December 8, 1862 The Flint & Pere Marquette (later PM, C&O, CSX) begins service to Flint MI.
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December 8, 1887 The Minnesota & Northeastern becomes the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City [later CGW, C&NW, UP].
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December 8, 1903 The Evansville & Princeton Traction Company opens between its two namesake Indiana cities, 28 miles.
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December 8, 1906 The Interborough Rapid Transit Brooklyn Extension tunnel under New York's East River is holed through. This is the first transit tunnel under the East River.
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December 8, 1919 All passenger train service in Michigan is temporarily halted due to the effects of a month-long national coal miner's strike. 250,000 Michigan workers are also laid off.
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December 8, 1921 The Cleveland Union Terminals Company contracts with the New York Central, Big Four and the Nickel Plate for the use of its depot.
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December 8, 1940 Youngstown OH loses streetcar service.
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December 8, 1946 EMD introduces the NW5 locomotive.
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December 8, 1960 In Kalamazoo MI, A cement truck traveling on Interstate 94 strikes a freight train at a grade crossing with the New York Central. No one is hurt, but four railroad cars derail. The crossing has since been converted to a highway overpass.
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December 8, 1967 Passenger service ends on the Frisco.
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December 8, 2015 Yahoo News reports that a condo in Chicago’s Logan Square area will feature a decommissioned “L” car in the common area. Set in the middle of a pool, one side of the car will be open and it will connect to the surrounding terrace by walkways. The development is expected to open in mid-2016.
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Mark Tomlonson
