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February 11, 1848 Ohio passes a General Railroad Law. It requires all new railroads in the state to be built with a 4'-10" gauge and complete construction within seven years of being granted a

February 10, 1851 The Illinois Central Railroad receives its charter. February 10, 1879 The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie begins operations. February 10, 1887 The Lake Erie & Western Railroad (later NYC,

February 9, 1875 The Troy & Greenfield Railroad (later B&M) opens Hoosac Tunnel. February 9, 1875 Theodore N. Ely of the Pennsylvania Railroad issues orders that locomotives will henceforth be painted

February 8, 1867 The first through passenger train from Council Bluffs, IA arrives in Chicago over the Chicago & North Western Railway. It is the first such through service to the Missouri River.

February 5, 1956 Philadelphia trolley route 3 (Frankford to Strawberry Mansion via Kensington and Columbia Avenues) was converted to bus operation ending trolley service in Frankford aside from PCC

February 5, 1834 As railroads debate the use of steam over horse power, a satiric column appears in the West Chester Village Record urging the use of horse-drawn vehicles on the Columbia Railroad. The

February 4, 1951 Brooklyn trolley routes B-67 (7th Avenue) and B-75 (Smith Street) were converted to bus operation. The PCC cars used on both routes were transferred to route B-35 (Church Avenue).

February 4, 1830 The Camden & Amboy Rail Road, the first to be built in New Jersey, is chartered. February 4, 1841 President-elect William Henry Harrison becomes the first president-elect to travel by

February 3, 1858 A Michigan act extends the time to complete the first 20 miles of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad from December 1, 1857 to December 1, 1858, and to complete the whole line to

February 2, 1832 The Lawrenceburgh & Indianapolis Railroad is incorporated in Indiana, that state's first. It is one of several railroads incorporated today. Only a small section of it will be

February 1, 1832 "The Western Immigrant" newspaper of Ann Arbor MI suggests transcontinental railroad, the first mention in print of such a project. February 1, 1846 The first train arrives in

January 29, 1956. Philadelphia trolley routes 26 (Olney Avenue) and 52 (Chelten-Midvale) were converted to bus operation, ending trolley service on busy Chelten Avenue in Germantown. In Center City,

January 29, 1830 Papers are filed for the first railroad incorporated in Kentucky, the Lexington & Ohio Railroad Company. January 29, 1834 In the first use of federal troops to put down a labor

January 28, 1957 All Philadelphia PCC cars on the 7 routes at Luzerne Depot (6, 20, 47, 50, 53, 56, and 60) received lock-type fare boxes. Only the PCC cars at Woodland Depot still had to receive

January 28, 1823 The Pennsylvania Senate passes a bill allowing John Stevens to build a railroad from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania House will kill the bill in Committee. January 28, 1842

January 27, 1824 The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company is incorporated in Virginia. January 27, 1836 The State of Indiana enacts "Internal Improvements" legislation, calling for roads, canals and

January 26, 1876 The Pennsylvania Railroad Board decides to provide uniforms for conductors, train agents, brakemen, baggage masters, stationmaster and gatemen. They also approve construction of a

January 25, 1842 Locomotive builder Baldwin & Vail tests a six-wheel geared locomotive. It will later be used on the Philadelphia & Reading. January 25, 1899 The St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern

January 24, 1954 Cleveland's 4000-series Peter Witt cars were used at the end of trolley service after all 75 PCC cars were sold and shipped to Toronto. January 24, 1971 Philadelphia trolley route 62,

January 22, 1857 The Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad (later PM, C&O, Chessie, CSX) is chartered to construct a rail line from Flint to Lake Michigan via Saginaw. January 22, 1858 The directors of the