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EVENTS
January events
January 16
- The
Mito Railway
between
Mito
and
Oyama
,
Japan
, begins passenger train operations.
June events
June 12
- The
Armagh Rail Disaster
occurs near
Armagh
,
Northern Ireland
; runaway carriages collided with an oncoming train, killing 88, and spurring the
UK
Parliament
to pass the
Regulation Of Railways Act 1889
, mandating improved brake and signal systems.
June 30
- The
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago And St. Louis Railroad
(the ''Big Four'' Railroad) is formed through the merger of the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati And Indianapolis Railway Company
, the
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis And Chicago Railway Company
and the
Indianapolis And St. Louis Railway Company
.
July events
July 9
- The
Housatonic Railroad
leases the
New Haven And Derby Railroad
.
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July 17
- The
Denver, South Park And Pacific Railroad
, in
Colorado
, is sold from receivership to the
Denver, Leadville And Gunnison Railway
.
September events
September 18
- The
Minneapolis And St. Cloud Railroad
is reorganized as the
Great Northern Railway
.
Unknown date events
Sir
William Cornelius Van Horne
succeeds
George Stephen
as president of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
.
Amsterdam
's
Centraal Station
, designed by
P. J. H. Cuypers
and
Al Van Gendt
, opens.
BIRTHS
Unknown date births
Fred Gurley
, president of
Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway
1944-1957 (d.
1976
).
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DEATHS
October deaths
October 15
-
Daniel Gooch
,
Chief Mechanical Engineer
of the
Great Western Railway
1837
–
1864
(b.
1816
).
December deaths
December 13
-
Franklin B. Gowen
, president of the
Philadelphia And Reading Railroad
1866
–
1883
(b.
1836
).
REFERENCES
Blakeslee, Philip C., ''
A Brief History Lines West of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.
''. Retrieved
July 7
2005
Great Northern Railway Historical Society, ''
GN History
''. Retrieved
September 18
2005
.
(
2005
.
''
Death of Franklin B. Gowen
''. Retrieved
March 2
2005
.