December 18, 1962 The Interstate Commerce Commission approves Detroit, Toledo & Ironton control of the Ann Arbor Railroad.

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December 19, 1881 The land grant railroad Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette (later DSS&A, SOO, WC, CN) reaches St. Ignace, spanning Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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December 19, 1919 The Canadian National Railways is created by an Order in Council. The creation is meant to unite and rescue five bankrupt railroads: the Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific, Canadian Northern, Intercolonial and Canadian Government Railways. The new CNR is the longest railroad in North America, with over 50,000 km (31,000 miles) of track in Canada and the United States.

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December 20, 1869 The Michigan Central begins joint operations with the Great Western Railway of Canada.

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December 20, 1918 "Canadian National Railways" is approved as the new name for Canadian Government Railways.

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December 17, 1859 The first train crosses the Victoria Bridge in Montreal. The multiple-span bridge, now serving Canadian National trains, is the first to span the St. Lawrence River.

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December 17, 1954 First fully-automated railroad freight yard opens, on the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern in Gary IN.

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December 16, 1910 In Kinmundy IL, a standing Illinois Central freight is struck by another train that could not slow on a grade due to icy track. No injuries are reported, but the collision breaks open a live poultry car. Many residents of Kinmundy enjoy a Christmas turkey dinner courtesy of the railroad.

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Thanks for info on the CN Guelph Sub.
Doug Renshaw

Cn runs the following on the Guelph sub:

568 7 days a week ex Kitchener for Stratford London (hcl) and points in between.

540 7 days a week ex Kitchener for Guelph Acton and Kitchener cpr interchange.

542 Sunday to Thursday Galt to Guelph turn with work in both towns

566 elmira turn as required ex Kitchener at night. Sometimes goes to Guelph or elsewhere as needed.

Some jobs/crews are known to make unusual moves as required by Trainmaster such as 568 or 540 or 566 to Guelph to work a customer. The Kitchener terminal still operates like a Shortline.

All above jobs are GEXR union agreement That guarantees these employees all rights to work customers on former GEXR territory. They cannot work into London proper for example.

533 runs Toronto to Kitchener turn with Toronto crews about 4 days a week at night. Rare daylight extras sometimes using GEXR crews too

There are no jobs based out of Stratford but i am sure there have been crews called to taxi to Stratford to rescue a job.

That is essentially how it works subject to change (it has changed a lot in last 2 years)

December 12, 1859 The Grand Trunk Railway opens the Victoria Bridge, crossing the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and St. Lambert. It is the first bridge to span the river.

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December 9, 1881 The "Golden" Spike is driven three miles west of Newberry MI to complete the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad (later DSS&A, SOO, CN). For the first time, Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas have a direct rail connection.

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December 9, 1921 In response to a rash of mail and Post Office robberies, the U.S. Post Office Department announces it is placing armed U.S. Marines in cars carrying valuable mail. Access to such cars by railroad personnel will be limited. Also, plainclothes guards are placed on trains.

Mark Tomlonson

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December 5, 2003 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers votes to merge their union with the Teamsters.

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December 6, 1917 In the largest explosion to this date, two ships collide and explode in Halifax NS. The “Imo” is loaded with ballast, the “Mont Blanc” with explosives. Roughly 2,000 people are killed when the “Mount Blanc” explodes. The city is devastated. Included in the losses: Intercolonial Railway's station (later CN) and associated facilities.

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December 3, 1853 Illinois Central and Michigan Central railroads begin using a temporary station built on fill on the lakefront of Chicago between Randolph and Water Streets. The track has been extended north from 12th Street.

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December 3, 1979 The ICC grants permission to Grand Trunk Western to buy the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, confirming a court order handed down in July. The ICC gives GTW six months to compete the sale.

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December 3, 1980 The last continuous, daily, non-fireless steam operation in the United States comes to a close as Chicago's Northwestern Steel & Wire drops the fires of its ex-Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 switchers for the last time.

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December 2, 1934 Illinois Central's premier "Panama Limited" is re-instated after a two and a half year suspension due to the Depression.

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December 2, 1939 A Grand Trunk Western crewman riding on the footboards of a tender is killed as his engine backs across US-12 in Kalamazoo, striking a semi-truck that has failed to stop for the crossing. The collision is caused by the truck trying to beat the train to the crossing.

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December 1, 1901 The Chicago Kalamazoo & Saginaw completes its Pavilion Branch running southeast from Kalamazoo. Grand Trunk will use this branch for access to its Chicago & Kalamazoo Terminal Railroad within Kalamazoo.

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December 1, 2007 Norfolk Southern terminates its Joint Section agreement with Canadian National, initiated between the Wabash and the Grand Trunk in 1898, ending 109 years of operation into Ontario. However, NS and CN cannot come to agreement to handle Fort Erie interchange traffic, and service is allowed to continue under a new temporary agreement.

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November 30, 1871 The Toronto, Simcoe & Muskoka Junction Railway opens from Barrie to Orillia. CNR will abandon the line in September 1996.

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November 30, 1965 United Aircraft Corporation unveils its plans for a 160 mph train powered by aircraft engines - the "Turbo". The train is a direct descendant of the New York Central’s "Train X".

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Mark Tomlonson

Hi fellows, I thought there was a 147 years ago when I was chasing trains, and Cp had one as well, which I thought was containers, but the memory is old maybe twelve years ago??

Q147 is a relatively new train that originates in Montreal and I believe terminates in Chicago. 149 still runs, it seems often around the same time as 147 (i.e. both leave Montreal in the middle of the night).

Michael

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November 28, 1928 Canadian National diesel-electric #9000 makes its initial test runs on the railroad.

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November 28, 1995 Canadian National Railway is privatized, no longer a Crown Corporation.

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Mark Tomlonson

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November 24, 1995 The last Canadian National transcontinental train runs through Algonquin Park.

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Mark Tomlonson