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November 5, 1862 The Amboy, Lansing & Traverse Bay Railroad, more commonly known as "The Ramshorn Road" (later JL&S, MC, NYC, PC, CR) completes its Lansing to Owosso route. (Some sources say

November 4, 1874 The narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Company opens for revenue service to Robertsdale PA, a new town established by the Rockhill Iron & Coal Company. An excursion tour was

November 3, 1842 First recorded instance of a meal being served on board a moving train. The Directors of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad are served a catered cold lunch on an inaugural inspection trip

November 2, 1836 Horse-drawn trains begin operating on the Erie & Kalamazoo (later MS, LS&MS, NYC, PC, CR). November 2, 1870 The Boston & Albany merges the Albany & West Stockbridge

October 30, 1837 Russia's first railway opens between St Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo (27 kilometres). October 30, 1850 The Michigan Central Railroad opens from New Buffalo to Michigan City IN using

October 29, 1830 News of the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway six weeks earlier reaches Philadelphia. October 29, 1889 Illinois Central completes the 4-mile river bridge at Cairo

October 28, 1848 The first railroad in Spain opens between Barcelona and Mataro. October 28, 1906 A three-car electric train running between Camden and Atlantic City NJ falls into a river just west

October 27, 1854 Near present day Jeanette’s creek in Chatham-Kent ONT on the Great Western Railway (later GT, CN), a gravel train that had falsely been given clearance collides head-on with a

October 26, 1871 The first passenger train reaches Colorado City CO. October 26, 1874 The Grand Trunk Railway is converted to Standard Gauge east of Montreal. October 26, 1891 The New York Central

October 23, 1882 The New York, Chicago & St. Louis ("The Nickel Plate Road") officially begins operations. October 23, 1906 The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen present a demand for an 8-hour day for

October 22, 1866 The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad begins the "B&O Lightning Express", a fast freight line for westbound oysters and dry goods. October 22, 1872 The Great Epizootic strikes New York and

October 21, 1869 First shipment of fresh oysters by rail. October 21, 1890 Streetcars run in Chicago IL for the first time. October 21, 1905 First railway on Cyprus, a 67-mile, 30-inch gauge

October 20, 1854 Kingston Locomotive Works, the predecessor of the Canadian Locomotive Company, completes its first locomotive. October 20, 1872 The first closed track circuit is installed in Kinzua,

October 19, 1839 The first railway timetable, devised by George Bradshaw, is published in Manchester, England. October 19, 1862 Over the next several days, the Confederate Army will destroy all

October 16, 1826 The Stockton & Darlington Railway becomes the first in the world to begin a regular, scheduled revenue passenger service, The passenger cars will remain horse-drawn until

October 15, 1849 A National Pacific Railroad Convention is held in St. Louis with 1,000 delegates attending. They will consider building a railroad to California to tap the recently discovered gold

October 14, 1845 The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore rules that all "extras" are subordinate to all regular passenger trains, except for one carrying the text of the President's annual

October 13, 1869 The Allegan & Holland Railroad and the Muskegon & Ferrysburg Railroad are merged into the Michigan Lake Shore Railroad under an agreement signed September 29. The MLS will later be