November 2, 1836 Horse-drawn trains begin operating on the Erie & Kalamazoo (later MS, LS&MS, NYC, PC, CR).
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November 2, 1870 The Boston & Albany merges the Albany & West Stockbridge Railroad.
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November 2, 1873 The Pennsylvania Railroad begins through sleeping car service between Washington and Chicago as well as Washington and St. Louis via Baltimore. It also inaugurates through summer-only sleepers between Washington and Buffalo via Canandaigua and the New York Central.
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November 2, 1902 The "Golden State Limited", a joint venture by Rock Island and Southern Pacific, begins service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
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November 2, 1930 Outbound steam trains begin using 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
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November 2, 1931 The New York Central pays its last dividend until after the Depression.
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November 2, 1949 Washington DC's DuPont Subway opens to north-bound cars.
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November 2, 1966 The Interstate Commerce Commission nixes a container unit train proposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other rails have protested the train, saying it is unfair to them because they aren't ready to provide similar service.
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November 2, 1969 Last run of the Kansas City Southern's Kansas City to New Orleans "Southern Belle".
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November 2, 2008 A Swedish Conductor closes the toilets on a train running between Borlange and Gavle. The toilets run on air taken from the brake system, and the conductor was afraid the large number of people riding would mean enough flushes to affect the braking system.
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November 2, 2009 Warren Buffet announces that his corporation, Berkshire Hathaway, will purchase a 100 per cent stake in BNSF Railway.
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November 2, 2019 A 17 year old high school student, posing for his senior picture on Union Pacific tracks near Estacada, OR is struck and killed by an approaching train. The area was fenced off and posted with “No Trespassing” signs.
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Mark Tomlonson
