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Re: This Weekend in RR History (the correct one)


 

September 20, 1955 The NYCTA announced that buses will replace the PCC cars on route B-68 (Coney Island Avenue) on November 30. Only 20 cars were needed for this route. Then the NYCTA plans a similar fate for route B-35 (Church Avenue) if more than enough buses would become available to replace the 34 PCC cars used on that heavy route. At the?same time, the 6 PCC cars used on route B-50 (McDonald Avenue) will be taken out of service without replacement.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? September 21, 1938 Philadelphia's Broad Street Subway was extended south from Lombard-South to Snyder Avenue with in between station stops at Ellsworth-Federal and Tasker-Morris.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? September 21, 1958 Pittsburgh PCC routes 60 and 68, the 2 Homestead routes, were converted to bus operation, ending trolley service to Kennywood amusement park.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? September 22, 1952 Philadelphia's bus route XF, a shuttle route operating from 30th Street Station to the Civic Center and connecting with the Market-Frankford line and 8 trolley routes in the area, was relegated to rush hour service only with one bus operating on a 24-minute headway.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? September 22, 1958 Los Angeles began to operate rush hour bus trippers on PCC route V (Vernon-Vermont) with 5 buses in the morning and 6 in the afternoon. Route V still operates PCC cars at all times, including midnight hours.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky


On Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 5:44 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:

September 20, 1870 Service begins on the Grand Rapids & Indiana between Ft. Wayne IN and Paris MI.

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September 20, 1888 Construction begins in Goshen IN on a Lake Shore & Michigan Southern branch to Battle Creek MI. The line will be nicknamed ¡°The Pumpkin Vine¡±.

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September 20, 1896 The Detroit & Mackinac begins service between Bay City and Alpena.

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September 21, 1869 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern leases the Kalamazoo, Allegan & Grand Rapids. Always under the control of other railroads (NYC, PC), the KA&GR will remain an individual company until the advent of Conrail.

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September 21, 1895 The Ann Arbor Railroad is formed to succeed the Toledo & Ann Arbor. (Some sources say September 20.)

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September 21, 1945 The Pennsylvania Railroad receives its first passenger diesels: two EMD E7's. Initially assigned in Pennsylvania, they will be placed on "The Red Arrow", which serves many General Motors executives traveling to and from Detroit.

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September 22, 1901 The Grand Rapids & Indiana inaugurates a new passenger train between Cadillac and Traverse City MI. On the first run, six miles out of Cadillac in heavy fog, the train collides with a freight train.

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Mark Tomlonson

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