Off topic but of particular interest:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 18, 1957 Philadelphia Transportation Company started its Boulevard Limited bus route from Roosevelt Boulevard and Solly and Holme Avenues at the Pennypack Circle to 23rd Street and Venango Street. This bus route ran local to Pratt Street, then made limited stops at Adams and Rising Sun Avenues and 5th Street to Old York Road and Broad Street, then made local stops to 23rd. The route operated from Monday to Saturday at the regular rate of fare. Now known as route 1.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 7:15 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
[email protected]> wrote:
November 18, 1883 The railroads in the United States and Canada agree to a system of standard time, replacing the confusing and unsafe practice of each locality setting its own "sun" time. The system will take effect the following spring. However, it will not be until 1918 that Standard, or "Railroad" time is made the official U.S. system.
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November 18, 1981 Conrail (ex-NYC) and Grand Trunk Western operations through downtown Battle Creek MI are consolidated onto the GTW tracks.
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Mark Tomlonson
