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May 17 in CNR History
May 17, 1908 The last steam engine passes through the St. Clair Tunnel as operations become fully electric. ? May 17, 1936 Illinois Central's streamliner "Green Diamond" makes its debut. ? May 17, 1945 The Federal Communications Commission allocates radio channels for exclusive railroad use. ? May 17, 1946 President Truman seizes control of the railroads in the hopes of preventing a nationwide strike.? The action delays, but does not prevent the strike ? May 17, 1957 Canadian National Railways opens a 40-mile diversion of its Cornwall Subdivision due to the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This subdivision will later be merged with the Gananoque and Oshawa Subdivisions to form the Kingston Subdivision. ? May 17, 1965 Canadian National Railways opens "Toronto Yard", later known as "MacMillan Yard". ? |
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Join us! ¡°Royal Trains Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II¡± on Thursday May 19th at 7 pm EST.
We¡¯re so excited to announce Royal Train Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, our upcoming online lecture! Author and royal historian Dr. Carolyn Harris will profile our country¡¯s rich royal ties to traveling by rail with an overview of royal tours of Canada. Join us on May 19 online for the next lecture in our 2022 series:?Royal Trains Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Even with train travel no longer central to royal tours as air travel took centre stage, railway history continued to be part of Canadian royal tours including at Expo 67 and the silver jubilee in 1977. On May 19, join the Toronto Railway Museum and?Dr. Carolyn Harris?for an online lecture about?the Queen¡¯s tours of Canada. Carolyn will talk about the?Queen¡¯s tours of Canada on railways.? In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne in 1952. The 1950s were a period of iconic royal train tours of Canada as Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip made their first official visit to Canada in 1951 and then Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip undertook their longest visit to Canada in 1959, traveling to all the provinces and territories of the time. Royal tours were an opportunity for members of the royal family to connect with Canadians from all walks of life and engage with Canadian culture and institutions. Canadian royal tours were also an opportunity for Canadians to discuss and debate the future of the monarchy in Canada. Although train travel across Canada was no longer central to royal tours of Canada after the 1950s as air travel took centre stage, short royal train journeys and engagement with railway history continued to be part of Canadian royal tours as the Queen rode the monorail train at Expo 67, and took a historic silver jubilee train journey from Ottawa to Wakefield, Quebec in 1977. William and Catherine visited the White Pass steam train in Carcross, Yukon during their most recent Canadian tour in 2016. To register, click here:
Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, and will end at 8:30 pm EST. The Toronto Railway Museum would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation¡¯s Community Building Fund. ? |
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More Rail Travel in Europe - Baltic Sea Rail Ferry, French Rail Museum at Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago
Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago
7:30 pm Friday, May 20, 2022 Please do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Chicago Union Station Room 107A 500 W Jackson Blvd (please enter between Clinton and Canal) Chicago, Illinois More Rail Travel in Europe - Baltic Sea Rail Ferry, French Rail Museum by Bill Edwards William Edwards had the opportunity to travel throughout Europe on business trips over the years. He has a good eye for detail and a keen interest in how both passengers and freight move by ferry and rail. Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago meets at Chicago Union Station on the third Friday of the month except in July and August. For program announcements, please subscribe to our groups.io mailing list. Send a blank email message To: [email protected] Web site: Email: shortlinechicagoHS@... Facebook: Phone number answered during the program: 312 725-0432. Leave message to receive a call back if you hear the program announcement. |
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This Weekend in CNR History
May 13, 1971 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers agrees to end the "Divisional Rule", which defined 100 miles as 1 day's work. Many engineers were being paid a full day's wage for 150 minutes of train operation. ? May 14, 1955 Canadian National Railways opens a causeway on its Hopewell Subdivision, ending the use of carferries in that location. ? May 14, 2003 Canadian National officially drops the "Illinois Central" name. All United States operations are now under the CN name. ? May 15, 1915 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders the Pennsylvania, Northern Central, Lehigh Valley, New York Central, Rutland, Erie, Grand Trunk and Lackawanna railroads to divest themselves of their Great Lakes steamship lines by December 1. The Great Lakes car ferrries are not affected. ? May 15, 1923 Due to operational problems in the United States, the American lines of the former Grand Trunk Railway of Canada in New England are reorganized as the "Grand Trunk". ? |
