Re: August 22 in CNR History
That’s the strike that spawned long haul trucking in Canada.
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This Weekend in CNR History
August 25, 1860 Montreal’s Victoria bridge is opened in ceremonies presided over by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII).
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August 22, 1950 A nationwide rail strike hits Canada. Only U.S. - owned companies continue to operate during the strike. Canadian-owned subsidiaries continue to operate in the United States, owing to different unions representing workers. Canadian National trains continue to operate in Maine, but the loss of connecting traffic causes steep reductions in volume.
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August 22, 1951 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton begins using diesels on road freights. Diesel yard switchers had been in use since just after World War II.
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August 20, 1857 The European & North American Railway (later GT, CN) opens between Shediac and Moncton NB.
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August 19, 1914 Trains of the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway begin using Grand Trunk Railway’s station in Toronto.
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August 16, 1851 First international U.S.-Canada train, Laprairie PQ to Rouses Point NY. The train set to a ?5 1/2 foot gauge, has traveled on the Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad (later M&NY, GT) using a third rail as the C&StL is standard gauge.
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August 16, 1918 Grand Trunk Railway’s freight sheds in Ottawa ON are destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at CA$85,000.
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August 15, 1904 The Grand Trunk Railway agrees to acquire the capital stock of the Canada Atlantic Railway.
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August 9, 1935 The Interstate Commerce Commission begins regulating motor carriers and airlines.
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August 9, 1943 The “Queen Mary” brings Winston Churchill to Halifax Harbor for negotiations with President Roosevelt in Quebec City. Canadian National will provide two trains to carry the Prime Minister and his entourage from Nova Scotia to the conference site.
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August 9, 1955 Canadian National opens its part of Walkley Yard in Ottawa.
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August 9, 1958 Last run of the Canadian National "Moccasin", running between Montreal and Brockville. It had served that route almost since the beginning of rail service.
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August 10, 1857 The Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad (later GT) is completed to Ionia MI.
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August 10, 1910 The Chicago & Kalamazoo Terminal Railroad (owned by the Grand Trunk) is completed.
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August 10, 1972 The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio merges with the Illinois Central to form Illinois Central Gulf.
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August 8, 1926 The Mobile & Ohio inaugurates the "Gulf Coast Special" between St. Louis and Mobile.
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August 8, 1950 Illinois Central retires its "Green Diamond" trainset, its first streamliner.
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August 7, 1926 The Illinois Central Railroad inaugurates electric suburban service between Chicago and Matteson, IL.
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August 7, 1971 Canadian National ends electric freight service in Cornwall ON, and most street running is abandoned. Modified S-4 switchers handle the remaining business.
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August 6, 1974 Canadian National begins operating Turbotrains between Montreal and Ottawa.
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August 3, 2011 Canadian National announces plans to expand Kirk Yard in Gary IN. CN will make the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern yard its primary Chicago terminal, with yards in Homewood, Schiller Park, Hawthorne, Glenn and Joliet serving as satellite facilities.
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August 4, 1962 The Central Vermont Railway is abandoned between Rouses Point and East Alburgh.
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August 1, 1910 Grand Trunk leases the former Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw Pavilion branch from the Michigan Central for 99 years. This allows GT to serve Kalamazoo directly.
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August 1, 1940 The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio is created by the merger of the Mobile & Ohio and the Gulf, Mobile & Northern.
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July 31, 1966 Canadian National Railways opens a new Union Station in Ottawa. The previous facility is closed.
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July 31, 2001 Grand Trunk Western 4-8-4 6325 returns to steam on the Ohio Central. The engine had been donated to the City of Battle Creek (MI) but when earlier attempts to restore it fell short, it had sat disassembled on the edge of GTW's Nichols Yard before it was purchased by OC.
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July 29, 1914 The Grand Trunk Railway amalgamates the Canada Atlantic Railway.
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July 27, 1955 Canadian National opens its branch between Hillsport and Manitouwadge ON
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July 27, 1957 The Musquodoboit Railway ends steam operations with a special trip behind Canadian National #3409.
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July 25, 1911 The Canadian Northern Railway (later CN) purchases the right-of-way and assets of the defunct Carilion & Grenville Railway. The former broad-gauge (1,676 mm/5 ft. 6 in.) route will become part of CNOR’s Montreal-Ottawa main line.
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July 23, 1884 The Iron Railroad (OH, later DT&I) reincorporates as the Iron Railway.
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July 22, 1854 Construction begins on the Victoria Bridge at Montreal QC. Designed by Robert Stephenson, the tubular bridge will be used on the Grand Trunk (later CN) main line between Montreal and Halifax NS.
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Re: This Weekend in CNR History
with the routes CN sold off to Watco the ex AC territory became the Agawa Canyon, all UP of Michigan territory went to the Grand Elk, the Eden, West Bend and Saukville Subs went to the WSOR and the Medford Sub (currently out of service) and the Luxemberg, Denmark, White Pine (only to the WI/MI state line and then Grand Elk continues the rest), Park Falls (only go as far as Phillips occasionally now), Bradley, Shawnao, New London and Pembine Subs (out of service east of Rhinelander to Goodman) went to Foxy
July 21, 1836 The first railroad in Canada, the Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad opens from Laprairie to St. Johns, Quebec. The line will become part of the M&C, GTR, and Canadian National.
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July 21, 1856 Illinois Central runs its first Chicago suburban train, to Hyde Park.
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July 21, 1926 Ceremonial start of Illinois Central's electrified suburban service in Chicago. Regular service will begin August 7.
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July 21, 2020 CN announces plans to sell 850 miles of low-density trackage in Michigan, Ontario, and Wisconsin. While the exact lines are not specified in the announcement, most of the routes are from the former Wisconsin Central.
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