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May 28, 1932 Due to the effects of the Depression, Illinois Central suspends operation of the "Panama Limited". May 28, 1976 The Grand Trunk Western coal dock at Port Huron MI is demolished. Mark Tomlonson

For folks who have been here not only since CN came back in 2019 has the old power of the 90s returned, so too have many accurate signs by MOW folks who are good at making it look like the 90s never left. Pictured May 24 2024 https://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54480 - Steve

May 22, 1972 Henry Ford II identifies a 32-acre waterfront site that will be the site of the new Renaissance Center. Among the buildings to be torn down: Grand Trunk Western’s Brush Street depot. Mark Tomlonson

May 21, 1920 Canadian National is assigned the management of the Grand Trunk. Mark Tomlonson

May 20, 1852 The Michigan Central is completed to Calumet (Kensington) south of Chicago, forming an unbroken line from Detroit. It enters the city over the Illinois Central from Calumet to 22nd Street after Illinois refuses to grant the MC an Illinois charter. (Some sources say 5/21, others say 5/22) May 20, 1926 In the U.S., the Railway Labor Act becomes law. May 20, 1983 Canadian National abandons its Haliburton Sub. Mark Tomlonson

May 17, 1908 The last steam engine passes through the St. Clair Tunnel as operations become fully electric. May 17, 1936 Illinois Central's streamliner "Green Diamond" makes its debut. May 17, 1945 The Federal Communications Commission allocates radio channels for exclusive railroad use. May 17, 1946 President Truman seizes control of the railroads in the hopes of preventing a nationwide strike. The action delays, but does not prevent the strike May 17, 1957 Canadian National Railways opens a 40-mile diversion of its Cornwall Subdivision due to the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This subdivision will later be merged with the Gananoque and Oshawa Subdivisions to form the Kingston Subdivision. May 17, 1965 Canadian National Railways opens "Toronto Yard", later known as "MacMillan Yard". May 18, 1979 The State of Michigan purchases the Grand Trunk Western car ferry "City of Milwaukee". May 19, 1968 Last run of Illinois Central's "Green Diamond". May 19, 1980 The Grand Trunk Company merges into CN Rail. Mark Tomlonson

May 16, 1853 The first railroad to operate in Ontario, the Ontario. Simcoe & Huron Railway (later OS&H, Northern, GT, CN) runs a passenger train from Toronto north to Mitchell’s Corners (later known as Aurora), a distance of roughly 50 km (31 miles). Much of the line is still in use. May 16, 2005 The last Canadian National revenue train pulls off the Kinghorn Sub at Current Junction. Mark Tomlonson

May 15, 1915 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders the Pennsylvania, Northern Central, Lehigh Valley, New York Central, Rutland, Erie, Grand Trunk and Lackawanna railroads to divest themselves of their Great Lakes steamship lines by December 1. The Great Lakes car ferrries are not affected. May 15, 1923 Due to operational problems in the United States, the American lines of the former Grand Trunk Railway of Canada in New England are reorganized as the "Grand Trunk". Mark Tomlonson

May 14, 1955 Canadian National Railways opens a causeway on its Hopewell Subdivision, ending the use of carferries in that location. May 14, 2003 Canadian National officially drops the "Illinois Central" name. All United States operations are now under the CN name. Mark Tomlonson

A while ago, GIO stopped service on the NS&T spur that runs out of Merritton. I think there was one customer left on the spur, Kemira Chemicals. Did CN start serving this customer? If so, where did the power come from to do the service? Thanks Doug Renshaw Burlington, ON.

