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May 14, 1845 The Troy & Greenbush Railroad (later HRRR, NYC) the last link in an all-rail route between Boston and Albany is incorporated.

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May 14, 1848 The Oswego & Syracuse Railroad (later DL&W) begins operations between its namesake cities (35.5 miles).

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May 14, 1877 The Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw, Wabash, and Canada Southern Railways establish a through passenger route from Burlington IA to New York, bypassing Chicago. Trains are scheduled to take 9 hours less than competing lines, even though the route is 100 miles longer.

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May 14, 1905 The Michigan Central launches the "Wolverine", eastbound between Chicago and Detroit. The train carries a library-buffet car through to New York City.

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May 14, 1934 The Chicago & Illinois Valley (interurban) ends service.

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May 14, 1938 The Lake Shore Electric is abandoned between Cleveland and Toledo.

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May 14, 1939 The Cincinnati & Lake Erie (interurban) ends long distance passenger routes. Some freight and suburban service continues.

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May 14, 1948 The Bangor & Aroostook inaugurates its first diesel-powered passenger train.

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May 14, 1951 The first trains run on the preserved Talyllyn Railway in Wales, marking the first time that volunteers have operated a railroad.

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May 14, 1955 Canadian National Railways opens a causeway on its Hopewell Subdivision, ending the use of carferries in that location.

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May 14, 2003 The Huron & Eastern and Saginaw Valley Railroads merge, and the Saginaw Valley becomes a fallen flag.

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May 14, 2003 Canadian National officially drops the "Illinois Central" name. All United States operations are now under the CN name.

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May 14, 2008 BNSF adds a fourth track to 21 miles of its Powder River Basin line, shared with Union Pacific. The additional track raises capacity from 150 trains per day to nearly 200.

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May 14, 2017 An Amtrak train between New York and Washington is held up by mechanical delays. Frustrated by the wait, a passenger orders two pizzas from a local shop. They are delivered to the train amid applause and cheering.

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May 14, 1953 Philadelphia relocated trackage on subway-surface trolley routes 10-11-34-37-38 at 30th Street Station through a new wiggle. This was due to the construction of the Market Street subway and subway-surface extensions to West Philadelphia and because the Pennsylvania Railroad had sold the parking lot west of the station to the Philadelphia Bulletin for a new office and plant where construction was begun on June 1.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? May 14, 1955 The Pennsylvania Railroad's runaway GG-1 locomotive, 4876. involved in the 1953 Union Station wreck, was back in service after being heavily repaired. at Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? May 14, 1960 A new southbound turnback loop for Philadelphia PCC route 23 was installed by using trackage not paved over on Bainbridge Street from 11th to 12th, once route 63, the first electric route. It replaced the Wharton Street turnback loop which was abandoned because of sewer work.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky