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Pre-20th Century History |
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Post-20th Century History: |
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1900 |
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April 30 @ 3:52 a.m., John Luther �Casey� Jones gave his life to soften an Illinois Central catastrophe. |
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1925 |
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey employed an American Locomotive Co. diesel-electric. |
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1934 |
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The Burlington Zephyr streamliner appeared at the Chicago World�s Fair. |
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1960 |
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May: The last regularly scheduled U.S. passenger steamer left Durand Michigan for Detroit. |
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1976 |
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September: The Chessie System replaced line-side poles with a microwave system. |
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