a book about her travels.
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February 11, 1998 Canadian National purchases the Illinois Central for $2.4 billion (US - $3.86 billion in 2021 dollars) in cash and shares.
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