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December 27, 1859 The Grand Trunk Railway completes construction of the rail line from Toronto to Sarnia ON. Train ferry service is begun to make the connection across the St. Clair River to Fart Gratiot (later Port Huron MI).

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December 27, 1902 During a raging blizzard, the “Pacific Express” slams into a freight train near Wanstead ON. The two Grand Trunk trains collide as the freight was pulling into the siding for the meet. Thirty-one people are killed.

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December 27, 1943 The War Department takes possession of all U.S. railroads.

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December 28, 1917 The United States Railroad Administration takes over operation of all U.S. railroads at 12:00 noon.

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December 28, 1918 The USRA establishes eight hours as the basic workday, with time-and-a-half the standard for overtime.

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Mark Tomlonson

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Mark,

I think that you meant December 27, 1917, not 1943 ?. It was actually ordered by President Wilson on December 26th, effective December 28th.

Regards,

Bruce Smith

Auburn, AL

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December 27, 1859 The Grand Trunk Railway completes construction of the rail line from Toronto to Sarnia ON. Train ferry service is begun to make the connection across the St. Clair River to Fart Gratiot (later Port Huron MI).

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December 27, 1902 During a raging blizzard, the “Pacific Express” slams into a freight train near Wanstead ON. The two Grand Trunk trains collide as the freight was pulling into the siding for the meet. Thirty-one people are killed.

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December 27, 1943 The War Department takes possession of all U.S. railroads.

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December 28, 1917 The United States Railroad Administration takes over operation of all U.S. railroads at 12:00 noon.

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December 28, 1918 The USRA establishes eight hours as the basic workday, with time-and-a-half the standard for overtime.

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Mark Tomlonson

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We are talking about two different wars. In WWII there was no attempt to re-form something like the USRA that had run the railroads during WWI, but there was a strong feeling that transportation needed to be coordinated on a national basis. That task was given to the War Department. It's a bit of a coincidence that the railroad takeovers for two wars 25 years apart happened on nearly the same date.

I included this US information on the CNR list because the order applied to CN properties in the U.S.

Mark Tomlonson

Life isn’t just about surviving the storm; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

On Friday, December 27, 2024, 10:23:41 AM EST, Bruce Smith via groups.io <smithbf@...> wrote:

Mark,

I think that you meant December 27, 1917, not 1943 ?. It was actually ordered by President Wilson on December 26th, effective December 28th.

Regards,

Bruce Smith

Auburn, AL

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Mark Tomlonson via groups.io <tomlonson@...>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 7:07 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
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CAUTION: Email Originated Outside of Auburn.

December 27, 1943 The War Department takes possession of all U.S. railroads.

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December 28, 1917 The United States Railroad Administration takes over operation of all U.S. railroads at 12:00 noon.

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December 28, 1918 The USRA establishes eight hours as the basic workday, with time-and-a-half the standard for overtime.

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