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January 12, 1986 Philadelphia trolley routes 6 (City portion on Ogontz Avenue), 50 (Rising Sun Avenue-4th and 5th Streets), and 60 (Allegheny Avenue) were converted to bus operation. Route 60 hadn't

January 12, 1830 DeWitt Clinton Jr. reports to several New York businessmen on the cost of building a rail road from New York to New Orleans. The proposal calls for using stone sleepers north of

January 11, 1955 The NYCTA's first train of new R-16 subway cars went into service on the BMT Broadway-Jamaica line. Two trains of R10 subway cars were already in service on this line after the R-16s

January 11, 1859 The Atchison & Topeka Railroad (later AT&SF, BNSF) is chartered. January 11, 1868 The Sandusky & Cincinnati Railroad reforms as the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad (later

January 8, 1855 The first through train runs from Chicago to Cairo, IL. January 8, 1855 A mob in Erie, PA tears up the tracks of the Erie & North Eastern, the last battle in the "Gauge War". January

January 7, 1830 The first railroad station in the U.S. opens in Baltimore for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which today is opening its first segment of track. The first revenue rail passengers in the

January 6, 1853 The New Jersey Railroad, Camden & Amboy, Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore and the Baltimore & Ohio begin advertising that they will operate a continuous connecting railroad for

December 5, 1970 New York's subway and bus fares rose from 20 to 30 cents. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]> wrote:

January 5, 1832 The Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad Company (later CCC&StL, NYC, PC, CR, I&O) is incorporated in Ohio to build between Sandusky and Dayton via Springfield. The charter, the first

Off topic but of particular :interest: January 4, 1959 Trolleybus service ended in Kansas City with the last 4 routes converted to bus operation. Thirty of the Marmon-Herrington trolleybuses were

January 4, 1875 The Prince Edward Island Railway opens between Summerside and Tignish. January 4, 1877 Commodore Vanderbilt dies at his home at the age of 82. He leaves the bulk of his estate and

January 3, 1960 St. Louis trolley route 70 (Grand Avenue) was converted to bus operation due to the rebuilding of a viaduct. This conversion isolated the remaining trolley routes from the shops at

January 3, 1870 The Kalamazoo & South Haven (later MC, NYC, PC, CR) is completed from Kalamazoo to Kendall MI. January 3, 1908 The St. Clair Coal Railway (IL) is merged into the Vandalia

January 2, 1832 Daniel K. Minor, publisher of the "New York American", publishes the first issue of the "American Railroad Journal". It is the first U.S. periodical devoted entirely to the railroad

January 1, 1940 Philadelphia Rapid Transit and local underlying companies merged and became PTC. January 1, 1957 Kansas City's streetcar franchise expired. The last 3 lines went bus on June

January 1, 1838 The United States Government contracts with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to carry mail. The B&O is the first railroad in the U.S. to get a mail contract. January 1, 1850 The Vermont

December 31, 1954 St. Louis 1940 all-electric PCC car 1578 and Kansas City 1947 all-electric PCC car 787 arrived at 2nd Street and Wyoming Avenue in North Philadelphia. The other 88 cars arrived

December 31, 1849 The Hudson River Railroad opens to Poughkeepsie NY. December 31, 1852 The first Baltimore & Ohio train leaves Baltimore for Wheeling. December 31, 1853 First train to Clinton

No, they were converted to motor coach. The last day for rail service for both was December 29, 1956. Milantram

December 30, 1956 San Francisco trolley routes B and C on Geary Street were converted to trolleybus operation as route 38. Dennis M Linsky [email protected]> wrote: