1898 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 1898.

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  • June 12 – Regular revenue service begins on the in Michigan.[3]

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  • October 17 – The Wrawby Junction rail crash in England kills 9 people.

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  • Sunset magazine is founded as a promotional tool of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
  • The Loup Creek & Deepwater railway is officially renamed Deepwater Railway

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References[]

  • "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
  • "Railroad History Timeline – 1898". Archived from the original on December 20, 2004. Retrieved June 10, 2005.
  • "Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development". Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • White, John H. Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders". Railroad History. 154: 9–15. ISSN 0090-7847. JSTOR 43523785. OCLC 1785797.
  • 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.
  1. ^ "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening News. 1 April 1898.
  2. ^ Thomas, John (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 6, Scotland, the Lowlands and the Borders. revised by J.S. Paterson (revised ed.). Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-946537-12-7. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "Railroad History Time Line 1989". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  4. ^ Gillham, J. C. (1988). The Age of the Electric Train: Electric Trains in Britain since 1883. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1392-6.
  5. ^ "Supply Trade Notes". The Railway Age. Chicago, IL. XXXII (16): 446. October 18, 1901. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Chemin de fer de Boma à Tshela". KANGU – MAYUMBE – BAS-CONGO (in French). February 23, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Fowler, Simon (18 September 2013). Railway Disasters. Wharncliffe. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-4738-2985-5.
  8. ^ United States Congress. "Brice, Calvin Stewart (id: B000818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
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