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October 17, 1960 In the United States, five operating unions and the railroads agree to the creation of a Federal Commission to study work rules and "featherbedding". The railroads have agreed, believing that their viewpoint will prevail. Mark Tomlonson

October 15, 1870 Service on the Chicago & Lake Huron, Western Division (later GT, GTW, CN) between Climax Prairie (now Climax) and Battle Creek MI begins. October 15, 1949 The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio retires its last steam locomotive, 2-8-2 #404, becoming the first major U.S. railroad to dieselize. The event is covered in a "Life" magazine feature. Mark Tomlonson

October 14, 1958 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio passenger service south of St. Louis ends with the withdrawal of its "Gulf Coast Rebel". Mark Tomlonson Happy Thanksgiving!

October 13, 1902 Professor Ernest Rutherford of McGill University, who would earn the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1908, is the first to demonstrate wireless communication between a station and a moving train. His test subject was a special Grand Trunk passenger train running between Toronto and Montreal. October 13, 1914 The Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway [later AC, WC, CN, GDLK], building north from Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, opens its northernmost section between Oba and Hearst, Ontario. Mark Tomlonson

October 9, 2001 The Canadian National absorbs the Wisconsin Central. Purchase price: $2.1 billion. [2024: $3.78 billion] Mark Tomlonson

October 8, 1908 The Grand Trunk buys carferry “Manistique, Marquette & Northern 1” and rechristens it “Milwaukee”. Mark Tomlonson

October 4, 1922 Canadian National Railways becomes a corporate entity. October 4, 1978 The diamond at Vicksburg MI, crossing the Grand Trunk with the former Grand Rapids & Indiana, is taken out of service and removed. A Conrail switch job earlier in the day was the last to use the former PRR Crossing. Mark Tomlonson

October 3, 1873 Grand Trunk railway begins converting its 421-mile (678 km) Montreal-Stratford main line from broad (5 foot 6 inches) to standard gauge. The job is finished in less than 24 hours. October 3, 1973 Amtrak acquires a new Turbo set from Canadian National Railways. Mark Tomlonson

October 2, 1855 The Detroit & Milwaukee (later GTW) is completed from Detroit to Fentonville, a distance of 50 miles. Mark Tomlonson

October 1, 1860 The bankrupt Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad is reorganized as the Detroit & Milwaukee Railway (later GT). October 1, 1903 Durand Union Depot is dedicated. October 1, 1905 The Grand Trunk Railway assumes control of the Canada Atlantic Railway. October 1, 1937 This month’s issue of “Railroad Magazine” carries an item on the Canadian National station at Callander, ON. The station, originally just a passenger coach, has been replaced by a larger, permanent structure due to the extra rail traffic generated by the Dionne Quintuplets. October 1, 1981 Grand Trunk Western acquires the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad. Mark Tomlonson

September 27, 1856 The Illinois Central Railroad is completed between Galena and Cairo with a "branch" from Centralia to Chicago at a cost of over $25 million [2024: $926 million]. At 705 miles it is the longest railroad line in the world. (Some sources say September 21) September 29, 1849 The Vermont Central Railway opens between Middlesex and Waterbury. September 29, 1930 The conversion of track on Prince Edward Island from 3 feet six inch gauge to standard gauge is completed. September 29, 1946 The Illinois Central Railroad dieselizes all passenger trains running between Chicago and St. Louis. Mark Tomlonson

September 26, 1942 Due to the war, U.S. passenger service levels are frozen in place as of October 4. No new trains or sections are allowed. Seasonal and excursion trains are forbidden. September 26, 2007 Canadian National Railway Company and United States Steel announce that CN will attempt to acquire a major portion of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern. This will link CN's Wisconsin Central, Illinois Central and Grand Trunk Western properties in the Chicago area. Transtar, US Steel's railroad company, will retain some trackage around the Gary Works and be re-named the Gary Railroad. Mark Tomlonson

September 25, 1905 The Durand (MI) Union Depot is re-opened after a disastrous fire the previous April. September 25, 1937 Canadian National begins work on a new line between Rouvyn and Senneterre QC, 100 miles (160 km). The line will serve gold and copper mines. September 25, 2003 Canadian National sells most of Turcot Yard in Montreal to the Quebec Department of Transportation. September 25, 2018 The Department of Transportation removes the Obama-era rule requiring ECP electric brakes from trains carrying hazardous materials. disagreeing with independent studies showing a financial benefit to adopting the braking system. Mark Tomlonson

