October 16, 1826 The Stockton & Darlington Railway becomes the first in the world to begin a regular, scheduled revenue passenger service, The passenger cars will remain horse-drawn until 1833.
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October 16, 1865 Horsecars begin service in Bellaire OH.
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October 16, 1882 The Nickel Plate Railroad runs its first trains over the entire line, from Buffalo NY to Chicago IL.
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October 16, 1887 The Great Northern reaches Great Falls MT.
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October 16, 1910 The Detroit River Tunnel Company, owned by the New York Central, routes all of its freight traffic via the new tunnel between Detroit and Windsor ON, ending the car ferry on the Michigan Central - Canada Southern route.
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October 16, 1916 The Michigan Central inaugurates the "Motor City Special", an all First Class train running between Detroit and Chicago.
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October 16, 1936 EMD delivers two model AB units to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. ¡°Silver King¡± is equipped with a shovel-nosed cab and ¡°Silver Queen¡± has hostler controls only. Each streamlined unit is powered by a single Winton 201A engine and generates 1200 hp.
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October 16, 1943 Chicago officially opens its new subway system.
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October 16, 1946 The Pennsylvania Railroad names James M. Symes Deputy Vice President-Operations. Symes brings with him long service in Chicago and experience in dieselization on western railroads. He favors diesels over PRR's steam designs.
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October 16, 1948 The Baltimore & Ohio's last new steam locomotive #5594, Class T-3C rolls out of Mt. Clare's erecting shop in Baltimore.
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October 16, 1954 The Southern Pacific dieselizes its 3-foot gauge Keeler branch.
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October 16, 1955 Ceremonial last day of steam on the Long Island.
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October 16, 1964 The Wabash Railroad is leased to the Norfolk & Western. The N&W also takes over the Nickel Plate Road, Pittsburgh & West Virginia, and leases the Akron, Canton, & Youngstown.
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October 16, 1967 The Rock Island donates its Aerotrain to the National Transportation Museum in Green Bay WI.
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October 16, 2020 Canadian Pacific announces it will buy out its partner¡¯s share of the Detroit River Rail Tunnel, making CP the sole owner. The initial price of the buyout is $312 million, subject to adjustments before the deal is closed.
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Mark Tomlonson