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Central Daylight Time Friday, May 17, 2024 Please do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Also, if you are participating on Zoom, please do not join before 7:15 pm on the day of the meeting. Zoom meeting codes are at the end of this message. Our next meeting will be both an in-person meeting and a Zoom meeting. If enough people from outside the Chicago area attending Zoom meetings become Club members, this will encourage the Club to make hybrid meetings a permanent feature. Dues are $20 which includes four glossy newsletters sent by mail. The dues renewal is sent with the fourth newsletter. We still have slide shows which will not be presented via Zoom. Here are details about joining Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago: https://rscc.dhke.com/rscc01.htm#C In-person meeting location Chicago Union Station Room 107A 500 W Jackson Blvd (enter between Clinton and Canal) Chicago, Illinois Batavia, Illinois -- Three Railroads, Six Lines! by Leo Phillipp Leo Phillipp will present a program about the important railroad town of Batavia, Illinois, including how freight was switched to customers and how the railroad interchange was accomplished. Upcoming programs: June 21, 2024: Wreck of the City of New Orleans, 1971 Amtrak derailment, Salem, Illinois, by William Howard and Thomas Nicholl September 20, 2024: Chicago to Freeport Illinois on the Chicago & North Western -- the original mainline of the Galena & Chicago Union by William M. Shapotkin Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago meets at 7:30 pm Central Time on the third Friday of the month except in July and August. The in-person meeting location is Chicago Union Station Room 107A. Enter at 500 W Jackson Blvd which is between Clinton and Canal. For program announcements, please subscribe to our groups.io mailing list. Send a blank email message To: [email protected] To obtain Zoom meeting credentials for future programs given by Zoom, the best way is to subscribe to our groups.io mailing list. Web site: https://rscc.dhke.com/ Email: shortlinechicagoHS@... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/railroadshortlinecc Phone number answered during the program: 312 725-0432. At other times, leave message with your name and telephone number to receive a call back. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81089687625?pwd=VuDwBGohmixaY3bOpTYc5eQAve05sb.1 Meeting ID: 810 8968 7625 Passcode: 997503 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,81089687625#,,,,*997503# US (Chicago) +13092053325,,81089687625#,,,,*997503# US --- Dial by your location 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) 309 205 3325 US 646 931 3860 US 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) 305 224 1968 US 646 558 8656 US (New York) 720 707 2699 US (Denver) 253 205 0468 US 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) 346 248 7799 US (Houston) 360 209 5623 US 386 347 5053 US 507 473 4847 US 564 217 2000 US 669 444 9171 US 689 278 1000 US 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 810 8968 7625 Passcode: 997503 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kezUmR2qiA

May 13, 1954 President Eisenhower signs the St. Lawrence Seaway Bill providing for joint U.S. - Canadian construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The bill is bitterly opposed by the railroads, who see it as a threat to their freight business. May 13, 1971 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers agrees to end the "Divisional Rule", which defined 100 miles as 1 day's work. Many engineers were being paid a full day's wage for 150 minutes of train operation. Mark Tomlonson

May 12, 1910 To promote immigration into western Canada, Canadian Northern Railway's subsidiary "Canadian Northern Steamships" begins sailing between England and Canada. The service will end at the start of World War I as the two ships are commandeered for troop transport. Mark Tomlonson

May 9, 1928 Grand Trunk and the Chicago & Kalamazoo Terminal railroads merge. The C&KT has been owned by GT since 1907. Mark Tomlonson

May 7, 1896 The Central Vermont's lease of the Rutland Railroad is cancelled. Mark Tomlonson

May 6, 1995 Canadian National and the Grand Trunk Western conduct opening ceremonies for the new St. Clair Tunnel. Mark Tomlonson

May 5, 2004 CNNA announces the closing of Nichols Yard in Battle Creek MI and Hawthorne and Centralia Yards in Illinois. Hawthorne Yard, however, will remain open. Mark Tomlonson

May 2, 1917 The Drayton-Ackworth Report recommends the Canadian Government take over the operations of the Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways and operate them as one system with the Intercolonial and National Transcontinental Railways. The report is accepted. May 2, 2002 An eastbound Canadian National train collides with a semi trailer near Firmdale, MB. The resulting spill of plastic pellets, benzene, glycol, and hexane catches fire and forces the evacuation of nearly 200 local residents. Mark Tomlonson

May 1, 1905 The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway is organized at the receiver's sale of the Detroit Southern Railroad. May 1, 1942 The last pre-war streamliner, Illinois Central's refurbished "Panama Limited" is put into service. May 1, 1952 This month, for the first time the number of diesel-electric locomotives on U.S. railroads exceeds the number of steamers, 19,082 to 18,489. May 1, 1954 New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is dedicated. May 1, 1960 In its current issue, Trains magazine correctly predicts that the ultimate shape of a diesel locomotive will be a streamline-type cab (i.e. full width) with a narrow hood following. May 1, 1994 Carferry service between Detroit and Windsor ends. Mark Tomlonson

April 30, 1900 In Vaughan, MS Illinois Central engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones becomes a hero and a legend. Jones stays with his train, the "Cannonball Express" when the track ahead is blocked by a freight train. Jones slows his train down enough to save his passengers, but not himself. April 30, 1959 Grand Trunk passenger Train 21 makes its final run between Durand and Muskegon MI. April 30, 1971 Railroad-operated intercity passenger service ends on most U.S. railroads; Rock Island, Rio Grande, Southern and Georgia Railroads being notable exceptions. April 30, 1985 Canadian National and Canadian Pacific assume joint operation of the former Canada Southern line in Ontario. Mark Tomlonson