1848 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1848.
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Events
September events
- September 9 - The high bridge of the Newcastle to Berwick Railway across the River Tyne in England is completed.
December events
- December - The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, the oldest part of what is to become the Chicago and North Western Railway, begins operation.
Unknown date events
- Tredegar Iron Works manager Joseph R. Anderson becomes the owner of the company.
Births
February births
- February 20 - E. H. Harriman, executive in charge of both the Union Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad at the turn of the 20th century (d. 1909).
Unknown date births
- Alonzo C. Mather - founder of Mather Stock Car Company, designed the first widely-recognized humane stock car (d. 1941).
Deaths
August deaths
- August 12 - George Stephenson, English steam locomotive builder (b. 1781).
References
- Dieffenbacher, Jane (2002), Mather Family of Fairfield, NY. Retrieved March 24 2005.
- Tyneside and Berwick Railways. Retrieved September 8 2005.
