1898 In Rail Transport

Article Index for
1898 In

Shopping
1898

Website Links For
Rail Transport

Information About

1898 In Rail Transport

EVENTS

May events

May - E. H. Harriman becomes chairman of the executive committee for the Union Pacific Railroad .

June events

June 12 - Regular revenue service begins on the Detroit, Ypsilanti And Ann Arbor Railroad in Michigan . {Link without Title}

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

BIRTHS

DEATHS

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 ).

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 .