Events January events January 1 - John J. Bernet succeeds Frederick D. Underwood as president of the Erie Railroad. February events February 14 - The Hull Paragon rail accident in England kills 12 people, April events April 1 - Odawara Express Railway Line, connecting to Shinjuku Station of Tokyo and Odawara Station, via Machida Station route officially completed in Japan.(as predecessor of Odakyu Line) April 3 - Yosan Line, Takamatsu to Matsuyama route officially completed in Shikoku Island, Japan. May events May 15 - The Grand Trunk Western Railroad introduces the Maple Leaf passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Montreal, Quebec. June events June 1 Turkish State Railways formed. Aichi Electronic Railway Line, Atsuta Jingu-mae Station of Nagoya to Toyohashi Station route officially completed in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.(as predecessor of Meitetsu Nagoya Line) June 29 - Great Western Railway (England) takes delivery of its first 'King' Class 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotive from its Swindon Works, No. 6000 King George V. July events July 6 – , later renamed as Togoshi-kōen Station, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, opens. July 16 - Opening of Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway on the English Channel coast ( of gauge). August events August 24 - The Sevenoaks railway accident in England kills 13. August 25 - Detroit and Mackinac Railway officially abandons the section from Au Sable River Jct. to Comins and the Curran Branch between Hardy and Beavers. September events September 1 – The Trunk Line in Norway takes electric traction into use between Oslo and Lillestrøm. September 24 – October 15 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates its centennial in the Fair of the Iron Horse in Baltimore, Maryland. October events October 10 - First Maine Central Railroad train over Carlton Bridge ends rail ferry service across the Kennebec River at Bath, Maine. December events December 3 - Official opening of London Post Office Railway. December 30 - The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. Unknown date events Rail transport in Cameroon extended to Yaoundé. American Locomotive Company builds first 4-6-4 tender locomotive, for the New York Central; also, the first 4-8-4, for the Northern Pacific Railroad. American Car and Foundry acquires Shippers Car Line. Narrow gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad ends train service to the Rangeley Lakes House destination hotel. First Dutch National Railway Museum established. Births Deaths May deaths May 23 - Henry