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April 23, 1954 The City of Philadelphia financed the PTC in purchasing 43 new Marmon-Herrington TC-49 trolleybuses to re-equip route 66 on upper Frankford Avenue from Bridge Street to Knights Road.

April 23, 1831 The Pontchaitrain Railroad (later L&N), the first in the Mississippi valley, begins horse car operation between New Orleans and Milneburg. April 23, 1835 The New Castle & Frenchtown

April 22, 1954 Atlantic City celebrated its 65th anniversary of trolley operation with railfan sentiment. The Atlantic City Transportation Company celebrated its 9th anniversary by purchasing and

April 22, 1833 The Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad (MI) (later MS, LS&MS, NYC, PC, CR) is chartered. It will become the first railroad to operate in the former Northwest Territory. April 22, 1861 The Mobile

April 21, 1964 The NYCTA's automated shuttle subway train, consisting of IRT R-22 cars 7509, 7513, and 7516, was destroyed by fire on track 4 of the Grand Central terminal. Cars 7513 and 7516 were

April 21, 1846 The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad (later Lehigh Valley) is incorporated. April 21, 1856 The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi opens between Rock Island

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April 19, 1956 Philadelphia trolley route 20 was rerouted south to operate on Bigler Street from Marvine to 10th, then via the regular route to the Naval Base. On the 26th, route 20 was rerouted north

April 18, 1832 The Watertown & Rome Railroad (later RW&O, NYC) is chartered. April 18, 1837 The Andover & Wilmington Railroad (later B&M) reorganizes as the Andover & Haverhill. April 18, 1838 The

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, 1953 Chicago

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