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November 1, 1842 The Schenectady & Troy Railroad (later NYC) opens.

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November 1, 1848 A cog rail is installed on the Madison (IN) incline and the use of horses is abandoned. The first rack locomotive, "M.G. Bright" (0-8-0) has one set of cylinders driving the regular wheels and a second set mounted vertically driving the cogwheel.

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November 1, 1855 More than 600 passengers board a special train in St. Louis for a ceremony commemorating the opening of the Pacific Railroad in Jefferson City. When the train crosses the Gasconade River at Gasconade MO (about halfway between the two cities), the bridge collapses after being weakened by high water. Twelve of the 13 cars fall into the river. Sixty persons die and hundreds are injured.

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November 1, 1857 Because of a financial panic, the Michigan Central and Michigan Southern railroads agree to divide their passenger business between Lake Erie and Chicago 50/50 and their freight business 58/42 in favor of the Michigan Central. Both roads agree to give up their steamboats on Lake Erie used for a connection to Buffalo.

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November 1, 1860 The Flint & Holly Railroad (later F&PM, PM, C&O, CSX) begins operations between its namesake Michigan towns.

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November 1, 1869 The New York Central Railroad (1853) and the Hudson River Railroad are consolidated to form the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company (NYC&HR) under the control of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The merger plan was kept secret from regular stockholders until the vote was taken.

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November 1, 1872 The New York Central & Hudson River, New York & Harlem and New Haven railroads sign an agreement for the joint use of the first Grand Central Station.

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November 1, 1873 The Canada Southern Railway opens for through traffic.

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November 1, 1875 The Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad (later PRR) and the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad (later CCC&StL, NYC) begin common operation under an agreement signed on October 4th.

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November 1, 1875 Wagner sleeping cars replace Pullmans on the Michigan Central Railroad. Wagner inaugurates through cars between Boston and Chicago via both the MC and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern routes. Because of this, the Erie drops its routing over the MC as does the Toledo, Wabash & Western.

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November 1, 1877 The "Golden Spike" is driven on the narrow gauge Waynesburg & Washington Railroad in Pennsylvania.

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November 1, 1878 The Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee comes under control of the Grand Trunk.

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November 1, 1888 The narrow-gauge Mexican National Railway [English translation] opens to Nuevo Laredo.

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November 1, 1890 The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (“Big 4”) buys the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway, running between Anderson IN and Benton Harbor MI.

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November 1, 1895 The first segment of the Dayton Traction Company opens to Calvary Cemetery.

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November 1, 1903 The Dayton, Covington & Piqua Traction Company (OH) reaches its ultimate length as it enters Piqua, 34 miles from its terminus in Dayton.

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November 1, 1903 "Bucket" station on the Pennsylvania Railroad is re-named "South Altoona".

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November 1, 1905 The Ft. Wayne, Van Wert & Lima Traction Company opens 62 miles, Lima to Ft. Wayne.

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November 1, 1907 The Pennsylvania Railroad establishes its own Police Department.

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November 1, 1909 "Golden" spike ceremony on the Western Pacific. As no company officials are present, the local track foreman drives the last spike; the track crew shouts "Hooray!" and two women walking by with their children kiss each other.

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November 1, 1910 The Wisconsin Rapids Street Railroad begins streetcar service in Wisconsin Rapids WI.

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November 1, 1918 New York City's worst train accident, the Malbone Street Wreck: A five-car subway train, being operated by a supervisor during a strike, enters a curve at five times the safe speed. The train leaves the track and strikes a concrete abutment. Ninety-seven are killed and 100 injured (Some sources say 225).

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November 1, 1926 The Pennsylvania Railroad begins operating a "livestock and meats demonstration train" for Ohio State University. It will tour on PRR tracks in Ohio for two weeks.

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November 1, 1927 Great Northern, Northern Pacific and the Soo Line pool their passenger services between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Duluth/Superior.

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November 1, 1928 The Grand Trunk Western consolidates 10 subsidiary lines operating in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana to form a single system.

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November 1, 1928 The electrification of Pennsylvania Railroad's main lines between New York/Wilmington and Philadelphia/Columbia is announced. It is hoped that electric freight will handle perishable traffic quicker than steam. Electrification south of Washington DC will need to wait on abeyance of certain ordinances in Baltimore.

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November 1, 1932 A bitter and contentious strike ends streetcar service in Kalamazoo MI at 4:00 pm.

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November 1, 1936 This month’s issue of “Railroad Stories” magazine reports that the Chicago South Shore & South Bend has donated a car to the Michiana Model Engineers Guild. The car has been placed at the corner of Sycamore St. and LaSalle Avenue in South Bend for use as a clubhouse.

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November 1, 1937 An agreement between the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Association of American Railroads takes effect today mandating spring cushion seats with armrests for head-end brakemen. The seats may be in the cab or on the tender deck, the location being optional with the railroad. The rule applies to all new locomotives, and within five years the seats must be in all locomotives.

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November 1, 1952 The Pacific Great Eastern Railway extends its main line from Quesnel BC to a connection with the Canadian National in Prince George.

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November 1, 1952 The Pennsylvania Railroad terminates its design contract with Raymond Loewy.

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November 1, 1956 The first transcontinental Trailer-On-Flat-Car rates go into effect.

