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November 20, 1852 The Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula (later LS&MS) is opened, from Cleveland to Erie PA. November 20, 1855 The first railroad in Iowa, the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad (later

November 19, 1837 The first railroad opens in Cuba. November 19, 1847 The second rail line in Canada, the 12 km Montreal & Lachine Railway (later M&NY, M&C, GT), opens. November 19, 1850 Irate

November 18, 1838 The Northern Cross Railroad, the first railroad in Illinois, opens between Meredosia on the Illinois River and Morgan City. It will become the oldest part of the Wabash

November 17, 1855 The first section of the Grand Trunk Railway opens, 125.4 miles between Montreal (Point St. Charles) and Brockville. November 17, 1856 The Grand Trunk Railroad is completed between

November 16, 1822 Hetton Colliery Railway, a private coal road, opens between Hetton Colliery and Sunderland, Durhamshire. It consists of a series of inclined planes and levels crossing a divide. Many

November 13, 1851 The first trunk line in Russia begins operations between St. Petersburg and Moscow. When asked what route the railroad should take, the Czar sent for a ruler and drew a line.

November 12, 1831 The first public trials of the "John Bull" locomotive are held on the Camden & Amboy Railroad at Bordentown, N.J. for visiting dignitaries. The "John Bull" pulls two passenger

November 11, 1841 The Western Railroad (later B&A) leases the Albany & West Stockbridge for 50 years. November 11, 1861 Sleeping cars begin operating over the "Shore Line" between New York and

November 10, 1853 The Great Western Railway Line (later CN) opens, running 69 kilometers from the Niagara Suspension Bridge to Hamilton ONT. November 10, 1856 The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago

November 9, 1867 The Paw Paw Railroad, at 4 miles Michigan's shortest common carrier, begins operation between Paw Paw and Lawton. (Some sources place this event earlier, in September or October

November 6, 1893 The Elwood (IN) Electric Street Railway begins operations. November 6, 1906 In the early morning hours, a Baltimore & Ohio freight train and a B&O passenger train collide head-on in

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