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December 9 in RR History
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December 9, 1839 The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (later RDG) begins revenue service between Reading PA and the foot of Belmont Plane. ? December 9, 1879 The Toledo, Peoria & Western is leased to the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway for 50 years. ? December 9, 1881 The "Golden" Spike is driven three miles west of Newberry MI to complete the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad (later DSS&A, SOO, CN). For the first time, Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas have a direct rail connection. ? December 9, 1911 Streetcar service ends in Salem OH. ? December 9, 1914 The Pennsylvania Railroad contracts with Autosales Gum & Chocolate Company to provide vending machines and coin-operated scales in Lines West stations. ? December 9, 1921 In response to a rash of mail and Post Office robberies, the Post Office Department announces it is placing armed U.S. Marines in cars carrying valuable mail. Access to such cars by railroad personnel will be limited. Also, plainclothes guards are placed on trains. ? December 9, 1923 A burning automobile on the tracks at Forsyth NY stops the first and second sections of the 20th Century Limited. The third section misses a signal in the fog and crashes into the rear of the second section, killing 9. ? December 9, 1932 Streetcar service comes to a close in Springfield OH. ? December 9, 1941 Chesapeake & Ohio officials accept the first 2-6-6-6 "Allegheny" locomotive from Lima Locomotive Works. ? December 9, 2002 President George W. Bush nominates CSX CEO John Snow to be his Secretary of the Treasury. ? December 9, 2011 CSX closes the former "WB" Tower in Brunswick MD. The tower, on the former Baltimore & Ohio, was one of the last manned towers on the east coast. ? |
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December 9, 1956 Philadelphia trolley route 20 (Broad and Olney to the Naval Base via Old York Road and 12th and 13th Streets) was re-equipped with 2500-series air-electric PCC cars as it remained two-man operated during normal hours and one-man during off hours. The remodeled 8000s from route 20 were stored outside at Luzerne or inside at Ridge as the December, 1956, scrapping period involved prewar buses.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dennis M Linsky? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? On Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 8:07 AM Mark Tomlonson via <tomlonson=[email protected]> wrote:
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