FROM ARCAMAX HISTORY & QUOTES:
February 28, 1872, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered.
February 28, 1992, A bomb blamed on the IRA ripped through a London railway station, injuring at least 30 people and shutting down the British capital's rail and subway system.
March 3, 1831
George Pullman, inventor of the railway sleeping car, was born.
To Cherokee Woman! Thanks for your history postings! No one else seems to be thanking you for your efforts so I will. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Firelock76. It is nice to hear a "Thank you" every once in awhile. If I don't have anything to post, you can check out Ray's What Happened today in Railroad History.
-- Railroad engineer and hero of the ballad Casey Jones, whose real name was John Luther Jones, in 1864
APRIL 30 1900 Locomotive engineer John Luther Jones, known as Casey Jones, dies in train wreck while at the throttle of Illinois Central #382. APRIL 30 1939 Chicago Burlington & Quincy's General Pershing Zephyr becomes the first train with all fluorescent lighting. APRIL 30 1981 Last departure by Auto-Train. APRIL 30 1985 Conrail sells 237-mile Canada Southern to Canadian National and Canadian Pacific.
MAY 01 1888 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad completes route from Chicago to California. MAY 01 1888 First trials for the first electric freight locomotive. It was build by the Pullman Car Company for the Ansonia, Derby & Birmingham Electric Line. MAY 01 1890 DP&AN formed MAY 01 1903 Columbia Railway & Navigation Co. (CR&N) begins daily freight service MAY 01 1905 Regular service begins on the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake's line from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. MAY 01 1908 Hepburn Law, which bars railroads from handling products in which they hold an interest, goes into effect. MAY 01 1911 C.F. Gray becomes fourth President (SP&S Ry.) MAY 01 1942 Last pre-war lightweight train, the Panama Limited, goes into service on the Illinois Central. MAY 01 1960 Southern Pacific Railroad abandons the Keeler branch, its last narrow gauge operation. MAY 01 1971 Amtrak takes over most passenger service in the U.S.
Thanks again for your history postings! Can't imagine why no-one else says so.
Firelock76 Thanks again for your history postings! Can't imagine why no-one else says so.
Thanks, Firelock76. Decided I'd start back doing this, since Ray has been absent for so long. It is nice to be appreciated!
Another "Thank You!"
History can be such an important foundation to future decisions, and is so easily forgotten.
Thanks, Dragoman.
MAY 03 1865 President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train arrives at its destination in Springfield IL. MAY 03 1881 Patent #241,112 is issued to Leonides Woolley for the first electric locomotive headlight. MAY 03 1909 Pasco, WA to Marshall, WA opened; through service begins Portland, OR to Spokane, WA (SP&S Ry.)
Does anyone have anything else in Railroad History to contribute for today?
MAY 04 1845 The first iron-truss bridge is completed on the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. MAY 04 1941 Last train operated on the narrow gauge Colorado Central Railroad. MAY 04 1989 Canadian Pacific opens longest tunnel in Canada, the 9.1-mile Mt. McDonald Tunnel in Roger's Pass.
Another thank you for much fact finding and page flipping in various books and papers .
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MAY 05 1865 America's first recorded train robbery occurs when a group of unidentified men loot an overturned Ohio & Mississippi train at North Bend, Ohio, between St. Louis and Cincinnati.
MAY 07 1964 Railroads begin eliminating fireman from locomotives. MAY 07 1977 Chessie System Chessie Steam Special begins operation to celebrate Baltimore & Ohio sesquicentennial.
MAY 08 1837 First American type steam locomotive (4-4-0) completed in Philadelphia. MAY 08 1863 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers founded. MAY 08 1968 ICC decides to drop Santa Fe Chief in favor of keeping the Grand Canyon.
MAY 09 1850 The second rail connection to the Western Waters was made from Charleston to Chattanooga, on the Tennessee River. MAY 09 1901 The panic of 1901 begins as a result of a fight for between J.J. Hill and Edward H. Harriman for control of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
May 10, 1869
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. The Transcontinental Railroad "connected"
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MAY 11 1892 The first locomotive to owned by an industrial company, the Whitin Machine Works in Whitinsville, MA, is placed in service. MAY 11 1893 New York Central's engine number 999 sets world speed record of 112.5 MPH near Batavia, NY. The record holds for over twelve years. MAY 11 1894 Workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company go on strike to protest wage cuts. MAY 11 1956 Chicago & Northwestern dieselize Chicago commuter trains.