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May 12 in CNR History
May 12, 1910 To promote immigration into western Canada, Canadian Northern Railway's subsidiary "Canadian Northern Steamships" begins sailing between England and Canada. The service will end at the start of World War I as the two ships are commandeered for troop transport. ? |
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This Weekend in CNR History
May 6, 1910 The Accident Report Act requires railroads to file a report of all accidents within the United States with the Interstate Commerce Commission. ? May 6, 1995 Canadian National and the Grand Trunk Western open the new St. Clair Tunnel. ? May 7, 1896 The Central Vermont's lease of the Rutland Railroad is cancelled. ? May 8, 1954 Passenger service on the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton ends with a mixed train originating in Springfield OH. ? |
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May 2 in CNR History
May 2, 1917 The Drayton-Ackworth Report recommends the Canadian Government take over the operations of the Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways and operate them as one system with the Intercolonial and National Transcontinental Railways. The report is accepted. ? |
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This Weekend in CNR History
April 30, 1900 In Vaughan, MS Illinois Central engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones becomes a hero and a legend. Jones stays with his train, the "Cannonball Express" when the track ahead is blocked by a freight train. Jones slows his train down enough to save his passengers, but not himself. ? April 30, 1971 Railroad-operated intercity passenger service ends on most U.S. railroads; Rock Island, Rio Grande, Southern and Georgia Railroads being notable exceptions. ? May 1, 1905 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway is organized at the receiver's sale of the Detroit Southern Railroad. ? May 1, 1942 The last pre-war streamliner, Illinois Central's refurbished "Panama Limited" is put into service. ? May 1, 1952 This month, for the first time the number of diesel-electric locomotives on U.S. railroads exceeds the number of steamers, 19,082 to 18,489. ? May 1, 1994 Carferry service between Detroit and Windsor ends. ? |
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April 26 in CNR History
April 26, 1875 The Prince Edward Island Railway opens between Royalty Junction and Georgetown. ? April 26, 1880 Pullman's Palace Car Company breaks ground for a model factory and company town at Pullman, IL. The new town is 14 miles south of Chicago and is located on the Illinois Central main line. ? April 26, 1926 First run of the Boston to Montreal "Ambassador", routed Boston & Maine/Central of Vermont/Canadian National. ? |
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April 25 in CNR History
April 25, 1960 Canadian National operates its last steam locomotive in regular service, 4-8-2 #6043, on train #76 from The Pas to Winnipeg. ? April 25, 1976 Canadian National issues a timetable calling its passenger service "VIA". Turbotrains are the first to carry the new name. ? April 25, 2011 Canadian National issues a Press Release naming Microsoft founder Bill Gates as its largest single shareholder, owning just over 10% of the company. ? |
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This Weekend in CNR History
April 22, 1861 The Mobile & Ohio is completed. It will play a strategic role in the War Between the States. ? April 22, 1964 U.S. President Johnson announces the settlement of a five-year dispute over work rules. The issue was the future of firemen aboard diesel locomotives. Under the plan, 100,000 union members will receive raises and other benefits in return for eliminating firemen's jobs. ? April 23, 2004 Amtrak runs its last Toronto to Chicago "International". The train is replaced by the Chicago-Port Huron "Blue Water". ? April 24, 1902 Per Diem freight car rates are formally set for the first time. Experiments date back to 1888, and general use started in the 1890's. These rates allow car owners to be paid rent while their cars are on foreign roads. ? April 24, 1932 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton ends passenger service between Detroit and Springfield OH. ? April 24, 1955 Canadian Pacific debuts its new train "The Canadian" and Canadian National debuts its new "Super Continental", claimed as the first streamliners in Canada. Both trains carry some heavyweight equipment. ? April 24, 1962 Grand Trunk Western paints its first locomotive in the "wet noodle" scheme recently adopted by parent Canadian National. ? |
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April 19 in CNR History
April 19, 1908 The Illinois Central opens a line to Birmingham AL and begins through sleeper service between Chicago and Jacksonville. ? April 19, 1994 The north tube of the Detroit River Tunnels reopens after a $27.5 million ($47 million in 2019) clearance project, allowing 19'6" double-stack cars to use the tunnel. ? April 19, 2011 The Toronto Globe & Mail reports that the foundations of Grand Trunk's original roundhouse have been uncovered in the course of a construction project. The roundhouse, near the shore of Lake Ontario, is near the Bathurst Street Bridge and was uncovered during construction of a new library. ? |