May 8, 1939 Philadelphia's last Market Street Subway-Elevated train ran on the Delaware Avenue spur to the South Street Ferry terminus and all trains from 69th Street ran to Frankford. The Delaware Avenue El structure was razed the following year. It was the last changeover on the Market-Frankford line until subway was extended to 46th Street in 1955. Delaware Avenue is now Columbus Boulevard.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
May 8, 1863 The Brotherhood of the Footboard is organized in Marshall, MI. The group will eventually become the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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May 8, 1869 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (later NYC) is organized.
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May 8, 1889 In Kalamazoo, a Michigan Central train strikes a horsecar at a grade crossing, killing 5. The train was an extra movement, not expected by the crossing guard who was eating supper. In response to the wreck, Kalamazoo requires all horsecars to stop before crossing railroad tracks, and train speeds are limited to 10 mph. A city park now marks the site of the collision.
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May 8, 1952 The Chesapeake & Ohio tests "Train X" between Grand Rapids and Grand Ledge MI using conventional diesel-electric power rather than the train's normal diesel-hydraulic locomotive.
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May 8, 1954 Passenger service on the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton ends with a mixed train originating in Springfield OH.
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May 8, 1962 Stockholders in both the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads approve the Penn Central merger.
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May 8, 1971 The former Grand Rapids & Indiana freight house in Grand Rapids is destroyed by fire. The building housed two businesses.
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