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November 22 in CNR History
November 22, 1858 The Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad (later GT) opens a new depot across the river from Grand Haven MI. ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý only freight at first; passenger service to the new depot will begin on
By Mark Tomlonson · #1051 ·
Re: November 21 in CNR History
Thank you for the added information. Mark Tomlonson Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.
By Mark Tomlonson · #1050 ·
Re: November 21 in CNR History
On the 1950 item, Wiki shows John Dieffenbaker playing a role in the court case https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_River_train_crash [email protected]> wrote:
By Eric Floden · #1049 ·
November 21 in CNR History
November 21, 1859 First Detroit-Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) train on the Chicago, Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad (later GT, GTW). Thomas Edison will later work on this line as a candy
By Mark Tomlonson · #1048 ·
This Weekend in CNR History
November 17, 1855 The first section of the Grand Trunk Railway opens, 125.4 miles (201.8 km) between Montreal (Point St. Charles) and Brockville. November 17, 1856 The Grand Trunk Railroad is
By Mark Tomlonson · #1047 ·
November 16 in CNR History
November 16, 1898 The Vermont Central Railroad is purchased by the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and renamed the Vermont Central Railway. Mark Tomlonson
By Mark Tomlonson · #1046 ·
EJE heritage unit on CN 100
CN 3023 leading CN 100's light power move from the Port of Montreal to Taschereau Yard this afternoon. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/845118/ Michael Berry
By Michael Berry · #1045 ·
November 15 in CNR History
November 15, 1866 The Blue Line, a second cooperative fast freight line, is organized at Albany. (The Red Line had been organized in the spring, running over the NYC and Wabash) The line will operate
By Mark Tomlonson · #1044 ·
C&EI to Evansville, IN at Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago
Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Central Daylight Time Friday, November 17, 2023 Do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Chicago Union Station Room 107A 500 W Jackson Blvd (enter between Clinton
By Railroad Shortlines · #1043 ·
CN 500
CN 4909 and CN 4727 leading CN 500 into the Port of Montreal on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/844847/ Michael Berry
By Michael Berry · #1042 ·
This Weekend in CNR History
November 10, 1853 The Great Western Railway Line (later CN) opens, running 69 kilometers from the Niagara Suspension Bridge to Hamilton ON. November 10, 1905 The Grand Trunk Milwaukee Ferry Company
By Mark Tomlonson · #1041 ·
November 9 in CNR History
November 9, 1878 The Detroit & Milwaukee Railway is reorganized as the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee (later GT). November 9, 1953 Canadian National opens its 144-mile branch to the mines at Lynn
By Mark Tomlonson · #1040 ·
November 6 in CNR History
November 6, 2017 Fort Erie ON council votes $100,000 per year out of the city budget to restore CNR 6218 and its accompanying caboose. The 4-8-4 was donated to the city by Canadian National in
By Mark Tomlonson · #1039 ·
This Weekend in CNR History
November 3, 2008 CN announces it is buying some of the rail and ferry operations of Quebec Railway Corporation. Included in the buy: Chemin de fer de la Matapedia et du Golfe, New Brunswick East Coast
By Mark Tomlonson · #1038 ·
November 1 in CNR History
November 1, 1878 The Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee comes under control of the Grand Trunk. November 1, 1928 The Grand Trunk Western consolidates 10 subsidiary lines operating in Michigan, Illinois
By Mark Tomlonson · #1037 ·
October 31 in CNR History
October 31, 1843 The Vermont Central is re-created to build a line across the center of Vermont. October 31, 1957 The Canadian National Railway receives permission to operate the former New York
By Mark Tomlonson · #1036 ·
October 30 in CNR History
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
By Mark Tomlonson · #1035 ·
Re: Aluminum Slabs
385 runs out of Toronto overnight and arrives in Sarnia first thing in the morning these days.
By headtailgrep · #1034 ·
Re: Aluminum Slabs
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
By Greg Smith · #1033 ·
Aluminum Slabs
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
By Doug Renshaw · #1032 ·