1896 in rail transport

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Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1896.

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January events

February events

March events

April events

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida East Coast Railway</span> Class II railroad operating in Florida

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern Railway (U.S.)</span> Defunct United States railroad

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway</span> Defunct railway company in the southeastern United States (1851-1957)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louisville and Nashville Railroad</span> Defunct American Class I railway

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Central Florida Express, Inc.</span> Shortline railroad in Florida

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jōban Line</span> Railway line in Japan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Overseas Railroad</span> Former railroad in southern Florida, United States

The Overseas Railroad was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line started in 1905 and it operated from 1912 to 1935, when it was partially destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane. Some of the remaining infrastructure was used for the Overseas Highway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seaboard–All Florida Railway</span>

The Seaboard–All Florida Railway was a subsidiary of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad that oversaw two major extensions of the system in the early 1920s to southern Florida on each coast during the land boom. One line extended the Seaboard's tracks on the east coast from West Palm Beach down to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, while the other extension on the west coast extended the tracks from Fort Ogden south to Fort Myers and Naples, with branches from Fort Myers to LaBelle and Punta Rassa. These two extensions were heavily championed by Seaboard president S. Davies Warfield, and were constructed by Foley Brothers railroad contractors. Both extensions also allowed the Seaboard to better compete with the Florida East Coast Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, who already served the lower east and west coasts of Florida respectively.

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