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November 28, 1962 An IND work train derailed and fell onto the street at Neptune Avenue-Van Sicklen on the Culver line in Coney Island, killing a crewman and cutting service with all D trains terminated at Kings Highway.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 28, 1967 The NYCTA added 2 new morning QB (Broadway-Brighton) trains, of which the 7:30 AM train replaced a QJ (Jamaica-Brighton), and an evening QB train. All QB and QJ trains used R-16s and R-27/30s and all D (6th Avenue-Bronx-Brighton) trains used R-1/9s and R-32s. Later, R-1/9s ran on the QJ.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 28, 1969 R-4 subway cars 434 and 634 were destroyed in a head-on collision at 167th Street on the IND Concourse line in the Bronx.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

November 28, 1909 Game Wardens in Floodwood, MI are surprised to discover their dogs “keying in” on a coffin waiting on the platform of the passenger station on the Milwaukee & Northern Railroad (later MILW). They open it and find the coffin is not filled with the remains of a hunter killed in an accident, but illegally taken game birds.

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November 28, 1917 The Pennsylvania Company agrees to transfer all of its railroad holdings to the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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November 28, 1920 Passenger service between Butler and Columbia City IN on the former Eel River Railroad is cut from two to one round trip daily.

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November 28, 1925 A Michigan Railway interurban car strikes an automobile at the Burton Street crossing in Grand Rapids, killing all 7 occupants of the car. The automobile had driven around another that was waiting for the approaching interurban when it was struck.

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November 28, 1928 Canadian National diesel-electric #9000 makes its initial test runs on the railroad.

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November 28, 1931 The Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad notifies shippers that the line will no longer handle freight east of Gaylord as of December 1.

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November 28, 1942 Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops coverts an X32 boxcar into a P30A troop sleeper for the first time. After the war, many veterans will refuse to ride trains due to their experiences in the cars.

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November 28, 1992 Three Englishmen begin their effort to set a record for the most miles traveled by rail in a single week. They succeed, covering 13,105 miles.

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November 28, 1995 Canadian National Railway is privatized, no longer a Crown Corporation.

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November 28, 2006 Nigeria holds a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Lagos-Kano railway. This joint venture with China is expected to be the first step in the modernization of the Nigerian Railway system.

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Mark, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

November 27, 1955 North Philadelphia trolley route 60 on Allegheny Avenue was relocated from Allegheny Depot to Luzerne, 5000-series cars and all. The route had been at Allegheny for 6 months, having been moved there from the old Richmond Depot on June 5 when route 54 on Lehigh Avenue got buses.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

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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November 26, 1967 The NYCTA's new Chrystie Street subway opened, connecting the IND 6th Avenue line with BMT lines crossing the Manhattan Bridge first, then the Williamsburgh Bridge. The new Grand Street station also opened.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

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 28^th Street in Grand Rapids.

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November 26, 1947 Streetcar service in Niagara Falls ON 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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November 25, 1952 Trolley service ended in Yonkers, leaving New York with only 4 lines--the Queensboro Bridge Railway and 3 Brooklyn PCC car lines (Church, Coney Island, and McDonald Avenues).? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 25, 1957 Philadelphia bus route 88, a Market-Frankford line El feeder, began rush hour express service from the Bridge-Pratt El terminus to Cottman Avenue and Hawthorne Street.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

November 25, 1873 An isolated section of the Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railroad between Allegan and Monteith, MI opens, operated by the Grand Rapids & Indiana without a formal agreement. Track has been laid for eight miles east of Monteith. It will not be opened and subsequently it will be removed. Work on the balance of line between Monteith and Tiffin is halted by The Panic of 1873.

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November 25, 1889 The Toledo, Ann Arbor, & North Michigan Railroad (later AA) begins operations between Frankfort MI and Toledo OH.

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November 25, 1889 The Frankfort & South Eastern Railroad completes construction of its 3-foot gauge line between Frankfort and Beecher MI.

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November 25, 1901 The Traverse City, Leelanau & Manistique Railroad (later LTC, M&NE, PM, C&O) is incorporated in Michigan to build from Traverse City to Northport.

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November 25, 1905 The Boyne City & Southeastern becomes the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena.

