开云体育

April 15, 1865 All Baltimore & Ohio trains are held at Relay, MD until noon by military order to help prevent the escape of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln.

?

April 15, 1867 The Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago (later PRR) completes a wrought-iron Pratt truss swing drawbridge over the Chicago River.

?

April 15, 1892 General Electric is formed. The company will eventually (among other ventures) manufacture diesel-electric locomotives and components.

?

April 15, 1899 Chicago’s Lake Street “L” is extended at ground level beyond city limits at 52^nd. Avenue.

?

April 15, 1905 The two-level swing bridge between Hancock and Houghton MI is destroyed when it is rammed by the steamer "Northern Wave", bound for the smelters at Ripley.

?

April 15, 1905 Work begins on Washington Union Station.

?

April 15, 1912 The R.M.S. Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage after striking an iceberg. Among the lost: Grand Trunk Railway President Charles M. Hays, Pennsylvania Railroad Vice-President John B. Thayer and George D. Widener, a Philadelphia streetcar magnate. Thayer's son is swept off the boat deck but survives on the overturned collapsible lifeboat.

?

April 15, 1933 Streetcar service ends in Lansing MI.

?

April 15, 1947 The Pennsylvania Railroad puts its new Baldwin "Centipedes" in passenger service, running between Harrisburg and Chicago.

?

April 15, 1952 The New Haven announces it is now completely dieselized, although four steam locomotives are retained for switching and snow melting in yards.

?

April 15, 1955 The current issue of "Vogue" features an article highlighting Canadian Pacific's "Canadian" and models showing what well-dressed train travelers will be wearing. Budd, CP and 112 retailers have co-operated in the production of the photo feature.

?

April 15, 1955 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton and Pennsylvania Railroads enter into a trackage agreement that will allow DT&I freight trains on the PRR line between South Charleston and Cincinnati OH.

?

April 15, 1955 Great Northern begins construction on Gavin Yard.

?

April 15, 1957 The New York Central assigns hostesses to the "Empire State Express".

?

April 15, 1962 The Reading ends its car float operations.

?

April 15, 1973 The Chicago & North Western’s tunnel at Tunnel City WI collapses. C&NW will use the Milwaukee Road’s tunnel thereafter.

?

April 15, 1975 Amtrak's "Arrowhead" begins Minneapolis-Duluth service.

?

April 15, 1996 Ground is broken for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland. The 35.3 mile long tunnel will allow passenger trains to traverse at 150 mph and freights at 99 mph. Expected completion is in 2020. Opening ceremonies will take place in 2016.

?

April 15, 2005 Amtrak finds cracks in the brakes on a majority of Acela coaches. Acela service is cancelled until the issue is resolved.

?

Mark Tomlonson

April 15, 1951 Chicago's 47th Street trolley route was converted to bus operation but only temporarily. On April 13, 1952, the route was reconverted to trolleybus operation.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 15, 1953 Chicago Green Hornet PCC cars 4381 and 4394, which were sent to car builders to be rebuilt into rapid transit cars, were scraped and written off CTA books.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 15, 1956 South Philadelphia crosstown trolley route 64 on Federal and Wharton Streets was converted to bus operation with new GMC TDH-5106 diesel buses. Route 64 was the last to use plain 8000-series cars (aside from those specially modified with treadle doors and still used on route 2) just as it was to use the older Nearside cars in 1955. Concurrently with the route 64 conversion, the old Jackson bus garage closed and all its routes and buses joined route 64 in opening up new facilities at Southern Depot with the trolleys stored on the 19th Street side. The Jackson garage was turned over to the city and was demolished to make way for the Guerin Playground.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 15, 1980 NYCTA modified R-40 subway car 4486, out of service 6 months after it hit a crane at Sheepshead Bay, was back in service remated with 4487.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky