December 10, 1957 During the second day of the New York subway strike, the New York Central Railroad ran a 12-car train from Mt. Vernon on the Harlem Division to Grand Central?Station, making it the world's longest commuter train.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 10, 1970 The last pre-Amtrak railroad strike took place when the Penn Central, Reading, Jersey Central, and Erie-Lackawanna were among the 30 railroads involved in the strike. The Long Island Railroad, which was unaffected, ran regularly but not to Penn Station; its trains terminated at Hunters Point or Woodside or were diverted to Brooklyn. The PATH tubes ran regularly but with no service from Journal Square in Jersey City to Newark.? Staten Island Rapid Transit didn't operate. The strike ended on the 11th following Congressional action.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
On Tue, Dec 10, 2024, 6:31 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=
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December 10, 1850 The Michigan Southern Railroad reaches Coldwater from the east.
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December 10, 1919 The Michigan Central opens new shops and a division point in Niles, MI.
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Mark Tomlonson
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