January 29, 1956. Philadelphia trolley routes 26 (Olney Avenue) and 52 (Chelten-Midvale) were converted to bus operation, ending trolley service on busy Chelten Avenue in Germantown. In Center City, Arch Street also lost its trolleys when routes 9 and 48 went bus and were combined to operate on Arch Street from 16th to 23rd. Route 50 trolley service was increased to compensate for the loss of route 9 in South Philadelphia with some cars going to 4th and Ritner. Trackage was abandoned on Fairmount and Wallace.from 15th to 23rd and 31st and 32nd from Columbia to York.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?January 31, 1966 The NYCTA's last 4 R-32 subway cars, 3946-49, were delivered to Coney Island Yard despite a heavy snowstorm. These cars had Bud Pioneer III trucks.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 6:43 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
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January 30, 1875 The Detroit, Hillsdale & South Western (later NYC), which will run between Ypsilanti and Bankers MI is incorporated.
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January 30, 1902 The Detroit Manufacturers Railroad (later NYC) is incorporated.
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January 30, 1923 The Grand Trunk is absorbed into the Canadian National. The Grand Trunk within the United States is spun off and becomes the Grand Trunk Western. CN will operate the GTW as a subsidiary.
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January 31, 1918 The USRA begins operating trains loaded with just food and supplies for the Allies from St. Louis and Chicago to Eastern ports. The trains are run on a 60-hour schedule, versus 8-14 days previously.
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January 31, 1925 Trolley service ends in Ann Arbor MI
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January 31, 1932 Railway unions in the United States accept a 10% pay cut in hopes of easing the effects of the Depression on the railroads which will in turn allow them to keep their jobs.
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January 31, 1961 The Decatur (MI) depot is closed by the New York Central. The small-town station had no scheduled stops and few riders. The planned consolidation of freight agent services in Kalamazoo has rendered the depot obsolete.
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January 31, 2012 WATCO completes its purchase of the Ann Arbor Railroad, running between Ann Arbor and Toledo.
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Mark Tomlonson
