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Re: April 1 in RR History


 

April 1, 1951 Brooklyn's Nostrand Avenue trolley route was converted to bus operation and the Holy Cross Cemetery Shuttle was abandoned.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 1, 1951 Chicago trolley route 81 (Lawrence Avenue) was converted to trolleybus operation and trolley route 65 (Grand Avenue) was converted to bus operation but only temporarily. On December 16, route 65 was reconverted to trolleybus operation.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 1, 1956 Some route 50 PCC cars were rerouted in South Philadelphia to the 4th and Ritner Streets terminus where no service had been provided since route 9 demised on January 29.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 1, 1963 The Red Arrow purchased a decrepit and bankrupt New Jersey bus company, the Camden and Burlington Bus Company, and began service on bus route 54 from Philadelphia to Marlton and Medford Lakes, New Jersey. Later NJT route P, then route 406.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky


On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 7:52 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:

April 1, 1947 The Interstate Commerce Commission approves the Chesapeake & Ohio/Pere Marquette merger.

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April 1, 1949 This month’s issue of “Trains” magazine reports that the Pennsylvania Railroad’s conversion of its Grand Rapids Division to all diesel power, a project began in mid-December 1948, may already be completed. Twenty-three diesels have replaced 37 steam locomotives.

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April 1, 1969 The first ore is loaded at Chicago & North Western’s new dock in Escanaba MI.

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April 1, 1976 Conrail begins operations with the merging of Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Central of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, Lehigh & Hudson River and Reading Railroads.

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April 1, 1976 The Detroit & Mackinac assumes switching duties in Mackinaw City for the car ferry “Chief Wawatam”. It had been switched previously by Penn Central.

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April 1, 1976 The Hillsdale County Railroad begins operations on former Penn Central lines in Hillsdale County MI, with branches to Quincy MI and Stubenville IN.

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Mark Tomlonson

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