1898 in Rail Transport (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1898.April 20 - Electrification of the South Side Elevated Railway in Chicago is completed ending all steam locomotive operations on the route. Multiple-unit train control is also introduced by railroad engineer Frank J. Sprague. May - E. H. Harriman becomes chairman of the executive committee for the Union Pacific Railroad. May 11 - The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England opens. May 16 - Passenger service is inaugurated on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.