April 23 in CNR History
April 23, 2004 Amtrak runs its last Toronto to Chicago "International". The train is replaced by the Chicago-Port Huron "Blue Water".
Mark Tomlonson
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April 22 in CNR History
April 22, 1861 The Mobile & Ohio (later GM&O, ICG, CN) is completed. It will play a strategic role in the War Between the States.
April 22, 1964 President Johnson announces the settlement of a
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Mark Tomlonson
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This Weekend 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
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 18 in CNR History
April 18, 1976 A Turbo train, CN1, testing on Canadian National's Kingston Sub at Ingleside breaks a Canadian Speed Record set in March as it hits 138.5 mph (222.9 km/h).
April 18, 1983 CNCP
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 17 in CNR History
April 17, 1892 Central Atlantic Railway (later GTR, CN) leases the Central Counties Railway, running between Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury ON.
April 17, 1905 Durand (MI) Union Depot comes close to
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Mark Tomlonson
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Fallen Flags at Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago
Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago
7:30 pm Central Daylight Time
Friday, April 19, 2024
Please do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Also, if you are joining us on Zoom, please do not join the meeting
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Railroad Shortlines
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April 15 in CNR History
April 15, 1912 The R.M.S. Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage after striking an iceberg. Among the lost: Grand Trunk Railway President Charles M. Hays.
Mark Tomlonson
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Mark Tomlonson
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This Weekend in CNR History
April 14, 2005 Nineteen cars of a Union Pacific freight, operating on Canadian National tracks south of Superior WI derail and start a forest fire.
Mark Tomlonson
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 9 in CNR History
April 9, 2004 The Surface Transportation Board approves CNNA taking over operation of the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, Bessemer & Lake Erie and the Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company.
Mark
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 8 in CNR History
April 8, 1867 A special excursion train departs Chicago on the first through run to New York over the new Michigan Central-Great Western of Canada-New York Central route. The train is ferried across
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 5 in CNR History
My apologies for the tardiness
April 5, 1995 CN North America opens the new St. Clair Tunnel. Improvements made in the design of the new tunnel allow double-stack trains to cross under the St. Clair
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 4 in CNR History
April 4, 1909 The Kensington & Eastern Railroad, built and owned by the Illinois Central is leased to the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend (interurban) which today extends its service from Hammond IN
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 3 in CNR History
April 3, 1848 The Oakland & Ottawa (later D&M, GT) is chartered by the Michigan State Legislature to construct a railroad from Pontiac to Lake Michigan in Ottawa County.
Mark Tomlonson
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 2 in CNR History
April 2, 1976 CN Tower is completed. Built by Canadian National, it was the tallest tower and tallest free-standing structure in the world when built. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in
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Mark Tomlonson
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April 1 in CNR History
April 1, 1893 The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada merges several rail companies it has owned into itself.
April 1, 1933 The Canadian National Radio Department and its network of stations, developed to
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: OS: Business train on Freeport Sub
Thanks. I didn't know they had a P symbol (P69931) for that move, all I kept hearing was OCS. That's one that is not on the CN train symbol page I was looking at. I am wondering about the axles count.
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Fred Hilgenberg
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This Weekend in CNR History
March 29, 1919 A narrow-gauge Canadian National train reaches Alberton PE, after taking 10 days to travel the last 2 miles in the worst blizzard locals can remember. The train has a plow, locomotive
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Mark Tomlonson
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Re: OS: Business train on Freeport Sub
according to my notes, the symbol i have down for OCS they should have ran
as train P69931
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Andrew Gray
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Re: OS: Business train on Freeport Sub
Train came back:?CN 3331 & CN 3309 in charge of an eastbound business special (OCS) on Thursday March 28, through South Elgin at 22:52. Detector reported 34 axles, 35 MPH.
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Grateful Fred
Sugar
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Fred Hilgenberg
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Re: OS: Business train on Freeport Sub
I heard that the train symbol was "OCS". It's already on the return trip, as the CN 3309 "wafer logo" was reported eastbound Earlville, IA at 17:22 on the Heritage Units website. Doesn't seem like
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Fred Hilgenberg
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