December 7, 1952 Chicago PCC routes 49 (Western Avenue) and 63 (63rd Street) were converted to bus operation on weekends and holidays.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 7, 1952 Philadelphia became the first city to ban downtown street parking from Callowhill to South Streets between the rivers. This parking ban enabled PTC to speed up trolley operation on the north-south streets.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 8, 1957 Trolleybus service ended in Wilmington, Delaware.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
December 6, 2023 Michigan’s U.S. senators announce 3 $500,000 Federal grants for improvements in Amtrak’s Port Huron to Chicago and Pontiac to Chicago corridors, as well as additional Detroit to Toledo service that may include connections to Detroit Airport.
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December 7, 1899 The Chicago & West Michigan becomes part of the Pere Marquette Railroad.
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December 7, 1909 The Pere Marquette carferry Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 (1st) is lost on Lake Erie.
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December 7, 1929 The New York Central's deluxe coach train "Motor Queen" makes its last run between Detroit and Cincinnati. The extra features offered on the train have not made it profitable.
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December 8, 1862 The Flint & Pere Marquette (later PM, C&O, CSX) begins service to Flint MI.
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December 8, 1919 All passenger train service in Michigan is temporarily halted due to the effects of a month-long national coal miner's strike. 250,000 Michigan workers are also laid off.
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December 8, 1960 In Kalamazoo MI, A cement truck traveling on Interstate Highway 94 strikes a freight train at a grade crossing with the New York Central. No one is hurt, but four railroad cars derail. The crossing has since been converted to a highway overpass.
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Mark Tomlonson
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