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April 21, 1846 The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad (later Lehigh Valley) is incorporated. April 21, 1856 The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi opens between Rock Island

April 20, 1969 The NYCTA replaced the aging BMT AB cars with newer IND R-1/9 cars on the LL (14th Street-Canarsie) line. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]> wrote:

April 20, 1839 The State of Michigan reduces its Board of Internal Improvement, which is overseeing the construction of canals, railroads and plank roads to three members. April 20, 1860 The first

April 19, 1956 Philadelphia trolley route 20 was rerouted southbound via Oregon Avenue, Marvine, and Bugler Streets to 10th. On April 26, route 20 was rerouted northbound via 10th, Oregon, 11th, and

April 19, 1821 The Stockton & Darlington Railway is incorporated in Great Britain to build from coal mines to Stockton on the River Tees. April 19, 1825 The La Plaisance Bay Harbor Co. receives a

April 16, 1940 The new Philadelphia Transportation Company purchased 130 new PCC cars from St. Louis Car Company and 122 new gas buses from Mack Trucks. The PCCs were numbered 2031-80 for one-man

April 16, 1833 A New Castle & Frenchtown (later PRR, NS) train hits a cow. Nine of its 10 cars derail and overturn. Because of the train control problems following this incident, the NC&F introduces

April 15, 1953 Chicago Green Hornet PCC cars 4381 and 4394, which were sent to car builders for rebuilding into experimental rapid transit cars, were written off company books and scrapped. Car 4381

April 15, 1865 All Baltimore & Ohio trains are held at Relay, MD until noon by military order to help prevent the escape of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln. April 15, 1867 The Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne &

April 14, 1907 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern depot at Laporte IN is destroyed by fire. April 14, 1909 In its new contract with the Pullman Company, the Pennsylvania Railroad stipulates that only

April 13, 1952 Chicago trolley route 47 on 47th Street, which had been converted to bus operation on April 15, 1951, was reconverted to trolleybus operation. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]>

April 13, 1771 Richard Trevithick, a Welsh inventor, is born. His most notable contribution to railroading will be the invention of high-pressure steam engines, enabling self-propelled steam

April 12, 1953 Chicago's Roosevelt Road shuttle trolley route from Abash Avenue to Grant Park and Soldier Field was abandoned and replaced by bus route 126. April 12, 1968 The NYCTA ended rush hour

April 12, 1831 Construction begins on the Staple Bend Tunnel, located 4 miles east of Johnstown PA. It is the first railroad tunnel in the United States. (Some sources say November 21) April 12, 1842

April 9, 1968 The NYCTA was transferring IND R1/9 subway cars 1300-1802, starting with the higher numbers, to the BMT Eastern Division. April 10, 1949 Philadelphia trolley route 25 (Cedar and Memphis

April 9, 1827 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorizes the construction of several canals as well as surveys for railroads from Harrisburg to Chambersburg and Columbia to York and Gettysburg. The

April 8, 1956 In addition to the end of trolley service in Detroit, that city's 2 trolleybus routes were relegated to service to 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday-Friday only. Buses provides all services on

April 8, 1867 A special excursion train departs Chicago on the first through run to New York over the new Michigan Central-Great Western of Canada-New York Central route. The train is ferried across

April 7, 1957 it was the Queensboro Bridge Railway which ran the last trolleys in New York State. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]> wrote:

April 7, 1870 The Kalamazoo & South Haven (later NYC, PC) reaches Bloomingdale from Kendall on its way west to South Haven MI. April 7, 1871 The Illinois Railroad Act establishes state regulation of