September 24, 1897 A new double-track steel arch bridge, Grand Trunk’s "Whirlpool Rapids" is opened at Niagara Falls. The new bridge carries a road on its lower deck. The former bridge is closed and demolished. September 24, 1955 Canadian National discontinues passenger train service on the Detroit River carferries. After this date connecting passengers are bused through the tunnel. September 24, 1958 The Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway, Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad, St. Clair Tunnel Company, United States & Canada Railroad and the Vermont & Province Line Railroad are all merged into Canadian National Railways. September 24, 2002 Although required on certain classes of trains on earlier dates, ditch lights now become mandatory on all Canadian trains. Mark Tomlonson

September 23, 1975 A CN Turbo catches fire at Coteau, QC. As a result, all the Turbos are pulled from service to correct the problem. The event will end Turbo service between Ottawa and Montreal. Mark Tomlonson

September 20, 1850 The first Federal Land Grant is approved, for the Illinois Central. September 21, 1856 The Illinois Central connects Chicago with Cairo IL, making it the longest railway line in the United States. September 21 1906 A Grand Trunk Railway passenger train hits a freight at a crossing in Napanee ON. The engineer of the passenger train stayed at the controls of the locomotive trying to stop the train, becoming the only fatality. A monument is erected in his honor. September 22, 1883 The Grand Trunk Railway fully acquires the Midland Railway of Canada. September 22, 1928 Canadian Premier John Bracken drives the last spike on the Canadian National’s line between Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage MB. Mark Tomlonson

September 18, 1888 First revenue train on the Canada Atlantic Railway’s (later GT) Chaudiere Extension. September 18, 1893 The Ottawa, Amprior & Parry Sound Railway (later GT) opens between Ottawa and Amprior ON. September 18, 1958 ICC examiner Howard Hosmer presents his findings on United States passenger service. His report states that if the current rate of decline continues, first-class passenger service will end by 1965 and coach service by 1970. The report makes no formal recommendations, but will have a great influence on transportation planners. September 18, 1991 The last train pulls out of Mahone Bay NS behind 6 CN locomotives. Mark Tomlonson

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Central Daylight Time Friday, September 20, 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 Steam locomotives and recent railroad pictures from Illinois and Indiana Bill Gustason starts our 13th season with a program showing black & white images of steam locomotives taken by Doug Weitzman in the 1950s, on the New York Central and other railroads. He'll also show his own images of railroads from recent years from various locations in Illinois and Indiana. Upcoming programs: October 18, 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

September 17, 1933 Grand Trunk Western carferries move their home port from Grand Haven to Muskegon. September 17, 1958 The “Schoolroom Progress U.S.A.” train begins its 5-day stop in Grand Rapids MI. Pulled by Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 #6040, the train, consisting of two baggage cars, will make a nationwide tour showing the progress in classroom technology from frontier days to 1958. The display is presented by the Henry Ford Museum and Encyclopedia Britannica, and started in 1955. Mark Tomlonson

September 13, 1893 The Ottawa, Amprior & Perry Sound Railway (later GT, CN) opens between Ottawa and Amprior ON. It will become at one point in its history the busiest rail line in Canada. September 13, 1918 The USRA orders that skilled railroad workers will be given draft deferments. September 13, 1940 The merger of the Gulf, Mobile & Northern and Mobile & Ohio railroads forms the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad. (later ICG, IC, CN) September 13, 1961 Canadian National Railways opens Montreal Yard. It will later be named Taschereau Hump Marshaling Yard. September 13, 1974 Amtrak shows off its new Chicago-Port Huron route in a run for the press. Regular service, which will return inter-city passenger trains to the Grand Trunk Western, will begin on 9/15. September 15, 1885 A Grand Trunk freight train running through St. Thomas ON strikes and kills the circus star “Jumbo” the elephant. The elephants were being loaded onto the circus train on an adjacent track but fouling the main line. The elephants were on the main track ahead of the time the circus had been given clearance. Mark Tomlonson