1898
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| Timelines: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Births: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Deaths: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Establishments: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Disestablishments: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Introductions: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Accidents: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
| Images: | 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 |
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[edit] By month
[edit] January
- January 22 – 16 inches of snow fall over Michigan, and snow continues falling for about a week, producing 14-foot high drifts that shut down much of the railroad operations in the state; the Pere Marquette Railway car ferries remain docked in port at Ludington throughout the storm.[1]
[edit] February
- February 28 – The Temple Street Cable Railway in Los Angeles, California, is sold under foreclosure.[2]
[edit] May
- May 11 – The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway opens.
- May 16 – Public service on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway begins.
[edit] December
- December 19 – The Colorado and Southern Railroad is incorporated.[3]
[edit] Unknown date
[edit] References
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1890's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ↑ The Street Railway History of Los Angeles. Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ↑ This Month in Railroad History: December. Rivanna Chapter, National Railroad Historical Society (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
