1866, 1867, 1868

Years in rail transport

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

Contents 1 Events 1.1 May events 1.2 August events 1.3 September events 1.4 October events 1.5 December events 1.6 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 3.1 January deaths 3.2 February deaths 3.3 June deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] May events

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

[edit] August events

• August 21 - The Mount Morgan Railway in Queensland, Australia, opens between Rockhampton and Westwood via Kabra.
• August 24 - Opening of railway over the Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy.^[2]
• August 27 - J. Nason and J. F. Wilson, both of Boston, Massachusetts, are awarded the first U.S. patent covering level crossing gates.^[3]

[edit] September events

• September 4 - The Boston and Albany Railroad is formed through the merger of four smaller railroads in New England.

[edit] October events

• October - John S. Eldridge succeeds Robert H. Berdell as president of the Erie Railroad.

[edit] December events

• December 9 - The Lyttelton rail tunnel in New Zealand of 2595m between Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton was opened

[edit] 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.

[edit] Births

[edit] Unknown date births

• Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific Railroad 1920–1937 (d. 1939).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January deaths

• January 5 - William Norris, American steam locomotive builder and founder of Norris Locomotive Works (b. 1802).

[edit] February deaths

• February 7 - William Dargan, Irish railway contractor (b. 1799).^[4]

[edit] June deaths

• June 13 - Gridley Bryant, inventor of many basic railroad technologies including track and wheels (b. 1789).

[edit] 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.
• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's most noteworthy railroaders". Railroad History 154: pp. 9-15. OCLC 1785797. ISSN 0090-7847.