November 26, 1832 In New York City public service begins on the nation's first streetcar, a thirty-passenger horse-drawn car named the "John Mason", with iron wheels pulled over iron rails. The fare is 12 cents. (Some sources place this event on November 14, 1832.)
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November 26, 1851 Schenectady Locomotive Works delivers its first locomotive, to the Canandaigua & Corning Railroad (later C&E, EC&N, NC, PRR) company. The locomotive is named the "Great Western".
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November 26, 1867 Michigan Central's Master carbuilder, J.B. Sutherland, in Detroit, patents a refrigerator car.
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November 26, 1897 The Chester & Becket Railroad is completed between its two namesake Massachusetts towns (5.34 miles). The Boston & Albany immediately takes over operation of the line.
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November 26, 1910 The carferry "Ann Arbor No.5" is launched. She's the largest carferry on the Great Lakes at the time of her launch. She's also the first on the Lakes to use a seagate to keep out the high waves.
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November 26, 1938 Today’s issue of “Railway Age” contains an item regarding a contract awarded to build a bridge on the Pere Marquette line where it crosses 28th Street in Grand Rapids.
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November 26, 1947 Streetcar service in Niagara Falls ONT ends.
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November 26, 2010 China announces that a new 538-mile rail line between China's Jilin Province and the Russian city of Vladivostok has opened. The line is expected to be a conduit for passenger and freight traveling between the two countries.
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November 26, 2016 The San Francisco Muni Transit System has its automated ticketing system hacked, forcing Muni to let all passengers ride for free. The problem is resolved the next day.
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Mark Tomlonson
