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Pre-1958 procedure to discontinue Passenger Trains
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Prior to 1958, each state had the authority over passenger train discontinuences. For example, in Illinois, I believe the Illinois Commerce Commission had the authority. In states like Wisconsin, permission to drop passenger trains was nearly impossible to obtain prior to 1958. Exceptions were the Milwaukee Road passenger trains between Madison and Milwaukee (including the "On Wisconsin") which started to come off in 1956. However, the CNW had a great deal of difficulty dropping trains in WI until the afore-mentioned 1958 federal takeover. Even then, CNW had to include a compromise consisting of buying two sets of new bilevel equipment for the Peninsula and Flambeau "400s". At any rate, soon after the 1958 ICC takeover, nearly half of the intercity pasenger trains in the U.S. were discontinued.
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