January 12, 1945 Bituminous Coal Research Incorporated's Locomotive Study Group, made up of representatives from eastern railroads and locomotive manufacturers, meets to find ways to combat the rise of the diesel locomotive. They decide reciprocating steam is dead, and to explore coal-fired turbines.

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January 12, 1958 The Duluth South Shore & Atlantic runs its last passenger train between St. Ignace and Marquette MI. Other passenger service will continue through 1968.

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January 12, 1977 VIA Rail Canada is created as a subsidiary of Canadian National. For the previous nine months, "VIA" has been CN's brand for its passenger service.

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Mark Tomlonson

January 9, 1969 The Canadian National pulls the Turbotrain from service due to problems operating in winter conditions.

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Mark Tomlonson

From the definitions page, there are a few more abbreviations / acronyms not mentioned as explained by Gordon. Here's the information form the page in plain text.

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Abbreviation ? ?Name ? ?Notes
AD? ? Audible Detector ? ?CSX generic term for any talking detector; specific functions not listed until later timetables
DED ? ?Dragging Equipment Detector ? ?
DEDAC ? ?Dragging Equipment Detector w/ Axle Count ? ?DED with axle count ability - not all DEDs had transducers to count axles.
EHD ? ?Excessive Height Detector ? ?NS term for High Car Detector
FED ? ?Failed Equipment Detector ? ?BN/MRL generic term for any talking detector
HBD ? ?Hotbox Detector ? ?
HCD ? ?High Car Detector ? ?
HWD ? ?Hot Wheel Detector ? ?
PDD ? ?Plug Door Detector/Portruding Door Detector ? ?
SAD ? ?Stand Alone Detector ? ?NS term for Hotbox Detector that is not connected to their back office network
SED ? ?Stand Alone Dragging Equipment Detector ? ?NS term for Dragging Equipment Detector
SSD ? ?Stress State Detector ? ?NS term for a combined Wheel Impact Load Detector/Load Imbalance Detector site
TSA ? ?Track Side Analyzer ? ?NS term for Hotbox Detector
WID ? ?Wheel Impact Detector ? ?Another term for Wheel Impact Load Detector
WILD ? ?Wheel Impact Load Detector ? ?
WLD ? ?Wide Load Detector ? ?

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Grateful Fred
Sugar Ridge Tower MP40 CC&P

From: trainguy999@... Sent: January 8, 2025 10:31 To: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] Subject: [C-N-R] Detectors

I'm unfamiliar with the area, but you might be able to find the detector (and others) in the Defect Detector Database website:

?If it's not there, you can add the information.

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Grateful Fred
Sugar Ridge Tower MP40 CC&P

January 6, 1918 The USRA makes major cuts in U.S. passenger service, saving $60 million (2025: $1.352 billion) per year. A la carte meals are abolished in diners, menus are limited and the number of dining cars is reduced. All passenger train advertising is eliminated (including train names). Consolidated ticket offices are established. During the war, the USRA will move 6,496,000 soldiers in 9,000 troop trains.

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January 6, 1930 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton drops passenger service between Napoleon OH & Tecumseh MI.

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Mark Tomlonson

January 3, 2005 The Federal Railroad Administration publishes a "final rule" requiring reflective material on the sides of locomotives and freight cars as a safety measure to make trains more visible at highway-rail grade crossings.

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January 4, 1875 The Prince Edward Island Railway (later CGR, CNoR, CN) opens between Summerside and Tignish.

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Mark Tomlonson

January 1, 1850 The Vermont Central opens between Waterbury and Burlington.

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January 1, 1867 A third rail for standard gauge equipment is placed in service on the broad-gauge Great Western Railway of Canada, opening a continuous standard-gauge line from Chicago to New York with the new train ferry "Great Western" between Detroit and Windsor. The "Great Western" is the largest iron or steel vessel on the Great Lakes. Through sleeping car service is inaugurated between Suspension Bridge (Niagara Falls) and Chicago.

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January 1, 1954 "K" style air brakes are banned

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January 1, 1954 EMD introduces its 567-C engine and the "9" line of diesels: GP-9, F-9 and SD-9, all rated at 1750 horsepower.

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January 1, 1967 In honor of the Canadian Centennial, singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot debuts his "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". The work has been commissioned by the CBC.

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January 1, 1984 The Grand Trunk Western fully absorbs the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton.

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January 1, 1996 Canadian National absorbs the operations of Grand Trunk and the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific. Both roads remain as "paper" companies.

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January 1, 1998 In the United States, ditch lights are required on all locomotives operating over public crossings at more than 20 mph.

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Mark Tomlonson

December 31, 1853 Canada's Great Western Railway (later CN) opens between Hamilton and London ON.

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December 31, 1870 The Vermont Central Railroad leases The Rutland Railroad.

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December 31, 1955 Grand Trunk Western drops passenger service between Pontiac and Caseville MI. The last run carried one passenger: a reporter covering the event.

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December 31, 1978 All high-carbon steel wheels are to be removed from all rail equipment.

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December 31, 1983 All running boards are to be removed from box cars and refrigerator cars.

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December 31, 2011 The Canadian National fully absorbs the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range and the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific railroads. The two roads are placed in the CN-controlled Wisconsin Central Ltd. family.

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December 31, 2012 The Canadian National reorganizes its holdings in the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and places them in CN’s Wisconsin Central Ltd.

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Mark Tomlonson

ONR North Bay to be refurbished for GO

How very, umm, asstoot of you