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November 25, 1939 EMD's FT 103 demonstrator, "The Diesel That Did It" according to David P. Morgan, begins an 83,764-mile barnstorming tour.

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November 25, 1949 Richmond VA, home to the first successful trolley operation, ends trolley service.

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November 25, 1955 Segregation by race on interstate trains and buses is prohibited, although in many areas the prohibition will be ignored.

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November 25, 1963 All rail and transit services in the United States are halted for one minute to commemorate the National Day of Mourning for the assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

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November 25, 2019 The miniature train ride at the Sanford FL zoo derails, injuring one person. The ride, patterned after the Florida East Coast “Champion”, was the first to emulate a streamline train when it was built in 1951.

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November 22, 1858 The Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad (later GT) opens a new depot across the river from Grand Haven MI. Serving only freight at first; passenger service to the new depot will begin on January 1.

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November 22, 1865 The St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute Railroad (later PRR) is organized.

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November 22, 1869 The Ft. Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad opens between Jackson and Reading MI.

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November 22, 1882 The Belt Railway of Chicago is incorporated.

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November 22, 1902 Alfred E. Perlman is born in St. Paul MN. He will be the last President of the New York Central and the first President of Penn Central.

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November 22, 1926 The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul is sold at auction for $140 million ($2.4 billion in 2022 dollars).

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November 22, 1944 Nine different railroads pool $335,000 ($5.97 million in 2024 dollars) to finance General Electric's development of a coal-burning turboelectric locomotive.

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November 22, 1950 Two Long Island Railroad commuter trains collide near Richmond Hill NY. Seventy-nine are killed and hundreds injured.

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November 22, 2023 Part of Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet are delivered to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America’s shops in Silvis IL. The group will perform needed work on the boiler of 4-6-6-4 #3985, and bring 2-10-2 #5511 and Centennial DDA-40X 6936 to operable condition.

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November 23, 1832 Baldwin Locomotive Works' first full-size locomotive, "Old Ironsides" is delivered to the Camden & Amboy Rail Road.

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November 23, 1840 The Southern Railroad of Michigan reaches Adrian.

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November 23, 1845 The Central Railroad of Michigan reaches Battle Creek.

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November 23, 1857 The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad files a map of its route from Grand Rapids to Little Traverse Bay with the State of Michigan.

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November 23, 1863 The Atchison & Topeka is reorganized and becomes the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.

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November 23, 1867 First train into Bay City MI.

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November 23, 1868 First train into Allegan MI on the Kalamazoo, Allegan & Grand Rapids Railroad (later LS&MS, NYC, PC).

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November 23, 1874 The Baltimore & Ohio begins through service to Chicago, with trains terminating at the lakeshore Illinois Central station.

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November 23, 1882 Horsecar service begins in Muskegon MI, operating on a 42” gauge. (Some sources say November 25)

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November 23, 1897 Former slave Andrew J. Beard patents improvements on the “Janney” automatic railroad coupler of 1873. Beard’s improvements allow cars to couple and uncouple with no need for trainmen to stand between the cars.

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November 23, 1912 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern installs ABS, or Automatic Block Signals between Elkhart IN and White Pigeon MI.

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November 23, 1926 Greyhound Lines, Inc. are incorporated in Indiana to operate bus routes parallel to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The routes form feeders to the railroad's stations.

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November 23, 1937 Raymond Loewy sends a memo to the Pennsylvania Railroad Chief of Motive Power that he is designing a new exterior color scheme for PRR passenger equipment. The two-tone red scheme will be known as "The Fleet of Modernism".

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November 23, 1938 The Baltimore & Ohio adds some lightweight equipment to its "Capitol Limited" along with streamlined heavyweight equipment. It also removes steam locomotives from its "Royal Blue".

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November 23, 1968 The Denver & Rio Grande Western makes its last passenger trip between Durango and Alamosa, a railfan special. Part of the line will later become the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway.

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November 23, 1990 The last rail is removed from Newfoundland Island. Revenue service had quit about two years earlier.

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November 23, 2003 The PATH station at the World Trade Center Site re-opens in temporary quarters.

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November 23, 2004 The Wisconsin Northern Railroad begins operations, using tracks formerly operated by Chicago & North Western/Union Pacific and Canadian National/Wisconsin Central.

