November 27, 1873 The Hoosac Tunnel on the Boston & Maine, the oldest railroad tunnel in the United States, is holed through.
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November 27, 1877 A Pittsburgh-Chicago RPO is established on the Pennsylvania Railroad, making a complete PRR RPO route between New York and Chicago.
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November 27, 1890 Streetcar service begins in Sandusky OH.
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November 27, 1891 Horsecars call it quits in Janesville WI.
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November 27, 1892 The first "Limited" train serving southern California makes its debut: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's "California Limited".
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November 27, 1895 Wisconsin Power & Light begins streetcar operations in Sheboygan WI.
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November 27, 1901 A head-on collision on the Wabash near Seneca MI kills 23 people.
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November 27, 1904 A new Pennsylvania Railroad timetable has 522 trains in and out of Philadelphia's Broad Street Station each day.
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November 27, 1904 The Pennsylvania Railroad replaces its Chicago-Valparaiso local with one running between Chicago and Plymouth IN.
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November 27, 1906 The Pennsylvania Railroad completes the first all-steel 60-foot baggage car at its Altoona Shops.
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November 27, 1910 The Pennsylvania Railroad begins using New York City's Pennsylvania Station.
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November 27, 1910 The “20th Century Limited” receives new all-steel cars.
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November 27, 1916 The Pennsylvania Railroad completes its first I1s 2-10-0 heavy freight locomotive at Altoona.
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November 27, 1940 Nearly all services on the Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway (interurban) are suspended, save for one round trip for the convenience of commuters.
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November 27, 1947 The Pennsylvania Railroad introduces its "Merchandise Service", a group of boxcars equipped with racks for on-line service.
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November 27, 1964 The Pennsylvania Railroad drops all commuter service in and out of Pittsburgh PA.
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November 27, 1966 Last run of Erie-Lackawanna's premier passenger train, the "Phoebe Snow".
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