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QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Today, December 25th, in railroad history.... * Off track* a little perhaps:On this date in year.....um....."0", a baby was born that had profound effect on the entire world.[:)] Other historic events in railroad history that happened today: Nothing,zilch, zero. NADA,at least as far as I could find. Anybody else?
QUOTE: Originally posted by dmoore74 QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Today, December 25th, in railroad history.... * Off track* a little perhaps:On this date in year.....um....."0", a baby was born that had profound effect on the entire world.[:)] Other historic events in railroad history that happened today: Nothing,zilch, zero. NADA,at least as far as I could find. Anybody else? Actually ther was no year "0". Our current calendar starts with the year "1 AD (Anno Domini)" or "1 CC (Common Calendar)" while the prior calendar would have ended with "1 BC (Before Christ)" or "1 BCE (Before Christian Era)". The lack of a "0" year would explain why the 21st century actually started in 2001. Years 1 to 1000 were the first millenium while years 1001 to 2000 were the second millenium. Not railroad related I realize, just a technical point.
QUOTE: Originally posted by GN-Rick On this day in1943, the United States' War Department took over control of U.S. railroads. Sort of similar to the U.S.R.A. during WWI. If I recall correctly, this takeover didn't last long, as the railroads were operating efficiently on their own in support of the war effort--unlike 1917.
QUOTE: Originally posted by GN-Rick 1917: President Wilson directs the Federal takeover of the nation's railroads. This heralds the formation of the U.S.R.A.
QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 This is on the History Channel website http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=wallstreet I don't know how much it affected railroads. 1950 Passage of Celler-Kefauver Anti-merger Act Trusts and would-be monopolies were put on notice on this day in 1950, as the Celler-Kefauver Anti-merger Act, a potent piece of anti-trust legislation, made its way into the law books. Drafted by Senate stalwart Estes Kefauver and Emanuel Celler, a trust-busting Congressman from Brooklyn, the legislation was designed to expand and enhance the landmark Clayton Anti-Trust Act and help staunch monopolistic mergers and acquisitions, as well as reign in super-sized corporations that threaten competition. Along with barring corporations from monopolizing other company's land, equipment and/or property, Celler-Kefauver extended the Clayton Act to cover competition-killing, cross-industry mergers. While the Celler-Kefauver Act no doubt warmed the hearts of anti-trust advocates, it represented the last major anti-monopoly legislation meted out during the century. On this day in 1845 Texas joined the Union. During 2003 Texas was the only State with over 10,000 route miles of railroad track. http://www.aar.org/PubCommon/Documents/AboutTheIndustry/RRState_Rankings.pdf
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ....Was that the famous 1027 address....? Or was that specifically the TRAINS address..?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ....Was that the famous 1027 address....? Or was that specifically the TRAINS address..? I believe "yes" on the 1027 address, but I'm ignorant as to why it's famous?
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