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April 17, 1826 The Mohawk & Hudson Railroad is chartered in New York State. Most historians consider this the first event leading to the New York Central System. April 17, 1853 The Evansville,

April 16, 1940 The new Philadelphia Transportation Company purchased 130 new PCC cars from the St. Louis Car Company and 122 new buses from Mack Trucks. The new PCC cars were numbered 2031-80 for

April 16, 1833 A New Castle & Frenchtown (later PRR, NS) train hits a cow. Nine of its 10 cars derail and overturn. Because of the train control problems following this incident, the NC&F introduces

April 15, 1951 Chicago's 47th Street trolley route was converted to bus operation but only temporarily. On April 13, 1952, the route was reconverted to trolleybus operation.

April 15, 1865 All Baltimore & Ohio trains are held at Relay, MD until noon by military order to help prevent the escape of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln. April 15, 1867 The Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne

April 14, 1834 The Long Island Railroad is incorporated. April 14, 1907 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern depot at LaPorte IN is destroyed by fire. The fire, which started in the express room, draws

April 12, 1953 Chicago's Roosevelt Road shuttle trolley route was discontinued. The route used one-man double-end cars and operated from the Cottage Grove car barn. Passengers going to Grant Park and

April 11, 1842 The French legislature passes the Railway Act of 1842, which among other provisions states that all rail lines in France are to be owned by the state with operations leased to private

April 10, 1949 North Philadelphia trolley route 25 (Cedar and Memphis Streets), which served Kensington and Fishtown, was converted to bus operation and was transferred from Richmond Depot to

April 10, 1846 The Chelsea Branch Railroad (later B&A, NYC) is chartered in Massachusetts April 10, 1866 James & Amos Densmore are granted a patent for the first successful tank car. April 10, 1868

April 9, 1827 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorizes the construction of several canals as well as surveys for railroads from Harrisburg to Chambersburg and Columbia to York and Gettysburg. The

April 8, 1867 A special excursion train departs Chicago on the first through run to New York over the new Michigan Central-Great Western of Canada-New York Central route. The train is ferried across

April 7, 1957 It was the Queensboro Bridge trolley that was the last to run in New York State. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]> wrote:

April 7, 1832 The Liggitt’s Gap Railroad (later DL&W) is chartered in Pennsylvania. April 7, 1870 The Kalamazoo & South Haven (later NYC, PC) reaches Bloomingdale from Kendall on its way west to

April 5, 1953 Philadelphia trolley route 65 on Old York Road and 6th and 7th Streets was abandoned without replacement in the first move to eliminate duplication of service by other routes. The route

April 4, 1839 Alarmed by the fact that steamboats and railroads provide quick and superior escape routes for runaway slaves, the Maryland Legislature prohibits any slave from traveling on a steamboat

April 3, 1949 St. Louis converted its Manchester PCC routes to bus operation because of dangerous left hand operation on PRW. The routes were 53 (Maplewood), 54 (Webster), 55 (Clay and Adams), and 56

April 3, 1848 The Oakland & Ottawa (later D&M, GT) is chartered by the Michigan State Legislature to construct a railroad from Pontiac to Lake Michigan in Ottawa County. April 3, 1853 The

April 2, 1853 An Act of the New York State Legislature approves the merger creating the New York Central Railroad. The merger will be ratified by stockholders in June. April 2, 1869 Incorporation

April 1, 1951 Brooklyn's Nostrand Avenue trolley route was converted to bus operation and the Holy Cross Cemetery Shuttle was abandoned. April