1836 in rail transport — EventsJanuary 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.February events* February 8 London Greenwich Railway opens its first section, the… … Wikipedia
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