1884
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| Timelines: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
| Births: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
| Deaths: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
| Establishments: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
| Disestablishments: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
| Introductions: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
| Accidents: | 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 |
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[edit] By month
[edit] January
- January 26 – The Philadelphia Traction Company in Pennsylvania opens a cable railway on Columbia Avenue and Master Street.[1]
- January 29 – La Fayette Wilson Page is awarded U.S. Patent 292504 for an "Animal chaser"; a device that allows an engineer to spray water from a steam locomotive's boiler through a nozzle mounted on the front of the locomotive to clear livestock from the track.[2]
[edit] March
- March 6 – The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad begins regular operations between Jacksonville and Palatka, Florida.[3]
[edit] Unknown date
- The Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway is formed.
[edit] References
- ↑ Philadelphia History: Early Railroad Transportation. USHistory.org. Independence Hall Association (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ↑ This month in railroad history - January. Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2006-01-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ↑ Cravey, Beth Reese. Railroads and Brahmas were part of early Clay history. My Clay Sun. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
