April 26, 1875 The Prince Edward Island Railway opens between Royalty Junction and Georgetown.
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April 27, 1882 The Great Western merges with the Grand Trunk.
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April 27, 1947 The Illinois Central launches “The City of New Orleans”, scheduled at 16 hours for the Chicago to New Orleans run. The train has a St. Louis section, meeting the mainline train at Carbondale IL, and a Louisville section, meeting the mainline train at Fulton KY. Also, the “Green Diamond” trainset, having been completely rebuilt, enters service between Jackson MS and New Orleans as the “Miss-Lou”.
Mark Tomlonson
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