1881 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1881.

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A tight loop (Agony Point) on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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  • October 17 – First section of Royal Saxon State Railways narrow gauge railway (750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) gauge) opens, between Wilkau and Kirchberg in the German Empire.
  • October 20 – First section of Barbados Railway opens on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge between Bridgetown and Carrington.

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  • July 8 - Mantis James Van Sweringen, American financier who, with his brother Oris, controlled the Nickel Plate Road and other eastern railroads (d. 1935).

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References[]

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  • Santa Fe Railroad (1945). Along Your Way. Chicago, Ill.: Rand McNally.
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