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January 15, 1935 Thomas H. Gray passes away. He is credited with designing, in 1884, the “crossbucks” now in use throughout North America to warn motorists of grade crossing. January 15, 1960

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Central Standard Time Friday, January 17, 2025 Please do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Also, if you are participating on Zoom, please do not join before

January 13, 2021 Grand Trunk Western 4-6-2 5030 is sold to the Colebrookdale Preservation Trust in Pennsylvania. The locomotive had been on display in a park in Jackson MI since the late 1950’s. The

Doug CN has had 50 on order from Progress Rail, AC rebuilds of SD75i, for some time, until recently progress has been slow. Perhaps production problems in the conversions, or whatever caused the slow

Malcolm provided numbers for units in the 83XX series. CN has 8300-8310 model SD75IACC. I can assume the units I saw on video are the same model. And on reflection, the units, in tow, were heading

8310/11/15/16/19/28 D Muncie Jan 7 if that helps Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network.

9 rebuilts passed thru Elkhart IN. on Wednesday evening. Video not clear enough to get numbers. Have they arrived at Mac or would they be heading west? And what would they be? Doug Renshaw Burlington,

Thanks Gordon. The ABD detector wasn't listed on the site that shows the detectors all over North America. Doug Renshaw Burlington, ON.

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

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

DED - dragging equipment detector ABD - acoustic bearing detector HWD - hot wheel detector. Will pick up sliding wheels or sticky brake causing wheel to heat up.

Thank you Fred Hilgenberg for the info on detector locations. Can you give an explanation of the following terms associated with detectors: HBD, DED,HWD and ABD. HBD would be Hot Box Detector but the

I'm unfamiliar with the area, but you might be able to find the detector (and others) in the Defect Detector Database website: https://map.defectdetector.net/ If it's not there, you can add the

The detector is at mileage 46 on the Halton Sub. It's just north of Mainway level crossing. Seemed to have been installed during the summer and finally got operational just before Christmas. Great if

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

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

January 1, 1850 The Vermont Central opens between Waterbury and Burlington. January 1, 1867 A third rail for standard gauge equipment is placed in service on the broad-gauge Great Western Railway of

Thank you so much for your kind words. Mark Tomlonson Life isn’t just about surviving the storm; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Thank you Mark for another year of interesting CNR history. Fred Eldridge Winnipeg To: "C-N-R" <C-N-R@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 7:32:05 AM Subject: [C-N-R] December 31 in CNR