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November 23, 2007 Charlotte, NC's "Lynx" 9.5 mile light-rail line opens with a free-ride demonstration. So many riders take advantage of the promotion that some have to be taken by bus back to their starting point. Regular service will begin on November 26.

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November 24, 1862 The first locomotives built for the U.S. Military Railroad are delivered.

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November 24, 1892 First railroad in the Philippines.

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November 24, 1902 The Cleveland Short Line Railway, a bypass around the south side of Cleveland OH, is incorporated. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern is the major stockholder.

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November 24, 1905 The Canadian Northern Railway completes its line to Edmonton Alberta. Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor drives the last spike.

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November 24, 1912 The Pennsylvania Railroad's premier Chicago to New York train is christened the "Broadway Limited". The name comes from a concurrent PRR advertising campaign "One Step from Broadway" promoting the new Pennsylvania Station in New York City. After the train is reinstated following the USRA demise, advertising will connect the name with the PRR's "Broad Way" 6-track main line.

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November 24, 1912 The running time of the 20^th Century Limited increases to 20 hours.

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November 24, 1925 Pontiac IL streetcars make their final run.

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November 24, 1929 The Pere Marquette carferry "City of Saginaw 31" is placed into Lake Michigan service.

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November 24, 1936 The Rexall Drug train, a promotional train pulled by redecorated New York Central “Mohawk” #2873, ends its tour in Atlanta. It had visited 47 of the 48 states, leaving out only Nevada.

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November 24, 1964 The Canadian National Railway opens the Great Slave Lake Railway, connecting Pine Point in the Northwest Territories with Roma Junction in Alberta.

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November 24, 1967 The Iowa Terminal Railroad [IA Interurban] carbarn at Mason City burns, destroying much equipment. Most of the loss will be made up by equipment form the line’s abandoned Charles City Division.

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November 24, 1995 The last Canadian National transcontinental freight train runs through Algonquin Park.

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November 24, 1997 Some Canadian National lines in Alberta are transferred to RailLink-Lakeland and Waterways.

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November 21, 1845 Jamaica Railways begin operations.

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November 21, 1853 Erie, PA Mayor Alfred King issues a proclamation calling on citizens to uphold the ordinance passed four days earlier against a gauge change. Erie fears that if all its railroads are the same gauge, their town will suffer due to the lost transfer jobs.

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November 21, 1854 The Hudson & Berkshire Railroad (NY) is sold at foreclosure to the Hudson & Boston Railroad (later B&A)

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November 21, 1859 First Detroit-Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) train on the Chicago, Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad (later GT, GTW). Thomas Edison will later work on this line as a candy butcher.

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November 21, 1866 The Baltimore & Ohio leases the Central Ohio Railroad, extending its influence to Columbus.

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November 21, 1872 The New Haven Railroad begins using Grand Central Station and ends use of its old depot at 4th Avenue & 27th Street. Those buildings are later converted into the first Madison Square Garden.

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November 21, 1875 The Grand Rapids & Indiana discontinues stations at Reynolds, Rust, Crapo, Mitchells and Mill Creek (MI) for lack of business.

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November 21, 1893 African-American inventor Granville T. Woods is granted a patent for the buried conduit power pick-up used in several streetcar systems, most notably Washington DC.

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November 21, 1903 Twenty-eight Penn Station construction workers, mostly Italians, are killed when their shanty is ignited by the stoves inside. The workers are killed when they return to the burning shanty to retrieve their savings, which they are sending back to Italy to their families.

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November 21, 1921 Great Northern begins using the St. Paul Terminal Station.

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November 21, 1925 The Seaboard Air Line Railroad introduces the “Orange Blossom Special”.

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November 21, 1950 A westbound troop train and Canadian National’s “Continental Limited” crash head-on near Valemount BC. Twenty-one passengers are killed, 17 of them troops on their way to Korea.

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November 21, 1959 Mrs. John Luther "Casey" Jones passes away at the age of 92.

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November 21, 1980 The Burlington Northern absorbs the Frisco.

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November 20, 1852 The Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula (later LS&MS) is opened, from Cleveland to Erie PA.

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November 20, 1855 The first railroad in Iowa, the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad (later CRI&P) runs from Davenport to Muscatine. The first train consists of 6 overcrowded passenger cars.

