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February 2, 1832 The Lawrenceburgh & Indianapolis Railroad is incorporated in Indiana, that state's first. It is one of several railroads incorporated today. Only a small section of it will be

February 1, 1832 "The Western Immigrant" newspaper of Ann Arbor MI suggests transcontinental railroad, the first mention in print of such a project. February 1, 1846 The first train arrives in

January 29, 1956. Philadelphia trolley routes 26 (Olney Avenue) and 52 (Chelten-Midvale) were converted to bus operation, ending trolley service on busy Chelten Avenue in Germantown. In Center City,

January 29, 1830 Papers are filed for the first railroad incorporated in Kentucky, the Lexington & Ohio Railroad Company. January 29, 1834 In the first use of federal troops to put down a labor

January 28, 1957 All Philadelphia PCC cars on the 7 routes at Luzerne Depot (6, 20, 47, 50, 53, 56, and 60) received lock-type fare boxes. Only the PCC cars at Woodland Depot still had to receive

January 28, 1823 The Pennsylvania Senate passes a bill allowing John Stevens to build a railroad from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania House will kill the bill in Committee. January 28,

January 27, 1824 The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company is incorporated in Virginia. January 27, 1836 The State of Indiana enacts "Internal Improvements" legislation, calling for roads, canals and

January 26, 1876 The Pennsylvania Railroad Board decides to provide uniforms for conductors, train agents, brakemen, baggage masters, stationmaster and gatemen. They also approve construction of a

January 25, 1842 Locomotive builder Baldwin & Vail tests a six-wheel geared locomotive. It will later be used on the Philadelphia & Reading. January 25, 1899 The St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern

January 24, 1954 Cleveland's 4000-series Peter Witt cars were used at the end of trolley service after all 75 PCC cars were sold and shipped to Toronto. January 24, 1971 Philadelphia

January 22, 1857 The Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad (later PM, C&O, Chessie, CSX) is chartered to construct a rail line from Flint to Lake Michigan via Saginaw. January 22, 1858 The directors of the

January 21, 1951 Chicago trolley route 55 (Elston Avenue) and its short trolleybus extension were converted to bus operation. January 21, 1955 After the evening rush hour, full time PCC car

January 21, 1841 George Hacker patents a passenger car based on a tobacco barrel. The car was intended to be 30’ long with 20 windows, but the design was never built. January 21, 1880 The Ontario &

January 20, 1947 Work began on the Market Street Subway extension to 46th Street in West Philadelphia with groundbreaking ceremonies beginning at 33rd and Market Streets for the extension of the

January 20, 1837 An advertisement in the “Toledo Blade” states that the Erie & Kalamazoo has received its first steam engine, and service will commence “in a few days”. January 20, 1848 The

January 19, 1953 On the eve of the Eisenhower inauguration, Pennsylvania PUC officials announced plans for the Philadelphia Transportation Company to abandon Market Street trolley route 18. This route

January 19, 1852 The 6-foot gauge Erie & Northeast Railroad opens between Erie PA and the New York State line, connecting with the Buffalo & State Line Railroad (later NYC). January 19, 1852 The New

January 18, 1948 The Shore Fast Line, the interurban line that ran from Atlantic City to Somers Point, was converted to bus operation. All 100-series interurban cars were stored at the Inlet Shops and

January 18, 1854 The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is organized to build from Hartford, IN, to the Michigan state line as part of a route between Louisville and northern Michigan. January 18, 1878

January 15, 1970 The NYCTA transferred all R-16 subway cars to the Queens Boulevard IND for local services on the EE and GG lines. January 17, 1954 The New York Division, ERA, the