1895 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1895.

Events

June events

• June 28 - The New Haven and Hartford Railroad begins the first regular passenger service in the United States powered by electricity.

July events

• July 8 - The Delagoa Bay Railway, in South Africa, opens.

September events

• September 7 - The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company changes its name to Florida East Coast Railway.

Train goes too far at Gare Montparnasse, Paris

October events

• October 22, 1895 – Gare Montparnasse, Paris, France: express train overran buffer stop and crossed more than 30 metres of concorse before plummetting through a window.

Births

Deaths

October deaths

• October 8 - William Mahone, American civil engineer and Confederate Army Major General who built the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, a predecessor of the Norfolk and Western (b. 1826).

References

• Brainy History - July 8, 1895, in history. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• Railwaystation.com, Railroad History. Retrieved June 28, 2005.