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Re: April 28 in RR History


 

April 28, 1950 The IRT Composites were replaced on the 3rd Avenue El by the BMT Q-Type El cars.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 28, 1952 All tenants who had stores and offices inside Philadelphia's Broad Street Station were ordered to leave and vacate the premises by 6:00 PM so that demolition work could begin.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? April 28, 1953 Chicago's last 21 Peter Witt Sedan cars, which were all converted from two-man to one-man operation but never used as one-man cars, were burned at 77th and Vincennes. The CTA also announced that 2 bays of the Kedzie car barn were being converted to house the trolleybuses destined for route 12 (Roosevelt Road) while the 69th and Ashland car barn was being converted to half buses.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky


On Mon, Apr 28, 2025, 7:09 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:

April 28, 1929 The Michigan Traction Company is bought by the Michigan Central Railroad to keep the property out of the hands of competitors Pere Marquette and Grand Trunk. MCRR continues operation of the interurban system.

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April 28, 1929 The New York Central inaugurates the "Motor Queen" between Detroit and Cincinnati. Carded at six hours, ten minutes, the deluxe coach train has been rebuilt at Beech Grove Shops in a dark brown and fawn color scheme. It is the first NYC train not painted green.

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April 28, 1935 In timetable changes taking effect today, the afternoon "Detroit Arrow" is introduced, operating between Chicago and Detroit in conjunction with the Wabash. It has the second fastest steam schedule in the U.S., carded at 75.4 mph near Plymouth IN.

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Mark Tomlonson

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