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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:32 PM

Today, Jan. 22nd, in railroad history....



1912: Florida East Coast Railway opens "overseas railroad" service to Key West Florida.
1956: Santa Fe RDCs derail at speed on a curve in Los Angelos, killing 30 people.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, January 21, 2006 10:15 AM

Today, Jan.21st, in railroad history....



1941: Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee receives first of two Electroliners.

1963: Chicago,North Shore & Milwaukee ceases operation

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Friday, January 20, 2006 9:50 AM
Jan 20, 1990- Amtrak's Chicago to San Antonio train, the Eagle, becomes the Texas Eagle.
http://www.texaseagle.com/home.htm

Jan 20, 1996- N&W 2-6-6-4 1218 passes through Easley, SC, on final trip from Birmingham to Roanoke.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=23228
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, January 20, 2006 6:31 AM

Today, Jan. 20th in railroad history.....



1987:BN and Conrail (remember those fallen flags?[;)])claim first coast-to-coast, double stack container move without routing around Chicago, from Seattle to Croxton, N.J.
I take this to mean that others had done it before, by routing around Chicago?

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:38 AM

Today, Jan. 19th In railroad history.......



1938: General Motors begins mass production of diesel locomotives.

1954: Robert R. Young resigns C & O board, sets sights on NYC

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:13 PM
1989: The overnight passenger train between Ottawa and Toronto is discontinued.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:23 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 18 th in railroad history.......


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Jan 18, 1991- Canadian Pacific buys Delaware and Hudson for $25 million.
http://www.bridge-line.org/
http://www.trainweb.org/trains/d&h.htm

Jan 18, 1993- Two South Shore passenger trains collide on gantlet track in Indiana, killing 7 passengers.
http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-oops.html

A second bridge was added over the former PRR mainline after the accident-
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=9&Z=16&X=4682&Y=46060&W=1&qs=%7cgary%7c%7c

Gantlet-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantlet_track


The gantlet link by itself, made for some pretty interesting reading.[:)]

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:23 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 18 th in railroad history.......


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Jan 18, 1991- Canadian Pacific buys Delaware and Hudson for $25 million.
http://www.bridge-line.org/
http://www.trainweb.org/trains/d&h.htm

Jan 18, 1993- Two South Shore passenger trains collide on gantlet track in Indiana, killing 7 passengers.
http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-oops.html

A second bridge was added over the former PRR mainline after the accident-
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=9&Z=16&X=4682&Y=46060&W=1&qs=%7cgary%7c%7c

Gantlet-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantlet_track
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Posted by GN-Rick on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:07 AM
Today in 1944, the U.S. War Department relinquishes control of the nation's
railroads, returning their operations ro their owners. Decision made on basis
of the railroads successfully moving wartime traffic, as opposed to 1917 which
required the formation of the U.S.R.A.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:36 AM

Today, Jan. 18 th in railroad history.......



1978: Budd unveils SPV2000, successor to RDC self-propelled car. I'm unfamiliar with whatever an APV2000 is. Can anybody elaborate?

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:35 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

1969 and a few year hence, was involved in Automotive testing in Kingman, Az area and {as noted above}, used to watch the Super C go through Kingman....Understood at the time it was a high priority run.....


Something I read recently about the Super C, made it sound like ATSF would sometimes run it with only a few cars, if that's all they had for the trip. Made me wonder how profitable the program was?

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:32 PM
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Posted by nanaimo73 on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

Jan 17, 1996- Illinois Central announces it will purchase 850 mile regional Chicago Central and Pacific, which it had spun off 12 years earlier, for $157 million dollars. ICG had sold off this regional during 1985 when it was struggling with to much track and a different labor situation. During 1995 IC had a operating ratio of 62 % and CCP was at 70 %. During 1991 IC had tried to repurchase spin-off MidSouth, which included ICG's first spin-off, Gulf and Mississippi.

OK map guy,[;)] Is that the (now) CN line that runs down into Sioux City, Iowa from the northeast, or the line that comes into Council Bluffs from the east/northeast?

