1898 in rail transport

1898 in rail transport

Events

April events

* April 20 - Electrification of the South Side Elevated Railway in Chicago is completed ending all steam locomotive operations on the route. Multiple-unit (M.U.) train control is also introduced by railroad engineer Frank J. Sprague.

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.

June events

* June 12 - Regular revenue service begins on the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Railway in Michigan. [http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1890s/TimeLine1898.htm]

July events

* July 11 - Opening of the London and South Western Railway’s Waterloo & City Line, the second deep-level electrified "tube" railway in London. [cite book|author=Gillham, J. C.|title=The Age of the Electric Train: Electric Trains in Britain since 1883|year=1988|publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|isbn=0-7110-1392-6]

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

Births

Deaths

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).

References

* " [http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html Erie Railroad presidents] ". Retrieved March 15 2005.
* " [http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1890s/TimeLine1898.htm Railroad History Timeline - 1898] ". Retrieved June 10, 2005.
* " [http://oprt.org/history/timeline.html Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development] ". Retrieved March 1 2005.
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