October 14, 1845 The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore rules that all "extras" are subordinate to all regular passenger trains, except for one carrying the text of the President's annual message.
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October 14, 1863 The Baltimore & Ohio Board approves the lease of the Newark, Mansfield & Sandusky Railroad, The B&O will change the gauge of the NM&S from 5'-4" to 4'-9-1/2". The B&O plans to operate "compromise" cars to reach Chicago via the 4'-8-1/2" Michigan Southern.
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October 14, 1872 Japan's first railroad opens.
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October 14, 1940 In London, a bomb falls on a roadway above the Balham Subway station. A bus falls into the crater and water and sewer lines break. About 66 people taking shelter in the station are killed.
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October 14, 1958 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio passenger service south of St. Louis ends with the withdrawal of its "Gulf Coast Rebel".
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October 14, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy begins a 14-hour whistle-stop tour through Michigan in Ann Arbor. He will tour the state aboard the private car of New York Central President Alfred Perlman.
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October 14, 1980 President Carter signs the Staggers Act, freeing railroads from volumes of regulations.
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October 14, 2005 Marquette Rail leases 129 miles of CSX track in west central lower Michigan.
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October 14, 2011 Grand Rapids MI breaks ground for a new Amtrak station.
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Mark Tomlonson
