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1926

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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]

  • June 9:  Michigan Central is leased to the New York Central Railroad.   [MDY33]

  • June 26:  Interurban service between Detroit and Farmington on Grand River is abandoned and replaced by buses on July 1st.  [EMR4]


  • DT&I completes electrification of the Dearborn to Flat Rock yard line in early 1926.   [IT-2/80]

  • The Wabash installs a 2nd main line on its Detroit-Montpelier route (through Adrian). [MSAI]

  • Grand Trunk builds new depot at Armada.  Depot continues to exist as of 1974.  [IT-12/1974]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • Pere Marquette RR abandons line from White Cloud to Big Rapids, 19.67 miles.   [PMHS/COHS-8/1997]

  • The first roller bearings are applied to passenger cars in the Milwaukee Road's Pioneer Limited and Olympian trains.  [SAM]