1875
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By month
January
- January 6 – Emile Péreire, founder of the southern and northern railways of Spain, dies.
- January 30 – The Detroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is reorganized as the Detroit, Hillsdale and Southwestern Railroad.[1]
February
- February 5 – The Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley and Wheeling Railway is organized in Ohio.[2]
May
- May 24 – Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway: A 3' gauge line was opened for the transportation of haematite iron ore from mines around Boot village in Cumbria in the UK.
Unknown date
References
- ↑ (1913) “History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company”, Annual Report. New York Central Railroad System. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ↑ Morris, J. C. (1902-12-31). “1870's”, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs - Part II: History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
