1850 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1850.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 February births 3 Deaths 3.1 July deaths 4 References

Events

Unknown date events

• The Richmond and Danville Railroad begins operation in Virginia.
• Construction begins on the first transcontinental railroad to be completed, the Panama Railway.

Births

February births

• February 27 - Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric in the early part of the 20th century (d. 1927).

Deaths

July deaths

• July 7 - Timothy Hackworth, English steam locomotive builder (b. 1786).

References

• (September 22 2004), Timothy Hackworth. Retrieved February 9 2005.