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October 30, 1972 In the worst railway accident in Chicago history, two commuter trains collide in early morning dense fog, killing 45 and injuring 332. The engineer of an Illinois Central Gulf train

385 runs out of Toronto overnight and arrives in Sarnia first thing in the morning these days.

Aluminum ingots are still common on 385, 397 and 383 (early morning, late afternoon and evening at Burlington West, respectively). I believe eastbound ingots are from Kitimat BC headed to eastern

For years CN 385 would have the slabs going west thru Burlington West, coming off the Halton Sub onto the Oakville Sub and then onto the Dundas Sub. Back a year or a bit more CN 397 had the slabs and

October 27, 1854 Near present day Jeanette’s creek in Chatham-Kent ON on the Great Western Railway (later GT, CN), a gravel train that had falsely been given clearance collides head-on with a

October 26, 1874 The Grand Trunk Railway is converted to Standard Gauge east of Montreal. October 26, 1933 The Pullman Railplane, an experimental self-powered car, is tested on the Detroit, Toledo &

October 25, 1926 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton begins using Pullman-built gas-electric cars between Delray and Bainbrdge OH. The new equipment cuts travel time from 11 to 9 ? hours. October 25, 1969

October 23, 1959 Grand Trunk Western 4-8-4 6325 is donated to the City of Battle Creek and placed on display in a city park. Mark Tomlonson

Nice to see the class lights, which haven’t been needed now for what, 33 years? Too bad they took the real bell off though. Gordon Webster Delaware, OH USeh <mailto:Gordon67@...>

One of a kind CN 4727 leading CN 500 out of the Port of Montreal on Monday. It still has its original paint scheme on its long hood. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/843271/ Michael Berry

October 20, 1881 Construction of the Pontiac, Oxford & Port Austin Railroad (later GTW) begins in Caseville, bringing rail service to Michigan's "Thumb" area. October 20, 1920 The Association of

October 19, 1878 The Detroit & Milwaukee is reorganized as the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. [later GTW] October 19, 1893 A Grand Trunk passenger train wrecks at Battle Creek MI, killing

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Central Daylight Time Friday, October 20, 2023 Do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Our next meeting will be both an in-person meeting and a Zoom meeting; the

In Guelph on Tuesday, Oct. 10th and noticed 4 chaps working on, a guess, about 80 ft of track that was laying beside the working track. Track is on ties and south of the south leg of the Wye to the

October 13, 1902 Professor Ernest Rutherford of McGill University, who would earn the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1908, is the first to demonstrate wireless communication between a station and a

October 11, 1876 Sir Henry Whatley Tyler becomes President of the faltering Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. He begins an aggressive drive to overhaul the company and reach Chicago independent of the

October 9, 2001 The Canadian National absorbs the Wisconsin Central. Mark Tomlonson

October 8, 1908 The Grand Trunk buys carferry “Manistique, Marquette & Northern 1” and rechristens it “Milwaukee”. Mark Tomlonson

CN 327 holds at Dorval, Qc on Saturday evening as CN 321 and VIA 37 both approach. Congestion would keep CN 327 here for about 75 minutes before it got its signal to

October 4, 1922 Canadian National Railways becomes a corporate entity. October 4, 1978 The diamond at Vicksburg MI, crossing the Grand Trunk with the former Grand Rapids & Indiana, is taken out of