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19th century

1842 – The French government enacts the ''Loi relative à l'établissement des grandes lignes de chemins de fer'' which establishes the plan for French railroads' placement in a star pattern centered around Paris .

1857 – The Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway company (PLM) is formed from the amalgamation of the Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) and the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon (PL) companies.

20th century

1901 – The Ōu South Line in Japan opens between Yonezawa and Yamagata .

21st century

2003 – M>Train withdraws fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.

2005 – Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signs into law a bonding bill for the Northstar Corridor Development Authority in Minneapolis worth $ 866 million.

BIRTHS

1859 – Stuart R. Knott , president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1900 - 1905 , is born (d. 1943 ).

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