March 4, 1951 Brooklyn' s Flatbush Avenue trolley route was converted to bus operation with Mack C-50 buses which could be converted into floating ambulances. A unique feature was that one of the last trolleys and one of the first buses were involved in automobile collisions.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
March 4, 1960 Soo Line passenger train number 8 makes its last run from Minneapolis MN to Sault Ste. Marie MI.
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March 4, 1970 In the single largest train-off petition ever sent to the I.C.C., Penn Central seeks to drop all passenger service west of Buffalo and Harrisburg. A total of 34 trains are to be discontinued, joining 14 others already in various stages of litigation.
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Mark Tomlonson
