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April 21, 1846 The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad (later Lehigh Valley) is incorporated.

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April 21, 1856 The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi opens between Rock Island and Davenport. When a steamboat strikes the bridge two weeks later, the railroad is sued for causing a hazard to navigation. Lawyer Abraham Lincoln persuades the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the legality of the bridge.

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April 21, 1873 The Texas & Pacific Railway begins grading at San Diego.

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April 21, 1873 The Ware River Railroad (later B&A, NYC) is incorporated.

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April 21, 1935 The "Twin Zephyr" begins service between Chicago and the Twin Cities.

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April 21, 1936 After tests, the Pennsylvania Railroad decides not to buy copies of EMC diesel demonstrators for passenger service on the grounds they are too noisy, too smelly and only marginally more powerful than a K-4s. PRR does note that fuel costs are only 61% of steam.

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April 21, 1941 The New York Central puts its new, streamlined "James Whitcomb Riley" on display at Indianapolis Union Station. Henry Dreyfus has designed the new train.

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April 21, 1959 New York Central passenger service between Grand Rapids and Jackson MI ends.

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April 21, 1962 The American Institute of Architects denounces the destruction of Penn Station in New York.

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April 21, 1975 Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449 is test-fired and moves under steam in preparation for its use on the American Freedom Train.

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April 21, 1977 Indiana Governor Otis Bowen signs the legislation creating the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). The new organization will take over passenger operations of the Chicago South Shore & South Bend.

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April 21, 1993 The first Amtrak "Genesis" locomotive leaves GE.

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April 21, 2024 A BNSF train derails in Omaha NE after a 17-year old breaks a lock and throws a track switch, sending the train into an industrial spur. Two locomotives and five cars derail, but remain upright. Police were led to the suspect by surveillance footage and the video he had shot of the accident.

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Mark Tomlonson

April 21, 1964 The NYCTA's automated shuttle subway train, consisting of IRT R-22 cars 7509, 7513, and 7516, was destroyed by fire on track 4 of the Grand Central terminal. Cars 7513 and 7516 were scrapped at Coney Island but car 7509 survived and was converted to a clearance car. That car was retired and scrapped in 1978.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky