Time Line - 1944


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  • World War II continues.

  • December: U.S. takes control of U.S. railroads for two months (through January, 1944) as a result of labor trouble.  [STOV]


  • GTW Depot in Jackson is removed. [IT-2/80]

  • A grade separation is built on the Pere Marquette over the new Detroit Industrial Expressway (later I-94).  Construction expense is borne by the federal government. [PM45]

  • SNAPSHOT: The town of Marlette receives 109 carloads of coal which is used to heat area homes and businesses.  This delivery is typical for the times in most small Michigan communities. [PM45]

  • Pere Marquette RR abandons line from Weidman to Remus, 12.99. [PMHS]

  • Pere Marquette RR abandons line from Harrison to Clare, 16.58 miles. [PMHS]

  • Scotchlite lettering is first used by the Great Northern. [SAM]

  • Fairbanks-Morse enters the diesel locomotive business. [SAM]


 

Time line Key:

  • Railroad event in Michigan
  • Event relating to mining
  • Event related to car ferries
  • Event outside of Michigan
  • Improvement in Technology
  • Railroad built or extended
  • Railroad abandoned and/or removed
  • Economic panic or depression

 

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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