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January 15, 1829 The "America", the first steam locomotive in the United States, arrives at New York.

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January 15, 1831 The first American-built locomotive to pull a passenger train, "Best Friend", runs from Charleston to Hamburg, South Carolina. On board are a Mr. & Mrs. Pierson, who are making the first railroad honeymoon trip in the U.S.

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January 15, 1838 The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad (later PRR) reports that it has ordered two locomotives, two 8-wheel coaches with private apartments for ladies, drinking water and water closets, and seats stuffed with hair instead of moss. They have also ordered two coaches without ladies apartments and water closets.

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January 15, 1862 Michigan extends the construction deadlines for the Grand Rapids & Indiana.

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January 15, 1868 The Pan Handle [sic] Railway Company (later PRR) is incorporated in Pennsylvania as a reorganization of the Pittsburgh & Steubenville Railroad.

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January 15, 1878 A bridge on the Connecticut Western Railroad (later NYNH&H) fails under the weight of two locomotives leading a passenger train. Thirteen passengers are killed, some by freezing in the water, and more than 70 injured. Among the survivors: Evangelist Dwight W. Moody.

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January 15, 1885 An experimental streetcar line opens between South Bend and Mishawaka IN.

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January 15, 1898 The Pennsylvania Railroad paints its premier passenger train, "The Pennsylvania Limited", in a green/yellow/red scheme. This earns the train the nickname "The Yellow Kid" after a popular comic strip of the time.

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January 15, 1903 The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad stages a competition for the design of the new Grand Central Terminal. Among the entries: a 60-story tower that if built would be the tallest building in New York.

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January 15, 1915 The final spike is driven on the transcontinental Canadian Northern Railway at Basque, British Columbia.

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January 15, 1918 Noted railroad artist Gil Reid is born in St. Louis MO.

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January 15, 1928 The seven and a half-mile Mechanicsburg & Dillsburg Railway (PA), owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad, calls it quits. The interurban used a unique side trolley that required four poles on each car.

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January 15, 1935 Thomas H. Gray passes away. He is credited with designing, in 1884, the “crossbucks” now in use throughout North America to warn motorists of grade crossing.

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January 15, 1937 The Pennsylvania Railroad, via trackage rights over the Grand Trunk Western, establishes new freight routes to the west. The ferry used for this service is the Grand Trunk's "Grand Rapids", running between Muskegon and Milwaukee.

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January 15, 1939 The Market St. Railway and Municipal Railway of San Francisco connect to the Transbay Terminal.

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January 15, 1943 The New York Central pays a dividend for the first time since 1931.

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January 15, 1950 The last through car leaves Peoria on the Illinois Terminal.

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January 15, 1953 The Pennsylvania Railroad's "Federal Express" crashes into the concourse of Union Station in Washington DC, injuring 87 passengers. By 7:00 AM the next day all of the train's cars will be removed from the station, leaving only GG-1 #4876 in the baggage room. So as not to restrict traffic in the station during the upcoming Presidential Inaugural, the engine will be lowered into the basement and a temporary floor built over it. The station will open as usual within 72 hours of the accident. The engine will eventually return to service.

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January 15, 1960 Canadian National converts its Alexandria Subdivision in Ottawa to CTC.

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January 15, 1990 VIA Rail Canada cuts services by 51%.

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January 15, 1998 Ms. Fannie Mae Barnes becomes the first woman to demonstrate enough upper-body strength to become a grip operator on a San Francisco cable car.

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January 15, 1953 The PRR GG-1 locomotive involved in the Union Station crash in Washington was 4876, which later sent to Altoona, Pennsylvania, for heavy repairs and returned to service in May, 1955.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? January 15, 1965 A TWU strike against the Philadelphia Transportation Company was averted the last minute.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? January 15, 1970 The NYCTA transferred all R-16 subway cars to the Queens Boulevard lines for service only on the EE (Broadway Local) and GG (Brooklyn Crosstown Local) at all times. They shared runs with R-1/9 cars and R-40M cars 4500-49 on both lines.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dennis M Linsky