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November 20, 1875 The first railroad Y.M.C.A. opens in Grand Central Station. Railroad Y.M.C.A.’s will provide clean, inexpensive, and safe housing for crews away from home.

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November 20, 1879 The Denver, South Park & Pacific signs a contract with Pullman to provide sleeping car service on its 3-foot gauge line between Denver and Leadville.

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November 20, 1879 The first train runs between Farmington and Phillips ME on the 2-foot gauge Sandy River Railroad. (later SR&RL)

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November 20, 1885 South Bend IN inaugurates regularly scheduled electric streetcar service, the first in the U.S.

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November 20, 1887 The Milwaukee & Northern Railroad (later Milwaukee Road) reaches Champion MI on its way north from Milwaukee. It will reach Ontonagon MI six years later.

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November 20, 1918 The Canadian government takes over control of the Canadian Northern Railway (later CN), appoints a new Board of Directors, and places management of Canadian Government Railways under the new board’s control.

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November 20, 1920 In a bankruptcy hearing, it is revealed that the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad (MI) in 1917 had received a loan of $450,000 (2024: $10.5 million) from automobile manufacturer Ransom E. Olds. This loan is credited with the BCG&A being able to remain in operation.

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November 20, 1924 New York Central holds formal dedication ceremonies for its new Selkirk Yard, located south of Albany as well as the Hudson River Connecting Railroad with the new Alfred H. Smith Bridge spanning the Hudson River.

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November 20, 1931 The cornerstone is laid at Cincinnati Union Terminal. The skeletal frame of the building is already up.

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November 20, 1945 Babcock & Wilcox complete their testing of a boiler for use in steam turbine locomotives. The biggest problems: controlling fly ash to keep it from damaging turbine blades and the formation of clinker.

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November 20, 1952 Fairbanks Morse unveils its H-24-66 "Trainmaster".

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November 20, 1961 Union Pacific 844 makes its first excursion run after retirement from regular service.

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November 20, 1992 The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District opens a new South Bend Terminal at the South Bend airport.

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November 20, 2016 At a busy railroad junction in Pukhrayan, 250 miles southwest of New Delhi, a passenger train derails, killing at least 146. It is India’s worst wreck in several years.

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November 20, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issues standards for high-speed passenger trains operating on U.S. railroads. Tier I standards allow for operations up to 125 mph, Tier II 125-160 and Tier III, 160-220 mph. Tier III requires (among other things) a right-of-way not shared with freight traffic and no grade crossings.

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Mark Tomlonson

Off topic but of particular interest:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 19, 1956 Philadelphia bus route A (Parkway-Roxborough) began express service from Barren Hill and Ridge and Summit to Broad and Spruce, making local stops to 29th and Allegheny, then running express from there to 23rd and Spring Garden, then local Broad and Spruce. Local service on 33rd Street was provided by short turn buses from Ridge and Fountain or 29th and Allegheny. This express service operated only during rush hours, Monday through Saturday.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

November 19, 1837 The first railroad opens in Cuba.

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

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November 19, 1850 Irate farmers set fire to the Michigan Central Railroad freight house in Detroit as a protest over what they believe are unfair company policies that hurt farmers. The blaze, part of a larger campaign of violence and sabotage pitting the planters and cattlemen against the encroaching railroads, destroys $100,000 ($4.0 million in 2024) worth of flour, corn and wheat stores in the depot.

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November 19, 1867 The Denver Pacific Railroad is incorporated. It will be the first company to lay track in the state of Colorado.

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November 19, 1872 The five major railroads entering Indianapolis agree to a plan for a Union Station.

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November 19, 1877 An Allegheny County (PA) Grand Jury makes a report on last summer's labor riot to the Court of Quarter Sessions. The report blames military incompetence and Pennsylvania Railroad officials who ignored advice of local police on the scene and ordered that the tracks be cleared.

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November 19, 1887 The Montana Central Railroad (later GN) completes its Great Falls to Helena line.

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November 19, 1906 Passenger service begins on the Canadian Northern between Toronto and Parry Sound. This is the first 140 miles of Canadian National's eventual main line to western Canada.

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November 19, 1909 Residents of Smyrna DE protest the Pennsylvania's use of a gasoline railcar (or "Peanut Roaster") and the elimination of a stop in Clayton for the afternoon "Norfolk Express". The changes have led to overcrowding on the railcar, forcing some residents to walk to Clayton. But what outrages white residents the most is the small (26-seat) car forcing racial mixing.

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November 19, 1911 The New York Central extends its New York City area electrification to Tarrytown NY.

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November 19, 1937 The Cincinnati & Lake Erie (Interurban) abandons its line from Lima to Toledo OH. It also sends its high-speed parlor cars to storage in Moraine City (they will eventually be sold to the Lehigh Valley Transit and CRANDIC). The Lima City Street Railway, also owned by the C&LE, is not affected.

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November 19, 1939 EMD completes construction of its "FT" demonstrator set.

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November 19, 1956 The last passenger train runs on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern "Old Road" from Elkhart IN through Coldwater, Hillsdale and Adrian MI to Toledo OH.

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November 19, 1990 The Grand Trunk car ferry "City of Milwaukee" makes its last trip. She has been preserved at Manistee MI.

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November 19, 1995 The railway portion of CN North America is renamed Canadian National Railway and becomes a publicly traded company. (Some sources say November 17)

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November 19, 2008 Amtrak begins using the new Gateway Center in St. Louis, ending 30 years of "Temporary" facilities. Formal opening ceremonies will be held November 21.

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Mark Tomlonson

Off topic but of particular interest:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 18, 1957 Philadelphia Transportation Company started its Boulevard Limited bus route from Roosevelt Boulevard and Solly and Holme Avenues at the Pennypack Circle to 23rd Street and Venango Street. This bus route ran local to Pratt Street, then made limited stops at Adams and Rising Sun Avenues and 5th Street to Old York Road and Broad Street, then made local stops to 23rd. The route operated from Monday to Saturday at the regular rate of fare. Now known as route 1.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

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 system.

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November 18, 1863 President Lincoln and his Cabinet leave Washington on a four-car special train to Gettysburg, PA to dedicate the national cemetery.

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November 18, 1883 The railroads in the United States and Canada agree to a system of standard time, replacing the confusing and unsafe practice of each locality setting its own "sun" time. The system will take effect the following spring. However, it will not be until 1918 that Standard, or "Railroad" time is made the official U.S. system.

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November 18, 1889 The Oahu Railway begins service.

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November 18, 1901 First day of operations, Louisville, Anchorage & Pewee Valley Electric Railroad (KY).

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November 18, 1921 The Osage Railroad (OK) is incorporated.

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November 18, 1946 The Pennsylvania Railroad announces it has developed a "Carryphone" walkie-talkie that works with its inductive train phone system. The "Carryphones" have been developed by PRR and Union Switch & Signal Company. They debut between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh and on Bel-Del Branch. The portable units weigh roughly 25 pounds.

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November 18, 1981 Conrail (ex-NYC) and Grand Trunk Western operations through downtown Battle Creek MI are consolidated onto the GTW tracks.

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Mark Tomlonson

November 15, 1953 New one-way street regulations went into effect in Chicago's Loop, making Clark Street one-way south and Dearborn Street one-way north from Polk to Kinzie. PCC route 22 (Clark-Wentworth) used Dearborn Street north from Polk to Kinzie. Conventional trolley routes 42 and 45 used Clark Street south and Dearborn Street north from Archer Avenue to Kinzie. PCC route 20 (Madison Street) was cut back one block from Dearborn to Clark. Conventional trolley route 16 (Lake Street) was cut back to Clinton Station with no provision to get the route to the Loop; passengers had to transfer to Ogden Avenue buses or the Lake Street El to get to the Loop.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 17, 1948 Peter Witt, to upgraded the electric streetcar to the front entrance, center exit design, died in Cleveland.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky

November 15, 1838 The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore (later PRR) places a "Ladies' Maid" on its afternoon train.

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November 15, 1851 The first train on the southern shore of Lake Erie runs during opening ceremonies of the Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula Rail Road. (later CTRR. LSRR, LS&MS, NYC, PC, CR, NS)

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November 15, 1854 An excursion from Crestline, OH celebrates the formal opening of the Ohio & Indiana (later PRR) to Fort Wayne, IN. The road is only half ballasted, and the company has exhausted funds in the rush to finish the railroad. During 1855 the company will be generally short of funds to meet payrolls.

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November 15, 1863 The first train leaves Escanaba MI, headed for the Marquette Range.

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November 15, 1866 The Blue Line, a second cooperative fast freight line, is organized at Albany. (The Red Line had been organized in the spring, running over the NYC and Wabash) The line will operate over the New York Central, the Great Western of Canada and the Michigan Central to Chicago as soon as Great Western lays a third rail for standard-gauge cars. It will run west of Chicago on the Illinois Central, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & North Western and the Chicago & Alton. The line will own 7,000 cars.

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November 15, 1869 Construction of the first Grand Central station in New York City begins.

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November 15, 1874 A new Pennsylvania Railroad book of rules approved on July 8 is put into effect, creating uniform rules for all of Lines East. Among the new standards: red indicates stop, green caution and white clear. Also codified are rules prohibiting newsboys from annoying passengers or using seats to store their goods, passenger service personnel must wear badges and drunks are to be ejected.

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November 15, 1884 Horsecar service begins in Madison WI.

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November 15, 1889 The Chippewa Valley Electric Company inaugurates streetcar service in Eau Claire WI.

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November 15, 1899 The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad leases the Boston & Albany.

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November 15, 1916 For the first time the Dow Jones Industrial average exceeds the Dow Jones Railroad average.

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November 15, 1917 The National Surgical Dressings Committee of America opens a booth in Penn Station to change bandages of wounded traveling soldiers, granting emergency loans and other work that in later years will be handled by the USO.

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November 15, 1919 Golden Spike ceremony for the San Diego & Eastern, built at a cost of $18 million. ($307 million in 2024)

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November 15, 1924 The New York Central begins routing traffic to its new Selkirk Yard, located south of Albany.

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November 15, 1926 Most of the Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railway (MI interurban) is abandoned. The track east of Jenison (8 miles) becomes the United Suburban Railway.

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November 15, 1928 A Sperry Rail Detector picks up its first hidden flaw in an in-service rail, on the Wabash.

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November 15, 1936 The City of Chicago reverts from Eastern Standard Time to Central Standard Time, requiring rearrangement of many railroad passenger schedules.

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November 15, 1939 Great Northern opens the Izaak Walton Inn near Glacier Park in Montana.

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November 15, 1948 General Electric's new gas-turbine begins testing at Erie PA. Burning Bunker C, the locomotive has a B-B-B-B wheel arrangement.

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November 15, 1953 President Eisenhower returns from a trip to Ottawa on the "Ferdinand Magellan" POTUS car. It is the last use of "Ferdinand Magellan" for 31 years as Presidential travel takes to the air.

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November 15, 1962 Congress repeals a 10% tax on railroad tickets created during World War II to discourage travel. Railroads are given permission to raise fares to match the previous prices.

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November 15, 1973 The Chesapeake & Ohio abandons its line between Hamilton and Allegan MI.

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November 15, 1981 VIA's "Atlantic" (Originally Canadian Pacific's "Atlantic Limited") which provided passenger service to six stations in Maine is discontinued. Service will resume in 1985 and run for another 9 years. VIA also loses the “Super Continental”, originally a CN train of the same name.

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November 15, 2001 Two Canadian National Railway trains collide head-on before dawn at a passing track near Andersonville MI. Two crewmen were killed, two hospitalized.

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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 Americans will visit the operation. It will serve as a model for the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company's first railroad and the Allegheny Portage Railroad.

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November 16, 1853 The Erie & Northeast Railroad agrees to a merger with the Buffalo & State Line Railroad (later LS&MS). As part of the merger it will change its gauge from 6 feet to 4 feet 10 inches.

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November 16, 1869 Collis P. Huntington, the financial leader of the "Big Four" who were behind the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, agrees to complete the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to the Ohio River.

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November 16, 1893 The Portsmouth Street Railway & Light Company opens between Portsmouth and Sciotoville OH.

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November 16, 1898 The Vermont Central Railroad is purchased by the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and renamed the Vermont Central Railway.

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November 16, 1920 The Indiana Public Service Commission authorizes the Pennsylvania Railroad to drop its commuter "dinky" between Jeffersonville and New Albany in return for the Louisville & Southern Indiana Traction Company providing baggage service between those two points.

