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Re: This Weekend in RR History


 

December 28, 1947 Kansas City PCC route 60 (Parallel-Indiana) was broken into 2 routes and the Indiana portion was converted to trolleybus operation as route 45 and extended via Benton Boulevard to Swope Park. The Parallel portion was through-routed with route 59 (12th Street-Jackson Avenue).? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 28, 1953 Philadelphia air-electric PCC car 2019, operating on route 53 (Wayne Avenue), was burned in a collision with an automobile truck on Clarissa Street. The car was later repaired at Kensington Shops and returned to service.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 28, 1977 Two NYCTA R-46 subway trains were involved in a head-on collision at 5th Avenue-53rd Street. An F train ran on excessive speed and collided with an E train which stopped at the station. The motorman of the F train was later demoted to railroad clerk.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 29, 1957 Trolley service on Market Street in Philadelphia when route 17 was converted to bus operation and route 32 was replaced by bus routes 2 and 33. The remodeled 8000s were retired. PCC routes 20 and 23 were combined to operate on 11th and 12th Streets.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 29, 1966 The Red Arrow's Ardmore trolley line was converted to bus operation.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 29, 1969 Two IRT #2 trains collided at 174th Street in the Bronx, injuring 48.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky


On Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 7:15 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:

December 27, 1879 The Ft. Wayne & Jackson Railroad (later LS&MS, NYC) is incorporated.

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December 27, 1899 The Copper Range Railroad is completed between Houghton and McKeever MI.

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December 27, 1906 Michigan Central buys the Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw (later NYC, PC, CR; one branch GTW, CN) to thwart plans by the Pere Marquette to make it a link in a shorter Chicago-Detroit route. The MC has little interest in operating the line and the Sergeant family continues to run it much as they had before the purchase.

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December 27, 1943 The War Department takes possession of all U.S. railroads.

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December 28, 1878 The Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore Railroad becomes the Chicago & West Michigan Railroad. (later PM, C&O, CSX)

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December 28, 1901 The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway begins regular operations between Escanaba and Channing.

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December 28, 1917 The United States Railroad Administration takes over operation of all U.S. railroads at 12:00 noon.

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December 28, 2021 The former New York Central “BO” tower in Kalamazoo MI is demolished. It had been out of service for about 5 years.

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December 29, 1841 The Central Railroad of Michigan reaches Jackson from the east.

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December 29, 1901 The first test runs are made on the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon (MI Interurban).

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December 29, 1953 The last electric train runs through the Detroit River tunnel. It's replaced by diesels.

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Mark Tomlonson

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