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April 5, 1953 Philadelphia trolley route 65 (Old York Road-6th and 7th Streets) was abandoned and replaced by short extensions or trolley routes 20 and 50. This abandonment became necessary to

April 5, 1862 The Jamestown & Franklin Railroad (later CP&A, LS&MS, NYC&HR, NYC) is chartered. April 5, 1877 The Boston & Maine acquires the Vermont Railroad. April 5, 1903 The Pennsylvania Railroad

April 3, 1949 St. Louis' 4 Manchester trolley routes were converted to bus operation because of dangerous left hand operation on PRW. They were routes 53 (Maplewood), 54 (Webster-Kingshighway), 55

April 2, 1853 An Act of the New York State Legislature approves the merger creating the New York Central Railroad. The merger will be ratified by stockholders in June. April 2, 1869 Incorporation

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

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,

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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