1896 in rail transport

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1895, 1896, 1897

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1896.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 March events 1.4 April events 1.5 June events 1.6 July events 1.7 December events 1.8 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 June deaths 4 References

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[edit] January events

• January 23 - Construction begins on the Northwestern Elevated line of the Chicago 'L' with the first structure erected at the intersection of Fullerton and Sheffield Avenues.^[1]

[edit] February events

• February 14 - Northern Pacific Railway opens its Union Station in Portland, Oregon.
• February 24 - Erie Railroad purchases the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad.^[2]

[edit] March events

• March 20 - The Grand Trunk Railway purchases the Central Vermont Railway and begins operating it as a wholly owned subsidiary.

[edit] April events

• April 6 - The Snowdon Mountain Railway in North Wales, the only Abt rack system line in the British Isles, commences public operation; however, a derailment leading to one fatality causes services to be suspended for a year.^[3]

[edit] June events

• June 29 - The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company (predecessor of the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway) is incorporated.

[edit] July events

• July 23 - Delivery of world's first commercially-built oil-engined locomotive, from Richard Hornsby & Sons of Grantham, England to the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London (18 in (457.2 mm) gauge).^[4]

[edit] December events

• December 14 - Glasgow Subway, the third oldest metro system in the world, begins operations in Glasgow, Scotland.
• December 25 - Japanese National Railways opens two lines out of Tabata: an extension of the Tsuchiura Line from Tsuchiura, and the Sumidagawa Line to Sumidagawa.

[edit] Unknown date events

• The Green Bay and Western Railroad is formed from the bankruptcy proceedings of the Green Bay, Winona and Saint Paul Railroad.
• The Loup Creek & Deepwater Railway (predecessor of the Deepwater Railway) is formed.
• Atlas Car and Manufacturing Company begins building steam locomotives.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] June deaths

• June 4 - Austin Corbin, president of Long Island Rail Road (b. 1827).

[edit] References

1. ^ Chicago "L".org, Northwestern Elevated (1893-1924). Retrieved January 23 2006.
2. ^ Western New York Railroad Archive (December 17 2005), Erie Railroad - History. Retrieved December 28 2005.
3. ^ Kardas, Handel (April 1997). "Britain's worst railway opening day – Ladas and the Snowdon Mountain Railway". Railway World 58 (683): 66-71.
4. ^ Webb, Brian (1973). The British Internal Combustion Locomotive 1894-1940. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6115-5.