1898 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1898.
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[edit] Events
[edit] May events
- May - E. H. Harriman becomes chairman of the executive committee for the Union Pacific Railroad.
- May 11 - The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England opens.
- May 16 - Passenger service is inaugurated on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
[edit] June events
- June 12 - Regular revenue service begins on the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Railroad in Michigan. [1]
[edit] Unknown date events
- Sunset magazine is founded as a promotional tool of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- The Loup Creek & Deepwater railway is officially renamed Deepwater Railway
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Unknown date deaths
- Wilson Eddy, American steam locomotive manufacturer (b. 1813).
- John M. Forbes, president of the Michigan Central Railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (b. 1813).
- Hugh J. Jewett, president of the Erie Railroad 1874–1884 (b. 1817).
[edit] References
- Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15 2005.
- Railroad History Timeline - 1898. Retrieved June 10, 2005.
- Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development. Retrieved March 1 2005.
- White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.
- White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
