1898 in rail transport

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1897, 1898, 1899

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1898.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 May events 1.2 June events 1.3 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 Unknown date deaths 4 References

[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.