October 21, 1869 First shipment of fresh oysters by rail.
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October 21, 1890 Streetcars run in Chicago IL for the first time.
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October 21, 1905 First railway on Cyprus, a 67-mile, 30-inch gauge line.
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October 21, 1906 Cable cars come to an end in Chicago IL.
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October 21, 1918 First train on the Montreal - Deux-Montagnes line.
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October 21, 1921 The Pennsylvania Railroad institutes $1 special combination plates ($14.41 in 2018) for lunch and dinner in its dining cars. This is a large savings over ordering a la carte.
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October 21, 1949 Detroit's Woodward Avenue PCC cars discontinue running to the boat piers at the foot of 3rd Street. They now loop at the Detroit River.
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October 21, 1950 The Monongahela Railroad ends passenger service.
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October 21, 1984 Railroad carferry service between Michigan's two peninsulas ends.
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October 21, 2010 The Adrian & Blissfield [MI] finalizes the purchase of an ex-Michigan Central Branch between Lansing and Jackson. It will be operated by an A&B subsidiary "Jackson & Lansing Railroad Company", reporting marks JAIL.
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Mark Tomlonson
