1899 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1899.
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Events
August events
- August 8 – Atlantic Coast Line Railroad predecessor Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company of South Carolina acquired from the Central of Georgia its half-interest in the lease of the Georgia Railroad; the ACL now had direct access to Atlanta, Georgia.
November events
- November 15 – The New York Central railroad leases the Boston and Albany Railroad.
Unknown date events
- William Cornelius Van Horne retires as president of Canadaian Pacific Railway; he is succeeded by Thomas George Shaughnessy.
- Alexander J. Cassatt becomes president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
- American Car and Foundry is formed from the merger of 13 smaller rolling stock manufacturers across the United States.
- Southern Car and Foundry, later to become part of American Car and Foundry, is founded in Memphis, Tennessee.
Births
Unknown date births
- John W. Barriger III, president of the Monon railroad 1946–1953, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad 1954–1964, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 1965–1970 and the Boston and Maine Railroad 1973–1974 (d. 1976)
Deaths
September deaths
- September 12 – Cornelius Vanderbilt II, president of the New York Central system (b. 1843).
References
- John W. Barriger; Rail historian and railfan. Retrieved February 22 2005.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2005), RPI: Alumni hall of fame: Alexander J. Cassatt. Retrieved February 22 2005.
- White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9–15.
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