1899 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1899.

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.