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November 1, 1957 U.S. Class I Railroads report they roster 27,108 diesel and 2,697 steam locomotives. An additional 721 steam locomotives are in storage.

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November 1, 1957 New York Central President Alfred E. Perlman and Pennsylvania Railroad President J.M. Symes announce they are discussing a merger of their two railroads.

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November 1, 1960 The Chicago & North Western acquires the Minneapolis & St. Louis.

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November 1, 1967 Canadian National receives five sets of Turbotrains for testing.

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November 1, 1978 The Grand Trunk ends carferry service on the great lakes.

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November 1, 1980 CSX Corporation is created from the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, Inc. (Family Lines).

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November 1, 2004 Streetcars begin official operations between Little Rock and North Little Rock AR.

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November 1, 2010 Train robbers in Victorville CA break into a refrigerated railroad car and steal as much of the contents they can carry. The cargo: frozen pig's feet. Value of the stolen goods: roughly $200.

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November 2, 1836 Horse-drawn trains begin operating on the Erie & Kalamazoo (later MS, LS&MS, NYC, PC, CR).

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November 2, 1863 Theodore Judah, Chief Engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, dies in New York.

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November 2, 1870 The Boston & Albany merges with the Albany & West Stockbridge Railroad.

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November 2, 1873 The Pennsylvania Railroad begins through sleeping car service between Washington and Chicago as well as Washington and St. Louis via Baltimore. It also inaugurates through summer-only sleepers between Washington and Buffalo via Canandaigua and the New York Central.

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November 2, 1902 The "Golden State Limited", a joint venture by Rock Island and Southern Pacific, begins service between Chicago and Los Angeles.

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November 2, 1930 Outbound steam trains begin using 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

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November 2, 1931 The New York Central pays its last dividend until after the Depression.

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November 2, 1949 Washington DC's DuPont Subway opens to north-bound cars.

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November 2, 1966 The Interstate Commerce Commission nixes a container unit train proposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other rails have protested the train, saying it is unfair to them because they aren't ready to provide similar service.

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November 2, 1969 Last run of the Kansas City Southern's Kansas City to New Orleans "Southern Belle".

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November 2, 2008 A Swedish Conductor closes the toilets on a train running between Borlange and Gavle. The toilets run on air taken from the brake system, and the conductor was afraid the large number of people riding would mean enough flushes to affect the braking system.

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November 2, 2009 Warren Buffet announces that his corporation, Berkshire Hathaway, will purchase a 100 per cent stake in BNSF Railway.

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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 between Hancock and Cumberland MD.

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November 3, 1848 First railroad on the South American continent opens, in Guyana.

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November 3, 1873 Continental Improvement Company completes the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad from Fife Lake to Little Traverse Bay (Petoskey). The line north of Walton Junction will not be operated during winter.

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November 3, 1893 The Liberty Bell, loaded on a flatcar and on its way home to Philadelphia from the Chicago Columbian exhibition, stalls on a steep grade on streetcar tracks in Philadelphia. Bystanders fill the two streetcars being used to push the flat and enough ballast is obtained for the cars to make the grade.

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November 3, 1897 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern outfits its premier passenger train, the “Lake Shore Limited” with new equipment. Included in the amenities: electric lighting, powered by a steam-driven generator in the buffet car.

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November 3, 1909 The Lethbridge Viaduct, one of the largest railway structures in Canada, opens on the Canadian Pacific near Lethbridge AB.

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November 3, 1963 The last streetcar operates on the streets of Baltimore.

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November 3, 1969 The Kansas City Southern’s “Southern Belle” makes its last run.

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November 3, 2003 The New York City subway retires the last of its 40-year-old "Redbird" cars.

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November 3, 2008 CN announces it is buying some of the rail and ferry operations of Quebec Railway Corporation. Included in the buy: Chemin de fer de la Matapedia et du Golfe, New Brunswick East Coast Railway, Ottawa Central Railway and the rail ferry firm Compagnie de gestiion de Matane Inc.

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November 3, 2011 The State of Florida buys a 61-mile line from CSX for its SunRail service. The line will connect DeLand, Orlando and Poinciana.

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November 1, 1953 Philadelphia shuttle bus routes XF and 83 were put out of misery. Route XF was a rush hour bus route from 30th Street Station to the Civic Center via 34th Street and Curie Avenue but the reroutings of trolley routes 11, 13, 34, and 37 via Spruce and Locust Streets sealed the bus route's fate. Route 83 was a Ferries shuttle bus route from Franklin Square Station of the Locust Street-Camden Line via Delaware Avenue. This bus route was still in operation on March 31, 1952, when the Market Street Ferry closed and the Franklin Square station was made full time. The station was made part time in September, 1952, and closed on this day in 1953.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 1, 1956 Philadelphia's remaining old trolleys on routes 17, 20, 32, and 46 were given a reprieve. PTC still had 125 prewar Mack and ACF-Brill buses which became more expensive to operate than the old trolleys. As a result, PTC temporarily curtailed Phase III of its rail-to-rubber conversion program.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 3,1957 Pittsburgh PCC routes 1 (Spring Garden), 4 (Troy Hill), and 5 (Spring View) were converted to bus operation.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dennis M Linsky