January 20, 1947 Work began on the Market Street Subway extension to 46th Street in West Philadelphia with groundbreaking ceremonies beginning at 33rd and Market Streets for the extension of the trolley subway?to 36th and Ludlow and 40th and Woodland. All were completed in 1955.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? January 20, 1961 It was the last day of regular service on Philadelphia's old Market-Frankford Line cars, some dating from 1907.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Off topic but of particular interest:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?January 20, 1961 The Red Arrow took over the bus operations at Folsom Depot from PTC with routes 71, 76, 77, and 82 involved. At the time of the transfer, PTC had 46 drivers and mechanics at Folsom of which 12 were transferred to Red Arrow. The other 34 were transferred to other PTC depots along with bus route 78.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
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January 20, 1837 An advertisement in the ¡°Toledo Blade¡± states that the Erie & Kalamazoo has received its first steam engine, and service will commence ¡°in a few days¡±.
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January 20, 1862 The Flint & Pere Marquette (later PM, C&O, Chessie, CSX, LSR) begins operations between East Saginaw and Mt. Morris MI.
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Mark Tomlonson
