1885 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1885.

Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

Events

February events

April events

June events

July events

August events

  • August – International Railway Congress Association established in Brussels to provide an international forum for technical discussion.[5]

November events

The last spike is driven on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Unknown date events

Births

Unknown date births

Deaths

January deaths

July deaths

December deaths

References

  • Dodge, Richard V.; San Diego Railroad Museum (March 5, 2000), Perris and its Railroad. Retrieved November 8, 2005.
  • (1902), Ohio Railway Report. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
  • Santa Fe Railroad (1945), Along Your Way, Rand McNally, Chicago, Illinois.
  • White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
  1. Truman Area Community Network Corporate History Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company Archived 2012-07-18 at archive.today. Retrieved February 12, 2006.
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  3. Parkes, G. D. (1946). The Hull & Barnsley Railway. Chislehurst: Oakwood Press.
  4. "Vietnam Railway". VietnamTravelKey. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  5. "The International Railway Congress". Railway Gazette. 13. 1910.
  6. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926".
  7. Waters, Leslie L. (1950). Steel Trails to Santa Fe. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press. p. 74.
  8. Duke, Donald; Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-87095-009-4.
  9. Signor, John R. (1988). The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company; Union Pacific's Historic Salt Lake Route. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-87095-101-5.
  10. Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-707-1.
  11. "You ought to know: Electro-Motive's Dilworth is dead; diesel pioneer". Railway Age. 165 (16): 40. 21 October 1968.
  12. "Robert Francis Fairlie". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-02-09.
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