1898 in rail transport - Definition

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1898.

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).

References

• White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. Dover Publications, New York, NY. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.