Re: April 1 in RR History
April 1, 1951 Brooklyn's Nostrand Avenue trolley route was converted to bus operation and the Holy Cross Cemetery trolley shuttle was abandoned. April 1, 1951 Chicago trolley route 81 (Lawrence
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Dennis Linsky
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April 1 in RR History
April 1, 1832 The Baltimore & Ohio opens from Frederick Junction to Point of Rocks MD on the Potomac River, about 71 miles from Baltimore. April 1, 1836 The Erie Railroad is incorporated. April 1,
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Mark Tomlonson
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March 31 in RR History
March 31, 1823 A Charter for a "Pennsylvania Rail Road Company" between Philadelphia and Columbia is granted to John Stevens of Hoboken NJ and others. March 31, 1862 The "Oregon Pony" arrives in
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Mark Tomlonson
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March 30 in RR HIstory
March 30, 1847 The Pennsylvania Railroad is organized and a Board of Directors elected. March 30, 1856 The Chicago Burlington & Quincy and the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad (later C&NW) begin using
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: March 29 in RR History
March 29, 1959 Off topic but of particular interest: Philadelphia bus routes O (Logan-Huntingdon Valley), which connected with the Broad Street Subway at Logan and Fern Rock, and Y (Coffman Avenue)
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Dennis Linsky
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March 29 in RR History
March 29, 1869 The Kalamazoo, Allegan & Grand Rapids Railroad (later LS&MS, NYC, PC) is completed from Allegan to Grand Rapids MI. (Some sources say March 1.) March 29, 1909 The Pennsylvania Railroad
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: This Weekend in RR History
March 26, 1950 Baltimore trolley route 30 (Fremont Avenue), a PCC route since 1944, was converted to trolleybus operation with surplus ACF- Brill TC-44s. March 28, 1959 In order to giver Callowhill
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Dennis Linsky
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This Weekend in RR History
March 26, 1860 The first freight car (loaded with lard) leaves St. Louis for New York via Buffalo and the New York Central. The trip will take five days. This is the first car to run through without
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: March 25 in RR History
March 25, 1951 Cincinnati trolley routes 32 (Elberon-Price Hill), 35 (Warsaw-Price Hill), and 36 (Warsaw-Carson Street) were converted to bus operation with the latter 2 getting trolleybuses. All 3
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Dennis Linsky
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March 25 in RR History
March 25, 1807 The Swansea & Mumbles Railway begins the first railway passenger service in the world, using horse-drawn cars. The line had been built three years earlier to haul granite. It will
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Mark Tomlonson
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March 24 in RR History
March 24, 1828 The Philadelphia & Columbia Railway (later PRR), the first to be owned by a state, is authorized. March 24, 1852 Ohio passes a law permitting railroads to change gauge from 4'-10" (the
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: March 23 in RR History
March 23, 1953 Philadelphia trolley route 36 (Elmwood Avenue) was rerouted eastbound via Chestnut and 20th Streets to Market and westbound via 19th and Walnut to 22nd. This rerouting became necessary
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Dennis Linsky
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March 23 in RR History
March 23, 1836 Virginia declares it a felony to damage or destroy railroad property. Slaves who damage railroads "shall suffer death without benefit of clergy". March 23, 1858 E.A. Gardner of
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: March 22 in RR History
March 22, 1953 Cleveland's Superior Avenue trolley route, the last to use the PCC cars, was converted to trolleybus operation using Pullman-Standard equipment purchased from Providence. The PCC cars
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Dennis Linsky
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Re: March 22 in RR History
March 22, 1953 Cleveland's Superior Avenue trolley route, the last to use PCC cars, was converted to trolleybus operation using Pullman-Standard equipment purchased from Providence. The PCC cars were
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Dennis Linsky
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March 22 in RR History
March 22, 1862 The East Boston Freight Railroad (later B&A, NYC) is chartered in Massachusetts. March 22, 1897 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that railroads are subject to anti-trust legislation. March
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: This Weekend in RR History
March 20, 1955 Metropolitan Philadelphia Railway Association chartered PCC cars 2201 (ex-St. Louis 1578) and 2251 (ex-Kansas City 787) which were refurbished and repainted by PTC at Kensington Shops
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Dennis Linsky
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This Weekend in RR History
March 19, 1851 The Illinois Central Railroad is organized in New York City. March 19, 1917 The railroads accept President Wilson's proposal for an 8-hour workday to stave off possible strikes. Later
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Mark Tomlonson
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March 18 in RR History
March 18, 1834 One track of the Allegheny Portage Railroad opens for revenue service. The railroad will not operate between December and March when canals are closed by ice. Included in the
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: March 17 in RR History
March 17, 1976 The NYCTA transferred R-1/9 subway cars 1372-1409 from the IND lines to the BMT Eastern Division. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]> wrote:
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Dennis Linsky
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