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November 30, 1955 Brooklyn's B-68 (Coney Island Avenue) trolley route, the only remaining portion of the world's first PCC route, was converted to bus operation with surplus equipment.

November 30, 1832 For the first time, the Post Office authorizes the carrying of mail via rail road. November 30, 1850 The Madison & Indianapolis Railroad (IN - later JM&I, PCC&St.L, PRR) ships 1,365

November 27, 1955 Philadelphia trolley route 60 (Allegheny Avenue) was relocated from Allegheny Depot to Luzerne. November 28, 1936 Philadelphia's last straight Nearside cars were last used on

November 27, 1873 The Hoosac Tunnel on the Boston & Maine, the oldest railroad tunnel in the United States, is holed through. November 27, 1877 A Pittsburgh-Chicago RPO is established on the

November 26, 1967 The NYCTA opened the new Chrystie Street subway on Manhattan's Lower East Side, connecting the 6th Avenue IND with the BMT. HAPPY

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

November 25, 1882 Horse car service begins in Muskegon MI. November 25, 1889 The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railroad (later the Ann Arbor) begins service between Toledo and

November 24, 1862 The first locomotives built for the U.S. Military Railroad are delivered. November 24, 1892 First railroad in the Philippines. November 24, 1902 The Cleveland Short Line Railway, a

November 23, 1832 Baldwin Locomotive Works' first full-size locomotive, "Old Ironsides" is delivered to the Camden & Amboy Rail Road. November 23, 1840 The Southern Railroad of Michigan reaches

November 20, 1852 The Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula (later LS&MS) is opened, from Cleveland to Erie PA. November 20, 1855 The first railroad in Iowa, the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad (later

November 19, 1837 The first railroad opens in Cuba. November 19, 1847 The second rail line in Canada, the 12 km Montreal & Lachine Railway (later M&NY, M&C, GT), opens. November 19, 1850 Irate

November 18, 1838 The Northern Cross Railroad, the first railroad in Illinois, opens between Meredosia on the Illinois River and Morgan City. It will become the oldest part of the Wabash

November 17, 1855 The first section of the Grand Trunk Railway opens, 125.4 miles between Montreal (Point St. Charles) and Brockville. November 17, 1856 The Grand Trunk Railroad is completed between

November 16, 1822 Hetton Colliery Railway, a private coal road, opens between Hetton Colliery and Sunderland, Durhamshire. It consists of a series of inclined planes and levels crossing a divide. Many

November 13, 1851 The first trunk line in Russia begins operations between St. Petersburg and Moscow. When asked what route the railroad should take, the Czar sent for a ruler and drew a line.

November 12, 1831 The first public trials of the "John Bull" locomotive are held on the Camden & Amboy Railroad at Bordentown, N.J. for visiting dignitaries. The "John Bull" pulls two passenger

November 11, 1841 The Western Railroad (later B&A) leases the Albany & West Stockbridge for 50 years. November 11, 1861 Sleeping cars begin operating over the "Shore Line" between New York and

November 10, 1853 The Great Western Railway Line (later CN) opens, running 69 kilometers from the Niagara Suspension Bridge to Hamilton ONT. November 10, 1856 The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago

November 9, 1867 The Paw Paw Railroad, at 4 miles Michigan's shortest common carrier, begins operation between Paw Paw and Lawton. (Some sources place this event earlier, in September or October

November 6, 1893 The Elwood (IN) Electric Street Railway begins operations. November 6, 1906 In the early morning hours, a Baltimore & Ohio freight train and a B&O passenger train collide head-on in