February 19, 1918 The Committee on Standard Locomotive and Cars reports to the USRA that its proposed standards of last week will delay construction of equipment due to material shortages. USRA Director William McAdoo ignores the advice and proceeds with standard designs.
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February 19, 1931 The 1927 application to unify the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle is withdrawn.
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February 19, 1935 New York Central 4-6-4 #5344 enters service as the first streamlined Hudson.
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February 19, 1978 The musical "On the 20th Century" with Book & Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and Music by Cy Coleman opens on Broadway. It features sets based on the 1938 Dreyfus-styled New York Central train.
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February 19, 1982 The Chessie System abandons trackage between Manistee and Petoskey via Traverse City, the former Manistee & Northeastern.
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February 19, 1983 Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 is moved from the Michigan State University campus to Owosso MI.
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February 19, 2009 The San Joaquin Valley Railroad (CA) is forced to shut down operations when high winds cause dry cow manure to drift across the tracks. The three-foot drifts will later be cleared away by the rancher.
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Mark Tomlonson
