March 20, 1955 Metropolitan Philadelphia Railway Association chartered PCC cars 2201 (ex-St. Louis 1578) and 2251 (ex-Kansas City 787) which were refurbished and repainted by PTC at Kensington Shops but prior to their use in regular service.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?March 21, 1948 Baltimore trolley route 6 (Curtis Bay) was converted to bus operation.? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 9:17 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
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March 19, 1917 The railroads accept President Wilson's proposal for an 8-hour workday to stave off possible strikes. Later in the day the U.S. Supreme Court in Wilson v. New, upholds the eight-hour workday for railroads.
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March 19, 1918 The U.S. Congress adopts Standard or "Railroad" time, in use since 1884, as the national standard.
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March 19, 1964 Passenger service ends on the New York Central between Detroit and Bay City MI. This ends intercity passenger service to Bay City and Saginaw.
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March 19, 2020 Amtrak suspends the ¡°Pere Marquette¡± between Chicago and Grand Rapids MI due to declining ridership caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. ¡°Wolverine¡± service between Chicago and Pontiac MI is cut back from 6 daily trains to 4, and will be cut back to 2 on March 21. Other Chicago regional trans are affected as well.
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March 21, 1837 Today and tomorrow, the Michigan Legislature will pass the Internal Improvements Act, authorizing the Central Railroad of Michigan (later MC) to build across the state. It will follow the route charted by the largely unbuilt Detroit & St. Joseph Rail Road. Also authorized: The Southern Railroad of Michigan (later LS&MS), the Northern Railroad of Michigan (never built), canals and plank roads.
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March 21, 1918 President Wilson signs the Railroad Control Act, setting terms for operation of the railroads by the United States Railroad Administration (USRA). Railroads are to be paid rent for use of their lines and equipment.
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March 21, 1953 The Chesapeake & Ohio carferry "Badger" makes her maiden voyage.
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Mark Tomlonson
