1890 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1890.
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[edit] Events
[edit] February events
- February 22 - Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (the "Big Four Railroad") gains control of the Peoria and Eastern Railway in southern Illinois.[1]
[edit] August events
- August 18 - The Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad, a predecessor of Kansas City Southern Railway, begins operations between Kansas City and Argentine.
- August 19 - Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary Ohio Valley Railway reorganized as the Pittsburg, Ohio Valley and Cincinnati Railroad.
[edit] November events
- November 26 - The Mito Railway, in Japan, operates its first freight trains.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Leland Stanford begins his term as Chairman of the Executive Committee for Southern Pacific Railroad
- Charles Francis Adams, Jr. steps down from the presidency of the Union Pacific Railroad.
[edit] Births
[edit] August births
- August 16 - C. P. Couch, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1939-1941 (d. 1955).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Unknown date deaths
- Frederick H. Billings, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1879-1881 (b. 1823).
[edit] References
- Kansas City Southern Historical Society, The Kansas City Southern Lines. Retrieved August 15, 2005.
- Morris, J. C., compiler (December 31, 1902), Annual report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs; Part II, History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
- Soylent Communications (2005), Charles Francis Adams, Jr.. Retrieved February 21, 2005.
