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May 19, 1835 The York & Maryland Line Railroad (later Maryland & Pennsylvania) is organized at Baltimore. May 19, 1845 Sir John Franklin launches an expedition to find the North-West Passage. His two

May 18, 1836 The Central Railroad of Michigan (later MC, NYC, PC, CR, NS) begins construction at King's Corner (SE corner of Woodward & Jefferson), Detroit. May 18, 1875 The Waynesburg & Washington

May 17, 1971 The first railroad strike involving Amtrak took place when railroad signalmen went on strike. The Penn Central, Reading, Erie-Lackawanna, and Jersey Central were among 30 railroads

May 17, 1851 Railway service starts in Peru. May 17, 1853 The Mohawk Valley Railroad merges with 9 other railroads to create the New York Central. Erastus Corning has managed the merger. May 17, 1853

May 14, 1953 Trackage on Philadelphia subway-surface trolley routes 10-11-34-37-38 was relocated at 30th Street Station after the Pennsylvania Railroad sold the land west of the station to the EVENING

May 14, 1845 The Troy & Greenbush Railroad (later HRRR, NYC) the last link in an all-rail route between Boston and Albany is incorporated. May 14, 1877 The Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw, Wabash and Canada

May 13, 1829 The "Stourbridge Lion", the second locomotive imported into the United States and the first in service, arrives in New York. May 13, 1830 The Baltimore & Ohio operates its first test trip

May 12, 1846 The Hudson River Railroad is incorporated with the goal of building a line from New York City to Albany. May 12, 1847 The New York State Legislature passes a law giving railroads

May 11, 1947 Philadelphia trolley route 23 (Germantown Avenue-10th and 11th Streets) was re-equipped with 85 of the 100 new 2700-series all-electric PCC cars after a,new substation was built at

May 11, 1825 John Stevens demonstrates a circular cog railroad 660 feet long at Hoboken Ferry NJ. He also demonstrates a vertical-boiler locomotive of his own design. It's operated as a demonstration

May 10, 1835 The Portage Railroad (PA) opens a second track. May 10, 1848 The Union Railroad (MA – later B&A) is chartered. May 10, 1864 A new 40-foot RPO car makes its first trial run between

May 8, 1939 Philadelphia's last Market Street Subway-El train ran from 69th Street Terminal to the South Street Ferry Terminal and all trains ran to Frankford. The El structure on Delaware Avenue from

May 7, 1863 The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore carries over 3,000 Confederate prisoners from the Battle of Chancellorsville to prisons in Philadelphia. May 7, 1868 The Kalamazoo & Allegan

May 6, 1979 The NYCTA's new pick went into effect on the IND and BMT subways. Under this new pick, the first 2 QB (Broadway-Brighton) trains ran from Coney Island to Astoria and returned as RR trains

May 6, 1856 The Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad, the Ohio & Indiana Railroad and the Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad sign articles of merger to form the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. The new

May 5, 1827 The Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company opens a nine-mile railroad operated by horses and gravity between Summit Hill mines and Mauch Chunk PA. It is the first permanent railroad in

May 4, 1841 The Western Railroad (later B&A) is completed from the New York state line to Pittsfield MA. May 4, 1845 The first iron truss bridge (Howe type) in the U.S. is placed in service on the

May 3, 1825 Congress alters the route of the National Road, currently building to St. Louis, between Zanesville, OH and Jefferson City MO creating a route through Columbus, Richmond, Indianapolis,

May 1, 1949 Washington's conversion of trolley routes 10 (Kenilworth Avenue) and 12 (Seat Pleasant) to bus operation, ending the use of conventional trolleys with car 766 preserved. All remaining

April 30, 1847 The Pennsylvania Railroad sells its first shares of stock. April 30, 1854 The first railway in Brazil opens. April 30, 1859 The Postmaster General closes 13 of the distributing Post