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January 12: An interlocking tower is installed at Carelton,
MI at the crossing of the DT&I, Pere Marqutte and the
Pennsylvania. Prior to this time, it is a stop and proceed
crossing. [MSAI]
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June 9: Michigan
Central is leased to the New York Central Railroad.
[MDY33]
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June 26: Interurban service
between Detroit and Farmington on Grand River is abandoned and
replaced by buses on July 1st. [EMR4]
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DT&I
completes electrification of the Dearborn to Flat Rock yard line in
early 1926. [IT-2/80]
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The Wabash installs a 2nd main
line on its Detroit-Montpelier route (through Adrian). [MSAI]
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Grand Trunk builds new depot at
Armada. Depot continues to exist as of 1974.
[IT-12/1974]
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During a forest fire in Mashek,
E&LS fire protection tank cars help save 2,000,000 feet of logs
at the landings. The E&LS owned two such cars, each with
an 8,000 gallon capacity tanks and powerful steam pumping
engines. It was reported that the cars would throw a
stream of water the distance of a city block.
[EDP-12/27/1950]
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The Copper Range
purchases the
telegraph "plant" and facilities from the Western Union
Telegraph Company, which was located along the right-of-way of
the railroad. [CRH]
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The Pere Marquette RR
begins a 20-year experiment with poured concrete roadway and
ties on a section of the line east of Plymouth.
[MDOT]
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Pere
Marquette RR abandons line from White Cloud to Big Rapids, 19.67
miles. [PMHS/COHS-8/1997]
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The first roller bearings are
applied to passenger cars in the Milwaukee Road's Pioneer
Limited and Olympian trains. [SAM]