Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/October 24
- October 24
- Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway1909–1923, is born (d. 1944).
- 1903 – The National Transcontinental Railway Act is passed in Canada.[1]
- 1940 – William Benson Storey, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1920-1933, dies (b. 1857).
- 2003 – Network Rail (pictured) announces it will conduct all maintenance activities in-house.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. October 5, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ "Our History". Network Rail. Retrieved October 24, 2007.