This Day in History: 1955-08-31
The Erie Railroad announced a three point program designed to end the “Midnight Serenade” of switching noises at the Ford plant spur. They would train their crew to handle freight cars more gently, and provide more supervision, they will reduce the grade of the spur from one of .3 to one of .015, and they would build more tracks so that all traffic would not be concentrated on the few lines thus requiring more switching. Local residents who had been complaining of lack of sleep because of the din said they would be convinced when the noise actually abated. The Erie officials estimated that the changes would take several months. (Bristow)