June 14, 1866 The Cincinnati & Martinsville (later Big Four, NYC) reaches its junction with the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad.
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June 14, 1880 The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad (later PRR) begins a new fast livestock train between Indianapolis and Pittsburgh timed at 29 hours, six hours less than the previous schedule. The train connects with another fast train on the Vanderbilt lines, giving a St. Louis to Pittsburgh time of 45 hours, or an average 18 mph.
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June 14, 1881 The New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (later WS, NYC, PC, CR, CSX) is organized.
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June 14, 1901 The Atlantic City Railroad (later PRSL) is formed from the merger of the Camden County Railroad, Ocean City Railroad and the Seacoast Railroad.
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June 14, 1903 The Big Four Railroad (CCC&StL, later NYC) establishes the New York to St. Louis "Southwestern Limited", scheduled at 30 hours for the trip.
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June 14, 1929 The New York Central inaugurates its transcontinental rail-air service to Los Angeles in conjunction with Universal Air Lines (predecessor of United Air Lines) and Santa Fe via Southwestern Limited. Air travel is between Cleveland and Garden City, KS using Fokker Trimotors. Four passengers make the first westbound trip. Also on board: a silver container of Atlantic Ocean water from New York¡¯s mayor to be presented to the mayor of Los Angeles.
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June 14, 1936 The Union Pacific-Southern Pacific-Chicago & North Western streamliner "City of San Francisco" makes its debut.
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June 14, 1943 The Dining Car Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad begins testing "prefabricated" meals on trains 125-156 between New York and Washington. The idea, proposed by Raymond Loewy, is given a mostly favorable review.
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June 14, 1946 The last steam locomotive built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, 4-4-4-4 T1 No. 5524, leaves the erecting shop at Altoona.
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June 14, 1951 Pullman forms a company, Trailmobile, to begin manufacturing truck trailers.
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June 14, 1954 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders all railroads to halt work on piggyback service, following a protest filed by trucking groups. The stay is set to expire January 15, 1955. The order comes two days before the Pennsylvania Railroad planned to begin service.
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June 14, 1954 Robert R. Young officially gains control of the New York Central. Harold S. Vanderbilt is forced out, the last Vanderbilt to serve the New York Central. A.E. Perlman is named President, the last NYC president.
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June 14, 1999 Amtrak's "Heartland Flyer" begins service between Oklahoma City and Ft. Worth TX.
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