1836 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1836.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 16 - The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, the oldest portion of what is to become the Chicago and North Western Railway, is chartered.
[edit] March events
- March - The Syracuse and Utica Railroad, a predecessor of the New York Central Railroad, is chartered to build a railroad between its namesake cities in New York.
[edit] May events
- May 5 - The Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad is chartered as the successor to the Castleton and West Stockbridge Railroad in Massachusetts and eastern New York.
[edit] July events
- July 13 - John Ruggles is awarded U.S. Patent 1 for his improvements to railroad steam locomotive tires.
[edit] August events
- August 1 - The Utica and Schenectady Railroad, a predecessor of the New York Central Railroad in New York, opens.
[edit] September events
- September 5 - The Lake Wimico and St. Joseph Canal and Railroad, the first steam railroad in Florida, opens.
[edit] Unknown date events
- The Louisa Railroad of Louisa County, Virginia, an early predecessor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins construction.
- The Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad opens in Quebec, Canada.
- Henry R. Campbell builds the first 4-4-0, a steam locomotive type that will soon become the most common on all railroads of the United States.
[edit] Births
[edit] January births
- January 2 - Fred T. Perris, Chief Engineer of the California Southern Railroad (d. 1916).[1][2]
[edit] February births
- February 9 - Franklin B. Gowen, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 1866–1883 (d. 1889).
[edit] March births
- March 16 - Andrew Smith Hallidie, who developed the first practical cable car system for San Francisco, California (d. 1900).
[edit] May births
- May 21 - Francis William Webb, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway (d. 1906).
- May 27 - Jay Gould, American financier who, with Jim Fisk, took control of the Erie Railroad (d. 1892).
[edit] September births
- September 17 - William Jackson Palmer, builder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (d. 1909).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January deaths
- January 7 - John Molson, established the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Railroad, the first railway into Canada (b. 1763).
[edit] References
- Franklin Gowen. Retrieved March 2, 2005.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Historical and Technical Society (June 2004), PRR Chronology, 1836 (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2005.
- White, John H, Jr. (Spring 1986), America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders, Railroad History, 154, p. 9-15.
- ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications, pp 18-24. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
- ^ City of Perris, California. A Brief History of the Perris Valley. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.
