1898 in rail transport

Contents

1 Events 1.1 May events 1.2 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 Unknown date deaths 4 References

Events

May events

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

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.
• Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development. Retrieved March 1 2005.