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November 16, 1925 After trying and failing to charter an airplane, Texas oil tycoon Guy L. Waggoner charters a Pennsylvania Railroad train to take him from St. Louis to New York to be at the bedside of his critically ill sister The train sets a record time of 20 hours, 26 minutes and costs Waggoner $7,000. ($122,617 in 2024 dollars)

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November 16, 1947 The original "Twin Zephyr" equipment is given a new EMD E5A for motive power and assigned to Chicago-Lincoln service as the "Nebraska Zephyr".

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November 16, 1953 Electric operations end at Cleveland Union Terminal. The new diesels save the New York Central $400,000 ($4.7 million in 2024 dollars) per year in operating costs.

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November 16, 1957 New York Central Extra 4000 East (nee Train 90) out of Chicago derails at White Pigeon MI. The train has been diverted off the Toledo Division onto the "Old Road" at Elkhart due to an earlier derailment east of Elkhart. The engineer, who has not checked for slow orders nor run on the line for three years, runs though a 15 mph slow-order turnout at 55 mph. One Railway Mail Clerk is killed, 23 Railway Mail clerks, 8 passengers and one train service employee are injured.

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November 16, 1960 Two trains collide head-on in Steblova in Czecheslovakia. One hundred eighteen are killed and 110 are injured.

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November 16, 1968 Penn Central drops local weekend passenger service between Detroit and Ann Arbor.

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November 16, 1979 The Bucharest Metro opens.

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November 16, 1990 The "Badger" makes her last run as a railroad carferry due to an incident in Kewaunee when she was alleged to have touched bottom.

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November 16, 2009 Service begins on Minnesota's "Northstar" commuter trains between Big Lake and Minneapolis, a distance of 40 miles. Also today: Los Angeles opens a six-mile extension along the Gold line into East Los Angeles.

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November 16, 2015 Norfolk Southern ends “Triple Crown” service to Harrisburg PA. This leaves the Detroit to Kansas City route as the sole “Triple Crown” rail service.

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November 16, 2018 Because smoke from the “Camp” forest fire in northern Californian has made San Francisco air hazardous, the San Francisco Muni eliminates fares on all routes. Also, since the cable cars are open-air, they are temporarily taken out of service.

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November 16, 2020 Delray Tower in Michigan is taken out of service and replaced by remote CSX dispatching. It was the last manned interlocking tower in the CSX system and the last “Armstrong” interlocking tower in Michigan.

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November 17, 1855 The first section of the Grand Trunk Railway opens, 125.4 miles (201.8 km) between Montreal (Point St. Charles) and Brockville.

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November 17, 1856 The Grand Trunk Railroad is completed between Guelph and Stratford ON.

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November 17, 1856 The City of Chicago passes an ordinance allowing the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago (later PRR) to lay tracks into the city.

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November 17, 1858 John Work Garrett is elected President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. His election and service over the next 25 years will remove the B&O from direct involvement with politics, a model which will become the norm for railroads.

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November 17, 1877 The narrow gauge Ligonier Valley Railroad is completed between a Pennsylvania Railroad connection at Latrobe and Ligonier PA. The line is used at first to haul coal, later it will serve as a near-private railroad to take members of the Mellon family to their summer homes. The Mellons have controlling interest.

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November 17, 1880 First through train from Chicago to San Diego on the Santa Fe.

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November 17, 1889 Union Pacific begins daily through passenger service from Chicago to Portland and San Francisco.

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November 17, 1898 The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway is chartered.

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November 17, 1907 Pennsylvania Railroad trains begin using the new Washington DC Union station, and the former station at 6th Street, site of the assassination of President Garfield, is closed.

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November 17, 1934 The Pennsylvania Railroad places an order for 57 GG1 electric locomotives. Fourteen will come from Baldwin/GE and the rest from PRR's Juniata Shops.

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November 17, 1934 Streetcar service provided by the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River ends in Aurora IL.

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November 17, 1937 Streetcar service ends in Green Bay WI.

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November 17, 1941 Denver & Rio Grande Western introduces "The Prospector" in overnight service between Denver and Salt Lake City. The two-car, self-propelled train features baggage, coach, open sections, private rooms and a dining area. Built by Budd, the cars are dismal failures and will be quickly dropped in favor of conventional equipment. The lessons learned however, will be applied to Budd's successful RDC.

