Information about 1889 In Rail Transport
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Events
January events
- January 16 - The Mito Railway between Mito and Oyama, Japan, begins passenger train operations.
June events
- June 12 - The Armagh rail disaster occurs near Armagh, Northern Ireland: runaway carriages collided with an oncoming train, killing 88, and spurring the Parliament of the United Kingdom to pass the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, mandating improved brake and signal systems.[1]
- June 30 - The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad) is formed through the merger of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Company, the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company and the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway Company.
July events
- July 1 - The railway between Tokyo and Kobe, Japan (now Tōkaidō Main Line) completes.
- July 9 - The Housatonic Railroad leases the New Haven and Derby Railroad.[2]
- July 17 - The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, in Colorado, is sold from receivership to the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway.
September events
- September 18 - The Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad is reorganized as the Great Northern Railway (U.S.).[3]
November events
- November 7 - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway consolidates several of its subsidiary railroads in California into the Southern California Railway.[4]
Unknown date events
- Amsterdam's Centraal Station, designed by P. J. H. Cuypers and Al Van Gendt, opens.
Births
Unknown date births
- Fred Gurley, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1944-1957 (d. 1976).[5]
Deaths
October deaths
- October 15 - Sir Daniel Gooch, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway 1837–1864 (b. 1816).[6]
November deaths
- November 13 - Samuel Morton Peto, English railway contractor (b. 1809).[7]
December deaths
- December 13 - Franklin B. Gowen, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 1866–1883 (b. 1836).[8]
References
1. ^ Currie, J. R. L. (1971). The Runaway Train – Armagh (1889). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5198-2.
2. ^ Blakeslee, Philip C.. A Brief History – Lines west of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.. Retrieved on 2005-07-07.
3. ^ Great Northern Railway Historical Society. GN History. Retrieved on 2005-09-18.
4. ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Palmdale, California: Omni Publications, p 30. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
5. ^ (July 26 1976) "Short and Significant: Santa Fe's Fred Gurley dies at 87". Railway Age 177 (13): p 8.1976&rft.volume=177&rft.issue=13&rft.pages=p%208">
6. ^ Steamindex (September 24 2004). Sir Daniel Gooch. Retrieved on 2005-02-09.
7. ^ Brooks, Edward C. (1996). Sir Samuel Morton Peto Bt: eminent Victorian, railway entrepreneur, country squire, MP. Bury Clerical Society. ISBN 0950298826.
8. ^ Death of Franklin B. Gowen.
2. ^ Blakeslee, Philip C.. A Brief History – Lines west of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.. Retrieved on 2005-07-07.
3. ^ Great Northern Railway Historical Society. GN History. Retrieved on 2005-09-18.
4. ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Palmdale, California: Omni Publications, p 30. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
5. ^ (July 26 1976) "Short and Significant: Santa Fe's Fred Gurley dies at 87". Railway Age 177 (13): p 8.1976&rft.volume=177&rft.issue=13&rft.pages=p%208">
6. ^ Steamindex (September 24 2004). Sir Daniel Gooch. Retrieved on 2005-02-09.
7. ^ Brooks, Edward C. (1996). Sir Samuel Morton Peto Bt: eminent Victorian, railway entrepreneur, country squire, MP. Bury Clerical Society. ISBN 0950298826.
8. ^ Death of Franklin B. Gowen.
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Mito (水戸市; -shi) is the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan and has a central location, moderately offset towards the coast in that prefecture. As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 263,748 and a total area is 217.
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The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, Co. Armagh, in what is now Northern Ireland. A crowded Sunday school excursion train had to negotiate a steep incline, but the locomotive was unable to complete the climb and the train stalled.
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The Regulation of Railways Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c. 57) was enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom following the Armagh rail disaster.
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Locale Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
Dates of operation 1889 – 1922
Track gauge 4 ft 8 in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
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Housatonic Railroad
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Dates of operation 1872 – 1889
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Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm) The Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad
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