MAY 12 1936 Maiden run of the Santa Fe Super Chief. MAY 12 1955 A crowd of about 850 ride on the last run of New York's longest operating elevated railroad, the 3rd Avenue El, which wad been in service for almost 80 years. MAY 12 1989 Last graffiti covered New York City subway car is retired.
MAY 13 1829 The Stounebridge Lion arrived in New York from England for the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. MAY 13 1933 Oregon Electric Ry. (OE) Passenger service discontinued MAY 13 1968 Santa Fe Chief makes last run.
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MAY 14 1851 President Millard Fillmore is present for the opening of the first direct rail route from the Hudson River to Lake Erie on the New York & Erie RR connecting Piermont, NY, with Dunkirk, NY (on Lake Erie). It was built at 6-foot gauge, making it the both the broadest gauge in the US, and the longest mainline in the world. MAY 14 1906 Oregon Electric Railway (OE) incorporated MAY 14 1909 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad completes line to Seattle. MAY 14 1945 First Alco road switcher, RS-1 #52 received (SP&S Ry.)
MAY 15 1907 Service over the entire length of the Yosemite Valley Railroad begins. MAY 15 1907 Yosemite Valley Railroad begins service from Merced to El Portal. MAY 15 1952 Scribner Turn initiated, ending 10 year alternating switching between Hillyard and Yardley (SP&S Ry.) MAY 15 1974 Amtrak's Texas Chief is renamed to the Lone Star.
MAY 18 1896 In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds Louisiana's Jim Crow Law which required railroads to provide equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races. This separate, but equal doctrine remained in place for 58 years until reversed by the Court in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka. MAY 18 1901 Striking railroad workers in Albany, New York are forced back on the job by state militia.
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FROM RAILWAY STATION.COM:
MAY 19 1851 First train on the Erie Railroad to reach the railroad's terminus, Dunkirk, New York, at Lake Erie. MAY 19 1909 Puget Sound extension of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific completed. MAY 19 1918 Government provides $1 billion to U.S. railroads for upkeep. MAY 19 1955 Noting that there were still 6500 coal burning steam locomotives in service, the National Coal Association protests that a planned ceremony by the Interstate Commerce Commission to commemorate the passing of steam locomotives from America's transportation scene is premature. MAY 19 1974 Amtrak's Super Chief is renamed to the Southwest Limited. MAY 19 1990 Alaska Railroad passenger service begins using new passenger equipment for daily express service between Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Interesting to note that Brown v. Board of Education was handed down on May 17, 1954, just one day short of the original Plessy v. Ferguson date.
MAY 21 1852 First train to enter Chicago from the east (Northern Indiana Railroad). MAY 21 1877 At Altoona, Pennsylvania, Alexander Graham Bell's assistants begin tests which result in the permanent installation of telephones in the Pennsylvania Railroad shops. MAY 21 1927 The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific's Pioneer Limited becomes the first Pullman train to be completely equipped with roller bearings. MAY 21 1932 To promote ticket sales, the Missouri Pacific Railroad runs the first Mystery Excursion from St. Louis. Passengers purchased tickets without knowing their destination until they arrived, which turned out to be Arcadia, MO.
MAY 22 1868 The Great Train Robbery. Seven members of the Reno gang hold up an Indianapolis bound Jefferson, Madison & Indianapolis train at Marshfield, Indiana. The gang makes off with $98,000 from a safe in the express car. MAY 22 1909 Georgia railroad workers strike against employment of Negroes.
Unless otherwise noted, these reportings are from Railwaystation.com:
MAY 23 1870 First train to go coast to coast, the Pullman Hotel Express departs Boston. MAY 23 1887 Canada's first transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC. MAY 23 1891 First chapel car, the Evangel is dedicated in Cincinnati, Ohio. The car was fitted for religious services and used on the Northern Pacific Railroad. MAY 23 1946 Rail unions go on strike despite government seizure of the railroads. MAY 23 1952 Truman orders railroads returned back to owners after 21 months of control by the army. MAY 23 1989 Amtrak begins Atlantic City service.
From Arcamax History & Quotes:
In 2010, a train derailment in East China killed 19 people and injured 71 others.
Let me add a thank you for your posts, Cherokee Woman. They are quite informational and interesting.
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