How about both ?
The lines from Chicago cross the Mississippi at Dubuque and then at Fort Dodge they split for Omaha and Soiux City. A branch goes to Cedar Rapids and another runs up to Minnesota.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:58 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

Jan 17, 1996- Illinois Central announces it will purchase 850 mile regional Chicago Central and Pacific, which it had spun off 12 years earlier, for $157 million dollars. ICG had sold off this regional during 1985 when it was struggling with to much track and a different labor situation. During 1995 IC had a operating ratio of 62 % and CCP was at 70 %. During 1991 IC had tried to repurchase spin-off MidSouth, which included ICG's first spin-off, Gulf and Mississippi.

OK map guy,[;)] Is that the (now) CN line that runs down into Sioux City, Iowa from the northeast, or the line that comes into Council Bluffs from the east/northeast?

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:33 AM
Jan 17, 1996- Illinois Central announces it will purchase 850 mile regional Chicago Central and Pacific, which it had spun off 12 years earlier, for $157 million dollars. ICG had sold off this regional during 1985 when it was struggling with to much track and a different labor situation. During 1995 IC had a operating ratio of 62 % and CCP was at 70 %. During 1991 IC had tried to repurchase spin-off MidSouth, which included ICG's first spin-off, Gulf and Mississippi.
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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:13 AM
1969 and a few year hence, was involved in Automotive testing in Kingman, Az area and {as noted above}, used to watch the Super C go through Kingman....Understood at the time it was a high priority run.....

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:45 AM

Today, Jan. 17th, in railroad history.....



1958: Last run of NP steam, with 2-8-2 1713 at hometown of Max(Coburn35), Duluth, Minn.

1968: Sante Fe introduces Super C , a premiun Chicago-Los Angelos intermodal train.

1981:UP Challenger4-6-6-4 3985 fired up for first time in 22 years, in Cheyene, Wyoming

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, January 16, 2006 7:33 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by germanium

Murphy Sding - Dunno where you get all this information from, but it's jolly interesting !!
Probably the best thread of the lot.

germanium: If you find any British railroad history, please do share. I think that would add a little flavor to things.[:)]

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Monday, January 16, 2006 12:24 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 16th, in railroad history....


1906: United Railways Incorporated.???? Anybody know what this is?
The United Railways was a shortline west of Portland, Oregon. It was aquired by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle.
http://www.abandonedrailroads.com/or_sps_banks_keasey.htm
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, January 16, 2006 6:46 AM

Today, Jan. 16th, in railroad history....



1906: United Railways Incorporated.???? Anybody know what this is?

1952: After 3 days of digging, passengers of westbound City of San Francisco were rescued from Yuba Gap where they had been snowbound by the worst storm to hit the Sierra in many years. It took 3 more days to unstick the train

1969: Penn Central begins Metroliner service on the)newly named) Northeast Corridor.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:44 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 15th, in rialroad history.......



1831: First American built passenger locomotive to pull passenger train/Best Friend of Charleston runs Charleston to Hamburg, S.C.

I bet there was an earlier passenger run by a British built locomotive somewhere?

1908: Portland & Seattle (P&S) opens: Cliffs to Lyle WA.

1952: Last passenger run on Astoria Line (SP&S)

1953:PRR Federal Express runsaway into Washington Union station. GG 1 4876 winds up in the basement; 9 station employees slightly injured.

How did yhey get it out of the basement?

1990: Canadian makes last run on CP as Via system is cut in half.

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They cut the GG1 into several sections and shipped it to Altoona where it was rebuilt.
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Posted by rvos1979 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

QUOTE: Originally posted by rvos1979

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 15th, in rialroad history.......


1953:PRR Federal Express runsaway into Washington Union station. GG 1 4876 winds up in the basement; 9 station employees slightly injured.

How did yhey get it out of the basement?


I imagine they used a crane, or lots of jacks and blocks.

More info: Cause of accident was the angle **** coming into contact with the underframe and closing. Runaway was realized, and station was cleared of people befor the Federal Limited ran through the bumper at 35 mph. The locomotive had an extended stay in the basement, due to Eisenhowers' inauguration two days later, so the hole in the floor was covered over.

Information from 'Railway Disasters of the World' by Peter Semmens.

Randy

I wonder, if they had time enough to clear the station, why did 9 station employees get slightly injured?


