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1883 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1883.

Events

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January events

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Experimental electric locomotive Ampère, built by Leo Daft in 1883

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References

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  • Association of American Railroads (January 2005), This Month in Railroad History – January. Retrieved May 23, 2005.
  • Depew, Chauncey M. My Memories of Eighty Years. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
  • Franklin Gowen. Retrieved March 2, 2005.
  • Left, Sarah, The Guardian Unlimited (January 15, 2002), Key dates in Britain's railway history. Retrieved August 4, 2005.
  • Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: August. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
  • 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. ^ Jones, Robert C. (1993). Two Feet to the Lakes. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 31. ISBN 0-915713-26-8.
  2. ^ Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Compendium. Huntington Beach, CA: Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
  3. ^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This month in railroad history: March". Archived from the original on 17 April 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2006.
  4. ^ Santa Fe Railroad (1945). Along Your Way. Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally.
  5. ^ a b Duke, Donald; Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 27. ISBN 0-87095-009-6.
  6. ^ a b Waters, Lawrence L. (1950). Steel Trails to Santa Fe. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press. pp. 43–44.
  7. ^ Jones, Robert C. (1998). Two Feet to the Quarries. Evergreen Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-9667264-0-5.
  8. ^ 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. 17. ISBN 0-87095-101-7.
  9. ^ Gillham, J. C. (1988). The Age of the Electric Train: Electric Trains in Britain since 1883. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1392-6.
  10. ^ Figes, Orlando (2019). The Europeans. [London]: Allen Lane. pp. 466–7. ISBN 978-0-241-00489-0.
  11. ^ NY Times Archive – October 10, 1883 "Railway Time Belt William (Frederick) Allen" – Retrieved April 5, 2009
  12. ^ "Electricity – the Magic Medium" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  13. ^ "Ginery Twichell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2005-07-15.