November 11, 1841 The Western Railroad (later B&A) leases the Albany & West Stockbridge for 50 years.
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November 11, 1861 Sleeping cars begin operating over the "Shore Line" between New York and Boston.
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November 11, 1874 The last rail of the Illinois Midland Railway is laid near Waynesville, IL.
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November 11, 1885 Melbourne Australia begins cable car service.
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November 11, 1918 The Armistice ending World War I is signed in Wagon-Lits car No. 2419.
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November 11, 1926 The United States numbered highway system for federal highways is established, fulfilling the enabling legislation passed 5 years earlier.
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November 11, 1927 The Pere Marquette station at Elmdale MI burns to the ground.
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November 11, 1928 The Reading Railroad announces plans to electrify its Philadelphia suburban lines.
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November 11, 1934 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's "Pioneer Zephyr" enters regular service between Lincoln, Omaha, St. Joseph and Kansas City.
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November 11, 1935 The Pekin Municipal Railway calls it quits, ending streetcar service in Pekin IL.
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November 11, 2001 Amtrak ends major overhauls on F40PH's, effectively ending their Amtrak careers.
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Mark Tomlonson
