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Re: This Weekend in RR History


 

May 21, 1967 The Pennsylvania Railroad tested a new high-speed passenger train from New Brunswick to Trenton. It ran 100 miles per hour.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? May 22, 1955 Los Angeles trolley route 5 (Eagle Rock--Hawthorne), the world's second longest trolley route behind Chicago's Broadway-State, was converted to bus operation. Also, the northern portion of trolley route 9 and the southern portion of trolley route W remained rail as route W with route 9 converted to bus operation.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?May 23, 1957 Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dilworth decided for an all-bus operation on Market Street, claiming that the old trolleys still running on routes 17 and 32 cause delays at City Hall and don't blend in with Penn Center. Also, trolley route 62, the Darby-Yeadon shuttle using a single PCC car, remained rail as the PTC didn't want to hassle with Darby about any bus conversions.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky



On Fri, May 21, 2021, 7:41 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:

May 21, 1852 The Michigan Central runs its first train from Detroit to Chicago.

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May 21, 1905 First revenue run, South Bend to St. Joseph on the Southern Michigan Railway (interurban)

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May 21, 1920 Canadian National is assigned the management of the Grand Trunk.

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May 21, 1932 The Houghton County Street Railway (MI) calls it quits.

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May 22, 1871 The Detroit & Bay City Railroad (later MC, NYC) is formed. (Some sources say May 6)

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May 22, 1930 The Pere Marquette carferry "City of Flint 32" is placed into Lake Michigan service.

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May 22, 1993 On the Escanaba & Lake Superior, the wooden trestle over the Ontonagon River is set on fire. Rail traffic is suspended until June 19. The arsonist has not been caught.

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May 23, 1920 The Pennsylvania Railroad begins passenger service from Toledo to Fort Street Union Depot in Detroit via trackage rights over the Ann Arbor, Pere Marquette and Wabash. The New York Central begins two daily round trips between Detroit and Pittsburgh to compete with the new PRR service.

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May 23, 1920 New York Central extends the New York-Buffalo "Mohawk" to Chicago via the Michigan Central.

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Mark Tomlonson

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