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December 9, 1839 The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (later RDG) begins revenue service between Reading PA and the foot of Belmont Plane.

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December 9, 1879 The Toledo, Peoria & Western is leased to the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway for 50 years.

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December 9, 1881 The "Golden" Spike is driven three miles west of Newberry MI to complete the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad (later DSS&A, SOO, CN, GDLK).

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December 9, 1911 Streetcar service ends in Salem OH.

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December 9, 1921 In response to a rash of mail and Post Office robberies, the Post Office Department announces it is placing armed U.S. Marines in cars carrying valuable mail. Also, plainclothes guards are placed on trains.

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December 9, 1923 A burning automobile on the tracks at Forsyth NY stops the first and second sections of the 20^th Century Limited. The third section misses a signal in the fog and crashes into the rear of the second section, killing 9.

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December 9, 1932 Streetcar service comes to a close in Springfield OH.

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December 9, 1941 Chesapeake & Ohio officials accept the first 2-6-6-6 "Allegheny" locomotive from Lima Locomotive Works.

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December 9, 2002 President George W. Bush nominates CSX CEO John Snow to be his Secretary of the Treasury.

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December 9, 2011 CSX closes the former "WB" Tower in Brunswick MD. The tower, on the former Baltimore & Ohio, was one of the last manned towers on the east coast.

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Mark Tomlonson

December 9, 1956 Philadelphia trolley route 20 from Broad and Olney to the Naval Base via Old York Road and 12th and 13th Streets was re-equipped with 2500-series air-electric PCC cars as it remained two-man operated during normal hours. Cars 2515-87 were assigned to Luzerne Depot for routes 20 and 60 and cars 2031-80 were transferred to Woodland for the subway-surface car lines. The 50 ex-SLPS cars, which had been in storage, were returned to service on route 56. Route 6 got 2100-series all-electrics for its lost 2031s. The remodeled 8000s used on route 20 were retired to Ridge Depot as the December, 1956, scrapping program involved prewar Mack buses.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 9, 1957 A TWU attempt to take in motormen led to strike against the New York subway system. The strike ended on the 16th.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky