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Isn't that the current Essex Terminal Railway track?? The ETR is in the way regardless and any connecting track would duplicate the ETR.

Some time ago, there was mention of a new connection going to be put in between CN's Van De Water yard and CPKC Windsor yard. Is there any truth to this idea and if so has any activity taken

March 10, 1910 A home for aged and disabled former railroad employees opens in Highland ParK IL. March 10, 2009 Canadian National routes its first two trains over the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern.

March 7, 1834 The Detroit & Pontiac (later D&M, GT) receives its charter from Michigan Territory. March 8, 1855 The first train crosses the suspension bridge over Niagara Falls. Before this time,

March 6, 1834 The London & Gore Railroad in Upper Canada receives its charter; the first railroad charter in what is now Ontario. (However it will not be the first to actually operate trains.) Running

March 4, 1889 The Grand Trunk carferry "Transit I" is destroyed by fire in its dock at Windsor ON. March 4, 1908 In the U.S., a new Hours of Service law takes effect: 9 hours for train operators and

February 28, 1908 First test run through Grand Trunk's St. Clair tunnel using electric locomotives. February 28, 1920 In the United States, the Transportation Act is passed, allowing the ICC to set

February 27, 1912 The Pacific Great Eastern Railway (later BCR, CN) is incorporated to build a line from Vancouver north to a connection with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway at Prince George BC. Mark

February 24, 1888 The Grand Trunk Railway acquires the Northern & Northwestern Railway. Mark Tomlonson

February 21, 1954 Since Mississippi does not require advance notice, Gulf Mobile & Ohio terminates the Mississippi portion of their "Little Rebel" trains in mid-run. Passengers are taken by bus and

February 17, 1872 The President of the Peninsular Railway (later GTW, CNR) writes to the Pennsylvania Company noting that his road is laid from Lansing MI to a point 12 miles west of South Bend. He

February 14, 1867 The first car of flour shipped using the new Blue Line, a cooperative traffic agreement among several railroads, arrives in Boston from St. Louis via the New York Central, Great

February 13, 1849 The Vermont Central Railway opens from White River Junction south to Windsor VT. February 13, 1855 The Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad (later GTW) is formed by the merger of the

February 11, 1998 Canadian National purchases the Illinois Central for $2.4 billion (US - $4.68 billion in 2025 dollars) in cash and shares. Mark Tomlonson

February 10, 1851 The Illinois Central Railroad receives its charter. It is the first land-grant railroad in the United States. February 10, 1950 Canadian National Railway gains control of Temiscouta

February 7, 1880 The first Grand Trunk passenger train leaves Chicago for points east. February 8, 1855 The first passenger train leaves Halifax NS. February 8, 1918 The USRA announces that it will

February 5, 1998 Canadian National confirms that it is in negotiations to buy Illinois Central Corporation. This will add 3,450 miles (5,552 km) of track to CN at a proposed price of $2.3 billion.

February 4, 1911 In honor of the work being done on the canal, Illinois Central names its premier passenger train the "Panama Limited". Mark Tomlonson

Feb. 3, 1995.? I remember it well on the CVR.? It was all downhill from there for 3 1/2 years until they fired us for union organizing.? Happily, I made more than triple the money on the D&H,

February 3, 1862 Thomas Edison becomes the first newspaper publisher to distribute his paper on a train. He sells his one-page Weekly Herald on a Grand Trunk train between Port Huron and