Interborough Rapid Transit
New York City
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company opened the first section of the New York City Subway, revolutionizing urban mass transit.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
The B&O Railroad inaugurated scheduled passenger service between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills, marking the first common-carrier railroad in the United States.
Swiss Federal Railways
Göschenen
The first locomotive traversed the newly completed Gotthard Tunnel, linking northern and southern Europe by rail.
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To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to seize control of the nation's railroads.
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