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December 4 in RR History
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December 4, 1820 John Stevens proposes to build a railroad from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. He also offers to build a quarter-mile demonstration railroad on Market Street in Philadelphia. ? December 4, 1830 Construction of the Camden & Amboy begins at Bordentown NJ. ? December 4, 1877 The Eel River Railroad, running between Logansport and Butler, is incorporated in Indiana as a reorganization of the Detroit, Eel River & Illinois Railroad. ? December 4, 1891 For the first time in the United States, four trains are involved in one accident. In East Thompson CT, three trains collide at a level crossing, and a fourth slams into the wreckage two minutes later. Despite massive property damage, only three persons are killed. A March, 1953 wreck in Conneaut OH will also involve 4 trains. ? December 4, 1900 The new Grand Rapids MI Union Station opens. ? December 4, 1910 The Pennsylvania Railroad announces that through passenger business at New York is up 15% after the opening of Penn Station. Most long distance trains have been given additional cars. ? December 4, 1920 The Grand Rapids & Indiana organizes a Veterans' Association. ? December 4, 1938 Last day of IRT’s Sixth Avenue Elevated in New York City. ? December 4, 1946 The Pennsylvania Railroad orders its first two F3 freight road diesels from EMD. The A-B-B-B-A units are rated at 7,500 HP per set. ? December 4, 1955 What had been the world's longest trolley line, Chicago's 25-mile 36 (Broadway-State) PCC line, is broken into 2 routes. The State Street portion from the Loop to 120th and Morgan is converted to bus operation. ? December 4, 1961 The Rutland Railroad applies for abandonment. ? December 4, 1967 Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train, the "Broadway Limited" loses its all-Pullman status as coaches are added to the consist. ? December 4, 1978 Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western announce a joint agreement to build into Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to access the numerous coal mines. ? December 4, 1999 Salt Lake City resumes light-rail service. ? December 4, 2003 Russia opens the Severomuisk Tunnel. Ten miles long, it has taken over 25 years to complete. ? December 4, 2004 The Minneapolis LRT opens the last four miles of the 12-mile Hiawatha Corridor, adding the MSP airport (stops at both terminals), an office park in central Bloomington, and the Mall of America to the line. ? Mark Tomlonson |
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December 4, 1955 As a result of Chicago's route 36 Broadway-State changeover, the State Street buses began operation from 120th and Morgan to Grand Avenue and the Broadway PCC cars began operation from the Devon Car House to Polk Street and mingled with the State Street buses from Grand to Polk. Also, former trolley route 52 (Kedzie-California), converted to bus operation on May 30, 1954, was reconverted to trolleybus operation to release enough buses to convert the State Street route.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky On Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 8:19 AM Seth H. Bramson via <mrfec=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
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