Re: November 21 in CNR History
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Thank you for the added information.
Mark Tomlonson
Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 9:16:04 AM EST, Eric Floden <eric.f99999@...> wrote:
On the 1950 item, Wiki shows John Dieffenbaker playing a role in the court case
On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 04:37, Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson= [email protected]> wrote: November 21, 1859 First Detroit-Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) train on the Chicago, Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad (later GT, GTW). Thomas Edison will later work on this line as a candy butcher.
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November 21, 1950 A westbound troop train and Canadian National¡¯s ¡°Continental Limited¡± crash head-on near Valemount BC. Twenty-one passengers are killed, 17 of them troops on their way to Korea.
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November 21, 1959 Mrs. John Luther "Casey" Jones passes away at the age of 92.
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Mark Tomlonson
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