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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 21.

Events

1856 – The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River opens between Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa.^[1]

1902 – The Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad, a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad, is incorporated.
1917 –
- Colorado Midland declares bankruptcy for the second time, but the company will not be able to recover from this bankruptcy.
- The 103rd Street-Corona Plaza station on New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line opens.
1977 – Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen signs into law an act forming the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District which will take over passenger service from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad.^[2]

2005 – At least 17 people are killed and 78 injured in a collision between a passenger train and stationary goods train in western India.

1845 – James D. Yeomans, commissioner for the Interstate Commerce Commission 1894–1905, is born (d. 1906).
1913 – Richard Beeching, chairman of the British Railways Board 1961–1965, is born (d. 1985).

^ Willard, John (January 31, 2006). "Dinner marks 150th birthday of the first railroad crossing on the Mississippi". Quad City Times. Retrieved January 31, 2006.
^ "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Post-Tribune. June 29, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.