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Events
January events
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January 23 - Construction begins on theNorthwestern Elevated line of theChicago 'L' with the first structure erected at the intersection of Fullerton and Sheffield Avenues. [Chicago "L".org, " [http://www.chicago-l.org/history/chron_north.html Northwestern Elevated (1893-1924)] ". RetrievedJanuary 23 2006 .]February events
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February 14 -Northern Pacific Railway opens its Union Station inPortland, Oregon .
*February 24 -Erie Railroad purchases theNew York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad . [Western New York Railroad Archive (December 17 2005 ), " [http://wnyrails.railfan.net/railroads/erie/erie_home.htm Erie Railroad - History] ". RetrievedDecember 28 2005 .]March events
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March 20 - TheGrand Trunk Railway purchases theCentral Vermont Railway and begins operating it as a wholly owned subsidiary.April events
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April 6 - TheSnowdon Mountain Railway inNorth Wales , the onlyAbt rack system line in theBritish Isles , commences public operation; however, a derailment leading to one fatality causes services to be suspended for a year. [cite journal|last=Kardas|first=Handel|title=Britain's worst railway opening day – "Ladas" and the Snowdon Mountain Railway|journal=Railway World|volume=58|issue=683|date=April 1997|pages=66–71]May events
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May 9 - First Nord-Express Paris, France/Oostend, Belgium to St. Petersburg, Russia.June events
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June 29 - The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company (predecessor of theSt. Louis - San Francisco Railway ) is incorporated.July events
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July 23 - Delivery of world's first commercially-built oil-enginedlocomotive , fromRichard Hornsby & Sons ofGrantham ,England to theRoyal Arsenal ,Woolwich ,London (in to mm|18|abbr=yes gauge). [cite book|author=Webb, Brian|title=The British Internal Combustion Locomotive 1894-1940|date=1973|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-6115-5]December events
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December 14 -Glasgow Subway , the third oldest metro system in the world, begins operations inGlasgow ,Scotland .
*December 25 -Japanese National Railways opens two lines out ofTabata : an extension of theTsuchiura Line from Tsuchiura, and theSumidagawa Line toSumidagawa .Unknown date events
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Green Bay and Western Railroad is formed from the bankruptcy proceedings of theGreen Bay, Winona and Saint Paul Railroad .
* The Loup Creek & Deepwater Railway (predecessor of theDeepwater Railway ) is formed.
*Atlas Car and Manufacturing Company begins buildingsteam locomotive s.Births
Deaths
June deaths
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June 4 -Austin Corbin , president ofLong Island Rail Road (b.1827 ).References
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