1844 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1844.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 August events 1.2 October events 2 Births 2.1 March births 2.2 June births 3 Deaths 4 References

Events

August events

• August 9 - In the United Kingdom, the Railway Regulation Act 1844 (officially: An Act to attach certain Conditions to the Construction of future Railways) requires every railway company to run at least one passenger train a day in both directions along the length of each of its lines, calling at every station. The maximum fare for journeys by these trains (soon to become known as Parliamentaries) is fixed at one penny per mile (1.6 km), and it is a further requirement of the Act that the carriages used on these trains be provided with seats and afford passengers protection from the weather.

October events

• October - Eleazer Lord succeeds Horatio Allen for a third term as president of the Erie Railroad.

Births

March births

• March 6 - Frederick J. Kimball, American civil engineer who was instrumental in the formation of Norfolk and Western (d. 1903).

June births

• June 21 - Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer who established the first Congo railway (d. 1909).

Deaths

References

• Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15 2005.
• Etcetera - Today in History - June 21. Retrieved July 19 2005.