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January 21 - The Hull Electric Railway in Ottawa is fined $50 for violating a local law against
moving freight on the city streets between midnight and 5:00
AM when it was delivering loads to oil companies
along Laurier Avenue.[1]
May 17 - President Harry Truman seizes control of the
railroads to prevent a nationwide strike.
May 30 - After a short strike earlier in the month, Hudson
and Manhattan Railroad trainmen go on strike again when the Pennsylvania Railroad (which
owned the H&M at this time) management decides that the recent
PRR pay increase does not apply to H&M employees.