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June 24, 1951 Philadelphia trolley route 13 (Chester Avenue-Chestnut and Walnut Streets), a PCC route since 1941, was transferred from Callowhill to Woodland Depot where no PCC cars had been assigned.

June 24, 1845 Georges Nagelmackers, founder of Wagons-Lits and the Orient Express, is born. June 24, 1851 Lawrence Myers of Philadelphia patents a railroad car that would carry grain or coal in large

June 23, 1946 A new trolley terminal loop for West Philadelphia routes 10 and 41 and night line route 46 cars was opened at 63rd Street and Malvern Avenue. June 23, 1957 In addition to the end of

June 23, 1831 The Boston & Worcester Railroad Corporation incorporates in Massachusetts to run between its namesake towns. It is the oldest element of the New York Central system in New England. June

June 22, 1946, Of the 6 Fort Wayne trolleys that went to Atlantic City, car 297 was converted to a line car in 1953. All were retired on 6/6/1954 when the trolley route was cut back from Longport to

June 22, 1869 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern takes over the Buffalo & Erie Railroad Company, extending the LS&MS line eastward to Buffalo. June 22, 1869 The first transcontinental ticket (to San

June 21, 1948 Philadelphia trolley route 6 (Willow Grove-Glenside-Ogontz Avenue) became PTC's 7th all-PCC route. June 21, 1958 In addition to the end of Chicago trolley operation, the Illinois

June 21, 1831 The Boston & Providence Railroad (later OC, NYNH&H, PC, Amtrak) is chartered to build between its two namesake cities. June 21, 1869 The last rail is laid on the second 20 miles of the

June 18, 1954 Philadelphia's last 2-man Nearsides with hand doors ran for the last time on route 15 ( Girard Avenue). They were replaced by CEOM cars on weekdays and PCC cars on weekends and holidays.

June 18, 1831 The "John Bull" locomotive is constructed in England by Robert Stephenson & Company. June 18, 1890 Indianapolis Street Railway begins operations. June 18, 1893 Great Northern's first St.

June 17, 1956 All 83 of Chicago's Blue Goose PCC cars were retired with the conversion of trolley route 49 (Western Avenue) to bus operation. June 17, 1956 Baltimore trolley route 19 (Garrison

June 17, 1831 The first boiler explosion in the United States occurs when the engineer of the "Best Friend of Charleston" ties the steam pressure relief valve shut. June 17, 1835 The locomotive

June 16, 1893 The steam-electric locomotive "Fusee" (French for "rocket") is given its first stationary tests. Although never fully practical despite many miles of over the road testing, the "Fusee"

June 15, 1869 The first parlor cars are placed in service between New York and Boston, running via Springfield. June 15, 1883 The first train steams across the Marent Gulch trestle, a 222-foot tall

June 14, 1956 A 9-hour wildcat strike cut 66 2/3% of IRT and BMT subway services and about half the IND. As a result, 60 NYCTA motormen were reprimanded, 21 were suspended, 5 were dismissed but were

June 14, 1866 The Cincinnati & Martinsville (later Big Four, NYC) reaches its junction with the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad. June 14, 1880 The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad (later

June 11, 1862 Herman Haupt, the former Pennsylvania Railroad construction engineer now in charge of reconstructing damaged railroads for the Union Army, issues regulations for his construction corps,

June 10, 1844 The New York & New Haven Railroad is incorporated to build from New Haven to a junction with the New York & Harlem Railroad at Williamsbridge, now in the Borough of Bronx. June 10, 1872

June 9, 1950 Philadelphia air-electric PCC car 2603 was burned inside Bay 5 at Callowhill Depot and scrapped. Another PCC, car 2604, was also involved in the fire but was repaired at Kensington Shops

June 9, 1865 Author Charles Dickens survives a railway accident at Staplehurst, UK in which 10 are killed and 49 injured. The incident is believed to have inspired his short story "The Signalman".