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two tif die railroad operating Hrother-IwikIh, again beeame an actual (art #t 4 00 p.m.. May 17, ISMo, ilra.sei*-uf« was a Uriel one. however, and lasted only utilil 4:00 p.m., Mav 26. The fitrifcc of the United Kline Workers in the spring «*f the name rrar alxo hampered operations considerably Ixrcause at that time the I.. & N. was still largely dependent upon coal a* fuel for its motive jxtwer. In fact, at the eml (if 19-46. it still liad 8y.5 itrjiii engines in service, as contrasted to only $9 diesels.
Again, in 1948, at 12:00 noon. E.S.T., May 10. to forestall a disruption ctf the nation’ll transportation system, threatened hy a strike of three of the railroad brotherhoods, tile Army. at f 'resident Harry Truman s direction, took “possession, control and operation" o( America'? railroads. Thia seizure lasted until .1:00 p.m.. K.S.T., July 9.
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trot«l brofliurt*; vWiielv ftrttf we'iJory ttfJht L. St K.’s growth mid «f the ml* it playol in the development of the South; a upeclal 100th amirver-sary edition of the I- &• N. Marine (which w#s also its Own 25th anniversary edition); various advertise-meats; 175.000 ropie* of a hill told calendar; a lO-Hsi^e rotogravure edition of the Louisville Courier Journal and Times (in whose preparation the L. & X. nxiperated) entitled "Tht I.. & N. Story”; a special edition of Modern Jiaihnads, devoted to the L. A Nr, (also with the corporation of the I,. & N.); a philatelic cachet posted March 5. 1950 on the Cincinnati-Nashville R. P. O. route; and deck.-, of playing cards with the Centennial insijniia.
The Newcomen Society of North Amcrica also honored the L. & N.’s 1st 100 years as a “Private Huilder and Puhlic Servant" with a dinner at the Pendennis Club, Louisville, Fclt-
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D'Hiity iCrn»]^r iu ville. Mere thao 15,000 employes their families ami their friend* at-tended for an evening of fellowship and fun. The occasion had a saddening note, however, with the announcement hy A. L. M. Wiggins, the L. & N.’.t chairman of the hoard, that Janie* li. Hill, who had headed the Railroad for the past 16 years, was resiRHinc as president effective Jtily 1. Mr. VVijffjius said. however, tliat Mr. Hill would continue as a director and that lie would also serve as chainnan of an advisory committee which had just Iieen created hy the hoard of directors.
Mr, Wiggins also made another announcement that evening which was to cast a long shadow. He said that the directors at a meeting that afternoon had elected John V!. Til-ford, executive vice president, as president to succecd Mr. Hill, also effective July 1.
WHot « *r«y ta ruin a mUroadf On Soptombor W, l?47. on* of tho wo«♦ hyfrtcon« aver esperisncftd hik tK* MiuU«!|>p: Golf C041* and *df4C*nt	‘'ErniM.'’	«	fHc	hurric«n«	w**	taqg.d	by	tK«	W«»(h*r Buf««u did grwf domag® to the I. A N.’s tract brldoes ar*f
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Higgln*. l«., 4 d<«t«neo of 20 mil**. Shown it *t**5on aod tr«c)r Enjiish Lookout. L*.. <ft«r tho qal« h*d «truck. TKe iin« r«> opontd for ttofflc b*tw*«n Ot**n Springs and Gulfport, Mist.. Oetotoor 7. Complete torv)c« voi restored October 24. Tot«i cojt fo L & N.
m exc«K of $2 mil Hon, ovciutrv* of lost of traffic
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