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Re: June 22 in RR History
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
By Dennis Linsky · #276 ·
June 22 in RR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #275 ·
Re: June 21 in RR History
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
By Dennis Linsky · #274 ·
June 21 in RR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #273 ·
Re: This Weekend in RR History
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.
By Dennis Linsky · #272 ·
This Weekend in RR History
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.
By Mark Tomlonson · #271 ·
Re: June 17 in RR History
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
By Dennis Linsky · #270 ·
June 17 in RR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #269 ·
June 16 in RR History
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"
By Mark Tomlonson · #268 ·
June 15 in RR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #267 ·
Re: June 14 in RR History
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
By Dennis Linsky · #266 ·
June 14 in RR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #265 ·
This Weekend in RR History
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,
By Mark Tomlonson · #264 ·
June 10 in RR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #263 ·
Re: June 9 in RR History
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
By Dennis Linsky · #262 ·
June 9 in RR History
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".
By Mark Tomlonson · #261 ·
Re: June 8 in RR History
June 8, 1952 Baltimore trolley route 18 (Pennsylvania-Camden) was converted to bus operation and the Park Terminal car house closed with route 32 (Woodlawn-Howard Park) relocated to Belvedere. June 8,
By Dennis Linsky · #260 ·
June 8 in RR History
June 8, 1857 The Grand Rapids & Mackinaw Railroad is incorporated in Michigan to build a railroad between the two namesake towns for the Grand Rapids & Indiana. June 8, 1870 An excursion train of
By Mark Tomlonson · #259 ·
Re: June 7 in RR History
June 7, 1950 A coroner's jury in Chicago declared the city's PCC car fleet unsafe after the gasoline truck incident that killed 34 persons and ordered the PCCs refined with emergency kick-out windows
By Dennis Linsky · #258 ·
June 7 in RR History
June 7, 1853 An iron Bollman truss bridge designed by Albert Fink opens over the Monongahela River at Fairmont, VA on the Baltimore & Ohio. It is the longest iron railroad bridge built to date. June
By Mark Tomlonson · #257 ·