1897 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1897.

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May events[]

  • May 4 – The sells the Colorado Midland out of bankruptcy to private investors.

June events[]

June 11 – The Welshampton rail crash in England kills 12.

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September events[]

  • September 1 – The Tremont Street Subway tunnel in Boston, the oldest subway tunnel in North America, opens.

October events[]

  • October 3 – The world-famous Union Loop Elevated (2.0 miles/3.2 km) in downtown Chicago is opened for traffic. Lake Street Elevated trains are routed around the circuit initially, Metropolitan West Side Elevated train began using the Loop on October 11, and South Side Elevated trains began using the Loop on October 18.[8]
  • October – Construction begins in Djibouti City on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.

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References[]

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  8. ^ Chicago "L".org. "Metropolitan West Side Elevated". Retrieved October 11, 2005.
  9. ^ Vallance, H. A. (1963). The Highland Railway. Dawlish: David & Charles.
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  15. ^ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives, Wayne A. Johnston Papers, 1945–1967 Archived June 7, 2002, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 9, 2006.
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