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May 8, 1954 Passenger service on the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton ends with a mixed train originating in Springfield OH. Mark Tomlonson

May 5, 2004 CNNA announces the closing of Nichols Yard in Battle Creek MI and Hawthorne and Centralia Yards in Illinois. Hawthorne Yard, however, will remain open. May 6, 1910 The Accident Report Act

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

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

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

April 27, 1882 The Great Western merges with the Grand Trunk. April 27, 1947 The Illinois Central launches “The City of New Orleans”, scheduled at 16 hours for the Chicago to New Orleans run. Mark

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

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

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

April 22, 1861 The Mobile & Ohio (later GM&O, IC, CN) 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

April 19, 1891 Two Lake Shore & Michigan Southern trains collide near Kipton OH, killing 9. One conductor's watch being off time caused the accident. This will lead directly to the "Railroad Standard"

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

Thanks to Fred for the additional info and article about the incident. Someone else suggested using archive.org and with that I found the pages of the original website. Unfortunately, quite hard to

April 17, 1905 Durand (MI) Union Depot is almost destroyed by fire. Mark Tomlonson

Wow, that's a tragic incident I had never heard of. It's way out of my wheelhouse (I live next to the CN on the Freeport Sub because it took over the IC), but I did find a mention of the incident in

I was wondering if anyone has info about the 1978 CN train that slid into the Skeena River in BC.? There was a website about the accident but it appears to have been taken down.? I did find an obit

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Friday, April 21, 2023 Do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Chicago Union Station Room 107A 500 W Jackson Blvd (enter between Clinton and Canal) Chicago,

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. April 15, 1955 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton and

Nice! ________________________________ Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 8:42 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [C-N-R] A pair of zebras on CN 522 A pair of zebras on CN 522, working a