November 25, 1952 Trolley service ended in Yonkers, leaving New York with only 4 lines--the Queensboro Bridge Railway and 3 Brooklyn PCC car lines (Church, Coney Island, and McDonald Avenues).? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? November 25, 1957 Philadelphia bus route 88, a Market-Frankford line El feeder, began rush hour express service from the Bridge-Pratt El terminus to Cottman Avenue and Hawthorne Street.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 6:46 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
[email protected]> wrote:
November 25, 1873 An isolated section of the Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railroad between Allegan and Monteith, MI opens, operated by the Grand Rapids & Indiana without a formal agreement. Track has been laid for eight miles east of Monteith. It will not be opened and subsequently it will be removed. Work on the balance of line between Monteith and Tiffin is halted by The Panic of 1873.
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November 25, 1889 The Toledo, Ann Arbor, & North Michigan Railroad (later AA) begins operations between Frankfort MI and Toledo OH.
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November 25, 1889 The Frankfort & South Eastern Railroad completes construction of its 3-foot gauge line between Frankfort and Beecher MI.
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November 25, 1901 The Traverse City, Leelanau & Manistique Railroad (later LTC, M&NE, PM, C&O) is incorporated in Michigan to build from Traverse City to Northport.
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November 25, 1905 The Boyne City & Southeastern becomes the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena.
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Mark Tomlonson