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November 17, 1954 The New York Central begins its "Early Bird" fast freight service.

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November 17, 1961 After 127 years of service, Erie’s Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City closes.

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November 17, 2020 Canadian National officially puts its five “Heritage” diesels into service. Painted for Grand Trunk, Illinois Central, Wisconsin Central, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and BC Rail, the units had been spotted in service for the past month.

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November 17, 2020 The Ford Motor Company reveals its site plan for the restored Michigan Central station in Detroit.

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November 17, 2021 Canadian National and Canadian Pacific release a joint statement that the recent washouts of their joint line in British Columbia’s Frasier and Thompson Canyons will require major repairs. The damage to their joint line was caused by several flooding incidents.

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November 17, 2022 The Los Angeles Police Department and Union Pacific Railroad Police announce the arrest of 22 suspects, accused of breaking into containers as they left the Port of Los Angeles. $18 million worth of stolen goods were recovered.

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November 14, 1832 First train on the New York & Haarlem Railroad.

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November 14, 1872 The War Department issues General Orders No. 98 setting rates for Government fares on the 67 land-grand railroads. The amount of discount required ranges from zero to fifty per cent. By this fare-reduction program, the railroads will pay back the costs of their grants many times over.

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November 14, 1889 The Battle Creek & Sturgis Railroad (later MC, NYC) is incorporated. Also on this day, the Battle Creek & Bay City, an extension of the BC&S receives its charter.

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November 14, 1889 Inspired by Jules Verne, New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) sets out to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She will succeed, making the trip in 72 days. Later, the fastest Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in New Jersey will be named "Nellie Bly" in her honor.

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November 14, 1890 The Denver & Rio Grande completes its standard gauge line between Denver and Ogden.

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November 14, 1926 The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe "Chief" begins daily Chicago to Los Angeles service.

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November 14, 1926 The Southern Pacific opens a second main line through Arizona, serving Phoenix.

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November 14, 1930 The Boston & Maine dedicates a new North Station.

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November 14, 1932 The Nelsonville & Athens Electric Railway (OH) quits due to the effects of the Depression and the decline of its local coal industry.

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November 14, 1971 Amtrak’s “Abraham Lincoln”, running from St. Louis to Milwaukee, begins service.

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November 14, 1989 The Canadian Pacific ends the regular use of cabooses.

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November 14, 1994 The first Eurostar "Chunnel" train runs between England and France.

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November 14, 2001 The movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opens in the United States. Featured as "The Hogwart's Express": a 1937 4-6-0 "Hall" class steam engine number 5972, originally belonging to the Great Western Railway and named "Olton Hall".

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November 14, 2021 Amtrak donates $50,000 to the town of Chester MT in thanks for the assistance residents of the town gave to the passengers and crew of the derailed Empire Builder on September 25. Amtrak also donates $50,000 to the local Red Cross.

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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. Fortunately the countryside along the ruler line is relatively flat and the Czar's survey could be followed.

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November 13, 1874 The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad completes a 4-track system between Albany and Buffalo. The line is operated as two double track railroads side by side, one on south side for passenger and one on north for freight. The project includes a freight bypass line around Syracuse.

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November 13, 1875 Horsecar service begins in Zanesville OH.

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November 13, 1882 The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway (later CCC&StL, NYC) completes its line from Niles to Benton Harbor MI.

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November 13, 1887 Union Pacific inaugurates the "Overland Limited".

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November 13, 1937 Anderson IN streetcars end service.

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November 13, 1985 The Chicago & North Western begins running unit coal trains without cabooses.

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November 13, 2009 China announces that some domestic airline service will be cut as they cannot compete with China's growing high-speed network on routes less than 1,000 km (620 miles).

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November 13, 2017 General Electric announces it is planning to leave the transportation business, ending production in Erie PA.

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November 13, 2018 MTA announces it is planning to buy Grand Central Terminal from a private holding company, as well as the Harlem and Hudson lines.

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November 13, 2019 A burst 48” water main halts railway service in Surbiton, in suburban London. When workers attempt repairs, they are chased away by a pig named “Pickle”, who is kept in the same field as the shut-off valve. “Pickle” is eventually lured away with a bag of crisps (potato chips), the valve is repaired, and the trains restored.

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