This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1889.
June events
- June 1 – The first direct Orient Express is operated from Paris to Constantinople.
- June 12 – The Armagh rail disaster occurs near Armagh, Ireland: runaway carriages collide with an oncoming train, killing 80, and spurring the Parliament of the United Kingdom to pass the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, mandating improved brake and signal systems.[2]
- June 30 – The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad) is formed through the merger of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Company, the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company and the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway Company.
December events
- December 28 – The first interurban tram-train to emerge in the United States is the Newark and Granville Street Railway in Ohio.[9]
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