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Re: This Weekend in RR History

 

October 18, 1942 Philadelphia trolley route 50 (Rising Sun Avenue-4th and 5th Streets) became PTC/SEPTA's 6th all-PCC route using new 2600-series cars.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? October 18, 1949 On the day I was born, PTC raised its fares to 13 cents cash and began transfer restrictions on bus route C which operated parallel to the Broad Street Subway. The route C bus transfers were good only from Cheltenham and Ogontz to Broad and Olney, Naval Base to Broad and Snyder, and 10th and Somerville to 9th and Erie.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky


On Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 6:55 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:

October 18, 1911 The carferry Chief Wawatam arrives in St. Ignace MI and will start ferrying passengers and railroad cars across the Straits of Mackinaw in the next couple of days. The previous ferry, the all-wood St. Marie will be retired.

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October 18, 2005 The Delray Connecting Railway is transferred from US Steel ownership to Transtar. Transtar also owns the Elgin Joliet & Eastern, the Birmingham Southern, the Lake Terminal Connecting Railway, the McKeesport Connecting Railroad and the Union Railroad.

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October 19, 1873 The Post Office Department extends the mail route over the Grand Rapids & Indiana from Walton to Traverse City.

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October 19, 1878 The Detroit & Milwaukee is reorganized as the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. [later GTW]

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October 19, 1893 A Grand Trunk passenger train wrecks at Battle Creek MI, killing 26.

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October 19, 1931 Mixed train service on the Michigan Central between Battle Creek and Three Rivers MI via Fairfax ends.

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October 20, 1881 Construction of the Pontiac, Oxford & Port Austin Railroad (later GTW) begins in Caseville, bringing rail service to Michigan's "Thumb" area.

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October 20, 1900 Construction officially begins on the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon (MI Interurban). Some preparatory work began last month.

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October 20, 1978 Vicksburg MI loses its agent, the last person working in the passenger depot. The structure, located at the crossing of the former Grand Rapids & Indiana and Grand Trunk Western, is now home to the Vicksburg Historical Society.

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Mark Tomlonson

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