October 4, 1922 Canadian National Railways becomes a corporate entity.
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October 4, 1948 "The Railroad Hour/Show Train" premiers on the ABC Radio Network, running on Monday Nights. Sponsored by the Association of American Railroads, it presents condensed versions of musicals, operas and operettas.
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October 4, 1978 The diamond at Vicksburg MI, crossing the Grand Trunk with the former Grand Rapids & Indiana, is taken out of service and removed. A Conrail switch job earlier in the day was the last to use the former PRR Crossing.
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Mark Tomlonson
