Anniversary of the Passenger Train

[Anonymous]

Happy birthday to you!

Long live passenger/commuter service...

Or i'm toast....

[Modelcar]

...Seeing Jim's post above reminded me of some old data of original railroad dates in one of my books: "A stretch of rusty rails resting on original stone ties are all that remains of one of America's first railroads. It is part of the Camden & South Amboy, the first railroad in New Jersey. Built in 1831." This bit of info and including a pic of the above stretch...is mentioned in TRAINS' album of Railroad Photographs, Book 8 Pennsy RR. by Kalmbach Publishing Co.....1944. Item: Also contains a photo of GG-1 original prototype in action...[This same engine is now in the Pennsylvania RR museum in Strasburgh, Pa.]...Sorry, off message a bit but this is an elderly Passenger engine of almost 70 years ago.

[daveklepper]

If I remember correctly, New York's first passenger railway was 1832. Were not both the upstate Albanay-Schenectity line that boasted the De Witt Clinton and the first horsecar operation of the New York and Harlem started that year?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Willy2

Yes! I really hope the passenger train returns to its former glory too! I'll have to do something special for this day. I think I have a book on the building of the transcontinental railroad. Reading that should be good. [bday]

Willy

Willy [:)]

We expect a 2 page book report by Friday. [}:)] [:D] [;)]

Don't forget footnotes and references. [;)] [8D] [:D] [:)] [:p]

Just Kidding. [:D] [:D] [:D]

[cherokee woman]

[bday] HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PASSENGER TRAIN!!

Yeah, it WOULD be nice to see passenger trains make a comback!!

HEY, that WOULD drive down the price of gasoline, HOPEFULLY!!

[Anonymous]

I had no idea the first passenger railway in the US was in Md, I would have thought NY or something.

First Railway in Canada was the Champlain and St.Lawrence 1836 I think?

Early 1830s anyhow.

[Willy2]

Yes! I really hope the passenger train returns to its former glory too! I'll have to do something special for this day. I think I have a book on the building of the transcontinental railroad. Reading that should be good. [bday]

Willy

[Anonymous]

From the "Today In History" Website:


May 24

1830 The first passenger railroad in the United States begins service between Baltimore and Elliott's Mills, Maryland.


Happy Birthday American Passenger Train. [:)]

I wish you many, many more. [:)]

And I also hope to see you return to your former glory. (Gas prices may help you do this.)