1867 in rail transport

Events

May events

* May 7 - The Windsor and Annapolis Railway is incorporated in Nova Scotia. [cite web| url=http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/SignificantDatesInNSRailwayHistoryPart2.html| title=Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1850- 1899)| work=The Railways of Canada Archives| accessdate=2006-05-05| author=Smith, Ivan| year=1998| ]

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. [cite book|last=Marshall|first=John|title=The Guinness Railway Book|year=1989|publisher=Guinness|location=Enfield|isbn=0-85112-359-7]
* August 27 - J. Nason and J. F. Wilson, both of Boston, Massachusetts, are awarded the first U.S. patent covering level crossing gates.cite web| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histaug.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History: August| date=2005| accessdate=2006-08-25| ]

eptember 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.

December events

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

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).

February deaths

* February 7 - William Dargan, Irish railway contractor (b. 1799). [cite web|url=http://www.rpa.ie/upload/documents/william%20dargan.pdf|title=RPA]

June deaths

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

References

* " [http://www.steamindex.com/people/american.htm#norris American locomotive engineers] ". Retrieved February 9 2005.
* " [http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html Erie Railroad presidents] ". Retrieved March 15 2005.
* President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004), " [http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/335/ 20th Century American Leaders - Carl R. Gray] ". Retrieved March 2 2005.
* Shire of Mount Morgan, " [http://www.mountmorgan.com/railwayHist.html The Mount Morgan Railway] ". Retrieved August 16 2005.
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