1830 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January 7 &ndash The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road opens its first section, 1½ miles (2.4 km), in Baltimore, Maryland.
* January 9 – Ground is broken in Charleston, South Carolina, for the first railroad to use steam locomotives in South Carolina, the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road.

February events

* February 4 – The Camden and Amboy Rail Road, the first railroad to be built in New Jersey, is chartered.

March events

* March 15 – The New Orleans, Louisiana City Council approves the right of way for the construction of the Pontchartrain Rail-Road.

May events

* May 3 – Ceremonial opening of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway in England. The steam locomotive "Invicta" is used on a level section of the route. [cite news |last=Left|first=Sarah|title=Key dates in Britain's railway history|work=The Guardian Unlimited|date=2002-01-15|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,633951,00.html]
* May 22 – The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road completes construction on the line between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills, Maryland.
* May 24 – The first revenue trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road operate between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, a distance of convert|13|mi.

August events

* August – Construction begins on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad between Albany and Schenectady, New York.

eptember events

* September 15 – The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first purpose built passenger railway operated by steam locomotives, opens in England from Liverpool Road, Manchester, to Edge Hill, Liverpool.
* September 18 – In a race between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's "Tom Thumb" and a stagecoach near Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, the horse and coach wins.

November events

* November 11 – The first transit of mail via railways occurs between Liverpool and Manchester, England. [http://postalheritage.org.uk/history/downloads/BPMA_Info_Sheet_MailCoaches_web.pdf] .

December events

* December 25 – The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road begins operations.

Unknown date events

* The Boston and Maine Railroad is formed to build a railroad between Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine.

Births

January births

* January 2 – Henry Morrison Flagler, visionary and builder of the Florida East Coast Railway (d. 1913).

July births

* July 29 – Robert Harris, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1884-1888, is born. [cite book| title=The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887| location=Chicago, Illinois| publisher=Railway Age| year=1887| pages=144-145 ]

Deaths

eptember deaths

* September 15 – William Huskisson, the popular Member of Parliament for Liverpool, at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, misjudged the speed of the approaching locomotive "Rocket" and was run over, becoming the world's first railway passenger fatality (b. 1770).

References

* About.com, " [http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmailus2c.htm The Post Office and the History of Railroad Mail Service] ". Retrieved September 18 2005.
* Association of American Railroads (January 2005), " [http://www.railfanclub.org/archives/newsletters/January05/ThisMonth.htm This Month in Railroad History - January] ". Retrieved May 23, 2005.