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Posted by martin.knoepfel on Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:08 PM

 August 2nd 1980: Terrorists placed a bomb in a waiting-room in the main station of Bologna. 85 people killed, more than 200 hurt. The roof of the waiting-room collapsed. The day was a saturday with the station being very busy. Members of the Italian military secret-service tried to lead the investigation onto a wrong track. Three members of an extremist (fascist) organisation have later been convicted to lifelong prison, the sentences being confirmed by the Italian supreme court. Nevertheless, it is still unknown who ordered the crime and why.

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Posted by jjnewell on Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:20 AM

This may be off the regular discussion topic, but does anyone know if and/or how to find information about personnel working on the Fitchburg RR in the late 1890s??

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, December 31, 2006 7:30 AM

December 31, 1860

First railway tunnel in Canada opens on the Brocksville & ottawa Railway beneath the town of Brockville.

December 31, 1943

Gales Creek & Wilson River Railway purchased by the SP&S Railway.

December 31, 1944

50 killed in train accident at Bagley, Utah.

December 31, 1968

Last U.S. Pullman service.

December 31, 1968

The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad becomes part of the Penn Central Railroad.

December 31, 1978

Last run of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Peoria Rocket.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:59 AM

DECEMBER 30, 1906

53 killed in train accident at Washington, D.C.

December 30, 1907

United Railways begins passenger service.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:55 AM
 spokyone wrote:

Dec 28 1875 C.H. Stoddard, city engineer, and his assistants, G.H. Boynton, James McElherne, Charles Harrold and Charles Stoddard, have commenced work on the survey for a route for the Chicago, Millington And Western narrow gauge railway to reach Rock Island.

Edit: the year was in error.

I kind of wondered about that. Thanks for correcting the error, spokyone.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Friday, December 29, 2006 5:49 AM

December 29, 1876

Bridge collapses beneath Lakeshore & Michigan Southern's Pacific Express, killing 84.

December 29, 1982

Louisville and Nashville merged into Seaboard Coast Line, which changes it's name to Seaboard System.

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Posted by spokyone on Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:14 AM

Dec 28 1875 C.H. Stoddard, city engineer, and his assistants, G.H. Boynton, James McElherne, Charles Harrold and Charles Stoddard, have commenced work on the survey for a route for the Chicago, Millington And Western narrow gauge railway to reach Rock Island.

Edit: the year was in error.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:16 AM

December 28, 1912

The first municipally owned streetcars begin operation in San Francisco.

December 28, 1917

Wartime emergency called by the Federal government, which takes control of U.S. railroads on January 1, 1918.

December 28, 1966

13 die in a train crash in Everett, Massachusetts.

December 28, 1972

Amtrak announces purchase of French built Turboliners.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 6:52 AM

December 27, 1942

34 killed in train accident at Almonte, Ontario.

December 27, 1943

Fearing a threat of national security, President Franklin Roosevelt orders the government to seize the nation's railroads in order to avert a strike.

December 27, 1951

Last train runs on the Rio Grande Southern.Sad [:(]

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 7:17 AM

December 26, 1917

President Wilson takes possession and control of the nation's railroads by proclamation. This resulted in the formation of the United States Railroad Administration, which operated the country's railroads until March 3, 1920.

December 26, 1956

Last standard gauge steam run on the Denver & Rio Grande Western.Sad [:(]

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Monday, December 25, 2006 6:14 AM

December 25, 1830

The Best Friend of Charleston, owned by the South Carolina Railroad, becomes the first American locomotive in regular service in the United States.

December 25, 1848

New Haven Railroad opens.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Monday, December 25, 2006 6:09 AM

December 24, 1852

The Baltimore & Ohio's tracks reach the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia.

December 24, 1985

Illinois Central Gulf sells 681 mile Iowa division to Chicago, Central & Pacific.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:10 AM

December 23, 1851

Illinois Central Railroad begins construction.

December 23, 1852

The Pacific Railroad of Missouri (later known as the Missouri Pacific Railway) begins passenger service west of the Mississippi River.

December 23, 1907

The first all-steel railroad passenger coach is completed.

December 23, 1926

20 killed in train accident at Rockmont, Georgia.

December 23, 1946

Highest ridership in New York City subway history (8.8 million passengers).

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:03 AM
 dmoore74 wrote:
 CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote:

December 22, 1882

The Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific merge into Union Pacific. Sad [:(]

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I trust you meant 1982.

Thanks for pointing out my error. I went back and corrected it.

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Posted by dmoore74 on Friday, December 22, 2006 9:31 AM
 CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote:

December 22, 1882

The Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific merge into Union Pacific. Sad [:(]

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I trust you meant 1982.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Friday, December 22, 2006 5:51 AM

December 22, 1829

Baltimore & Ohio begins passenger operations between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills.

