1867 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1867.
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Events
August events
- August 21 - The Mount Morgan Railway in Queensland, Australia, opens between Rockhampton and Westwood via Kabra.
September events
- September 4 - The Boston and Albany Railroad is formed through the merger of four smaller railroads in New England.
October events
- October - John S. Eldridge succeeds Robert H. Berdell as president of the Erie Railroad.
Unknown date events
- Cornelius Vanderbilt acquires control of the New York Central railroad.
- The Lehigh Valley Railroad places the first 2-10-0 steam locomotives in the world into use.
- Construction on the Kansas Pacific Railway reaches Salina, Kansas.
Births
Unknown date births
- Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific Railroad 1920–1937 (d. 1939).
Deaths
January deaths
- January 5 - William Norris, American steam locomotive builder and founder of Norris Locomotive Works (b. 1802).
June deaths
- June 13 - Gridley Bryant, inventor of many basic railroad technologies including track and wheels (b. 1789).
References
- American locomotive engineers. Retrieved February 9 2005.
- Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15 2005.
- President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004), 20th Century American Leaders - Carl R. Gray. Retrieved March 2 2005.
- Shire of Mount Morgan, The Mount Morgan Railway. Retrieved August 16 2005.
- Virtuology (2001), Gridley Bryant. Retrieved March 30 2005.
- White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.
