September 17 in CNR History
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September 17, 1933 Grand Trunk Western carferries move their home port from Grand Haven to Muskegon.
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September 17, 1958 The “Schoolroom Progress U.S.A.” train begins its 5-day stop in Grand Rapids MI. Pulled by Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 #6040, the train, consisting of two baggage cars, will make a nationwide tour showing the progress in classroom technology from frontier days to 1958. The display is presented by the Henry Ford Museum and Encyclopedia Britannica, and started in 1955.
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Mark Tomlonson
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