1825 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1825.
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[edit] April events
- April 19 - The La Plaisance Bay Harbor Company receives a charter to build a half-mile railroad in Monroe, Michigan, the first charter issued in the area that will become that state.
[edit] June events
- June 25 - The first passenger carrying monorail opens: The Cheshunt Railway. Built to carry bricks, the line creates a sensation when spectators at the opening ceremonies hop in the cars for a ride.
[edit] September events
- September 27 - The first steam hauled passenger train service operates and carries up to 600 passengers, at the official opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the north of England.
[edit] December events
- December 28 - George William Featherstonhaugh (pronounced fen-shaw), of Duanesburgh, New York, runs a newspaper notice announcing the formation of the Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road Company.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Matthias W. Baldwin opens his first machine shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