There is no reference to how the employees got injured, it could have been from flying debris from hitting the bumpers.

Just looked in the book again, it states that 87 people on the train were injured.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by rvos1979

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 15th, in rialroad history.......


1953:PRR Federal Express runsaway into Washington Union station. GG 1 4876 winds up in the basement; 9 station employees slightly injured.

How did yhey get it out of the basement?


I imagine they used a crane, or lots of jacks and blocks.

More info: Cause of accident was the angle **** coming into contact with the underframe and closing. Runaway was realized, and station was cleared of people befor the Federal Limited ran through the bumper at 35 mph. The locomotive had an extended stay in the basement, due to Eisenhowers' inauguration two days later, so the hole in the floor was covered over.

Information from 'Railway Disasters of the World' by Peter Semmens.

Randy

I wonder, if they had time enough to clear the station, why did 9 station employees get slightly injured?

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Posted by coborn35 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:35 PM
Winona and St.Peter's locomotive "Winona" runs away into the shop building. 1866

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Posted by blhanel on Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 14th, in railroad history....



1984 (?): President Reagan signs law authorizing transfer of Alaska Railroad to the state of Alaska. (There's a train I want to ride some day. Has anybody here done that?)



I did that back in 1978. Someday I'll scan the slides and post them.
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Posted by rvos1979 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:05 PM
1909: Head-on collision in Dotesero, Colorado, in the eastern end of Glenwood Canyon, caused by failure to obey a train order.

1989: In Pubail, Bangledesh, due to the inability of the staff to operate the newly-installed signal system, a collision occurred between an express for Chittagong and a northbound mail train, causing the country's worst railway disaster.

Info from 'Railway Disasters of the World'.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:46 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 15th, in rialroad history.......


1953:PRR Federal Express runsaway into Washington Union station. GG 1 4876 winds up in the basement; 9 station employees slightly injured.

How did yhey get it out of the basement?


I imagine they used a crane, or lots of jacks and blocks.

More info: Cause of accident was the angle **** coming into contact with the underframe and closing. Runaway was realized, and station was cleared of people befor the Federal Limited ran through the bumper at 35 mph. The locomotive had an extended stay in the basement, due to Eisenhowers' inauguration two days later, so the hole in the floor was covered over.

Information from 'Railway Disasters of the World' by Peter Semmens.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:33 AM

Today, Jan. 15th, in rialroad history.......



1831: First American built passenger locomotive to pull passenger train/Best Friend of Charleston runs Charleston to Hamburg, S.C.

I bet there was an earlier passenger run by a British built locomotive somewhere?

1908: Portland & Seattle (P&S) opens: Cliffs to Lyle WA.

1952: Last passenger run on Astoria Line (SP&S)

1953:PRR Federal Express runsaway into Washington Union station. GG 1 4876 winds up in the basement; 9 station employees slightly injured.

How did yhey get it out of the basement?

1990: Canadian makes last run on CP as Via system is cut in half.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 14th, in railroad history....



1977: Conrail's ex-Erie Youngstown commuter train makes last run from Cleveland Union Terminal.

1984 (?): President Reagan signs law authorizing transfer of Alaska Railroad to the state of Alaska. (There's a train I want to ride some day. Has anybody here done that?)

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I rode the Alaska Railroad in 2001. This is a trip EVERYONE! should do at least once in a lifetime[:)][:D][8D][:p]!!!!!!!

So, tell me about it.Please. Ironically, I was born in Alaska, and moved away in 1972, when I was 11; having never once seen a moving train in Alaska. My brother went up there last year on a business trip and rode the train. The scenery impressed him, the train-he couldn't remember.[xx(]

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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, January 14, 2006 3:06 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Today, Jan. 14th, in railroad history....



1977: Conrail's ex-Erie Youngstown commuter train makes last run from Cleveland Union Terminal.

1984 (?): President Reagan signs law authorizing transfer of Alaska Railroad to the state of Alaska. (There's a train I want to ride some day. Has anybody here done that?)

Anybody else have additions or comments?[:)]

I rode the Alaska Railroad in 2001. This is a trip EVERYONE! should do at least once in a lifetime[:)][:D][8D][:p]!!!!!!!
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