1860 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1860.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 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.
[edit] May events
- May 7 - The Bavarian State Railway opens connecting Rosenheim, Prien and Traunstein.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] October events
- October 26 - The Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn in Germany opens between Bochum Hauptbahnhof and Witten.[1]
[edit] Unknown date events
- Kingston Locomotive Works, predecessor of the Canadian Locomotive Company, declares bankruptcy.
[edit] Births
[edit] December births
- December 6 – Howard Elliott, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1903-1913 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1913, is born.[2]
[edit] Deaths
[edit] 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).
