Re: February 16 in RR History
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February 16, 1957 Chicago trolley route 36 (Broadway) was converted to bus operation, ending trolley service on State Streer and leaving route 22 (Clark-Wentworth) as Chicago's only remaining trolley route.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dennis M Linsky
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 6:17 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson= [email protected]> wrote: February 16, 1869 The Michigan Lake Shore Railroad (later C&WM, PM, C&O, CSX) is incorporated in Michigan to build from Ferrysburg through Grand Haven to Holland.
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February 16, 1897 The "Pere Marquette", first all-steel carferry on the Great Lakes, makes its maiden voyage from Ludington MI to Manitowoc WI.
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February 16, 2013 Amtrak takes operational control of the State-owned former New York Central line between Kalamazoo and Dearborn MI.
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Mark Tomlonson
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