April 10, 1846 The Chelsea Branch Railroad (later B&A, NYC) is chartered in Massachusetts
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April 10, 1866 James & Amos Densmore are granted a patent for the first successful tank car.
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April 10, 1868 The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway (later CCC&StL, NYC) is formed by the consolidation of The Bellefontaine Railway and the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railway.
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April 10, 1873 The State of North Carolina secures an injunction against the North Carolina Railroad preventing it from changing its gauge from 4'-8-1/2" to 5'-0". The railroad had hoped to form through lines with the Richmond & Danville and other roads in the Southern Railway Security Company group.
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April 10, 1873 Flooding in Northeastern Indiana washes out several railroad bridges.
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April 10, 1878 Cable car service begins on San Francisco's California Street.
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April 10, 1878 The Pennsylvania Railroad sells 11 lots in its Philadelphia suburb "Bryn Mawr" to Dr. John Taylor at half the going rate, provided he completes his women's seminary, "Bryn Mawr College" within seven years.
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April 10, 1895 The Detroit & Mackinac buys the Alpena & Northern.
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April 10, 1900 The Holland & Lake Michigan Railway (MI interurban) resumes operation after a carbarn fire in January destroyed all their rolling stock.
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April 10, 1907 Indiana passes a series of Railroad Laws. They require a full crew, block systems to be in place by July 1, 1909, and set rates for dining car liquor licenses at $1000 [2025: $28,891].
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April 10, 1912 The first (and only) R.M.S. Titanic boat train leaves London for the docks at Southampton.
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April 10, 1919 First run of the Simplon-Orient Express, using a combination of routes and equipment from the pre-war Simplon and Orient Expresses. This is the first luxury train to operate in Europe after World War I. (Some sources say April 11)
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April 10, 1922 The plans for Cleveland Union Terminal are approved. The 52-storey Terminal Tower will be the tallest building west of New York.
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April 10, 1928 The Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company is sold to receivers. The company will re-form on May 7 as the Indianapolis & South Eastern Railroad Company.
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April 10, 1930 The Great Northern buys its last new steam locomotive, 4-8-4 #2588.
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April 10, 1936 The Palomar observatory mirror arrives in Pasadena CA after a 16-day cross-country trip by rail.
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April 10, 1937 Unable to find a buyer for the line, the Wisconsin & Michigan (later CNW) applies to the ICC for permission to abandon.
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April 10, 1937 The Denver South Park & Pacific and the Colorado & Southern end operations.
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April 10, 1948 The Chicago & West Towns Railway ends streetcar service in Cicero-Berwyn IL.
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April 10, 1975 Amtrak begins using French-built RTG trainsets between Detroit and Chicago.
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April 10, 2009 Norfolk Southern and Pan Am enter into an arrangement to create "Pan Am Southern". The new line, owned 50/50 by the two parties, will give NS access to New England.
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Mark Tomlonson
