1867 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1867.

Events

May events

• May 7 - The Windsor and Annapolis Railway is incorporated in Nova Scotia.^[1]

August events

• August 21 - The Mount Morgan Railway in Queensland, Australia, opens between Rockhampton and Westwood via Kabra.
• August 27 - J. Nason and J. F. Wilson, both of Boston, Massachusetts, are awarded the first U.S. patent covering level crossing gates.^[2]

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.

1. ^ Smith, Ivan (1998). Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1850- 1899). The Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
2. ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This Month in Railroad History: August. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.