December 22, 1885

Patent #332,762 issued to La Marcus Adna Thompson for a gravity switchback railroad.

December 22, 1950

2 self-propelled trains of Long Island Railroad collide, killing 77.

December 22, 1965

Pennsylvania Railroad sells Long Island Railroad to the state of New York.

December 22, 1982

The Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific merge into Union Pacific. Sad [:(]

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:30 AM

 

 

In 1995, a commuter train rammed the rear of a passenger train in heavy fog near Cairo, Egypt, killing 75 people.

Angel cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."
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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:51 AM

December 21, 1829

The first stone arch railroad bridge in the world, the Carrollton Viaduct, is officially opened  on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Gwynn's Falls at Baltimore, Maryland.

December 21, 1907

F.B. Clarke becomes President of the SP&S Railway.

December 21, 1949

Gales Creek & Wilson Railway operations cease.

December 21, 1962

Last Budd RDC (Rail Diesel Car) manufactured is delivered to the Reading.

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:15 AM

I believe that the Louisville, KY accident is going to be the one that was actually in Shepherdsville, which is 20, 25 miles south of Louisville.

According to a Filson Historical Society newsletter, a local that was crowded with "Christmas shoppers" was trying to back into a siding, at Shepherdsville, when it was struck by a southbound through train, that was attempting to make up lost time.  According to the article, the wreck killed 51 passengers, and injured another 48, making it one of the L&N's greatest disasters. (At that time.)

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:13 AM

December 20, 1883

International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagra Falls.

December 20, 1917

41 killed in train accident at Louisville, Kentucky.

December 20, 1918

All government-owned railroads in Canada are brought under the management of the Canadian National Railways.

December, 20, 1919

Canadian National Railways established.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:26 AM

December 19, 1882

Denver & Rio Grande reaches Utah border. Because the D&RG had no charter to operate in Utah, William Palmer incorporated the mileage in that state seperately as the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway.

December 19, 1898

Colorado & Southern incorporates.

December 19, 1906

James J. Hill acquires the A&CR for the P&S (SP&S?).

December 19, 1911

California Western line completed.

December 19, 1977

Milwaukee Road files bankruptcy.Sad [:(]

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Posted by spokyone on Monday, December 18, 2006 7:36 PM
December 18, 1867 - Angola, New York, United States: The Angola Horror - The Buffalo-bound New York Express of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern derails its last coach, due to poor track maintenance, and it plunges forty feet off a truss bridge into Big Sister Creek just after departing Angola. The next car is also pulled from the track and rolls down the far embankment. Stoves set both coaches afire and fifty are killed - three manage to crawl from the wreckage. Forty more are injured. The train actually continues for some distance before the crew realizes an accident has happened.
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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Monday, December 18, 2006 5:14 AM

December 18, 1949

Last regular passenger service on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.Sad [:(]

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, December 17, 2006 6:40 AM

December 17, 1908

Bridges across Willamette and Columbia Rivers open on the SP&S Railway.

December 17, 1924

The first diesel-electric locomotive is placed in service on the Central Railroad of New Jersey.

December 17, 1954

The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway's Kirk Yard at Gary, Indiana becomes the first fully automatic freight yard.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, December 16, 2006 5:33 AM

December 16, 1935

The world's longest railroad bridge, the Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana, opens. The 23, 235- foot bridge crosses the Mississippi River.

December 16, 1941

Union Pacific removes first streamliner (M-10000) from service.

December 16, 1943

Derailment and collision of Atlantic Coastline's Tamiami Champions kill 72 at Lumberton, North Carolina.

December 16, 1967

Delaware & Hudson buys four Santa Fe Alco PA's.

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Posted by spokyone on Friday, December 15, 2006 8:02 AM

Dec 15 1855 Mass:

 The locomotive Dewitt Clinton, the third built in the United States, exploded on the Worcester and Nashua Railroad, killing the engineer and fireman.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Friday, December 15, 2006 5:39 AM

December 15, 1880

Southern Pacific begins train service to Deming, New Mexico.

December 15, 1907

Pasco, Washington to Cliffs, Washington opens on the SP&S Railway.

December 15, 1944

United Railways purchased by SP&S Railway.

December 15, 1986

VIA receives it's first GM F-40PH's.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:16 AM

FROM ARCAMAX HISTORY & QUOTES:

 

On December 14, 1896, the Glasgow Underground Railway was opened.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:30 AM

December 14th, 1894

Eugene Debs is sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the Pullman strike.

December 14, 1934

The first streamlined locomotive, the Commodore Vanderbilt, is placed in service on the New York Central.

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