1860 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1860.
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Events
April events
- April 23 - The Staten Island Railway starts operations in Staten Island, New York; this is now the oldest rapid transit right-of-way in New York City, but is operated separately from the New York City Subway.
August events
- August 25 - England's Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII, presides over the opening ceremonies for the Victoria Railway Bridge near Montreal, Canada.
September events
- September 17 - The Atchison and Topeka Railroad, chartered on February 11 1859, and predecessor to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is organized.
Unknown date events
- Kingston Locomotive Works, predecessor of the Canadian Locomotive Company, declares bankruptcy.
Births
Deaths
September deaths
- September 18 - Joseph Locke, construction engineer of Stockton and Darlington Railway and Liverpool and Manchester Railway, chief engineer of Grand Junction Railway (b. 1805).
References
- Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved August 25 2005.
- Santa Fe Railroad (1945), Along Your Way, Rand McNally, Chicago, Illinois.
