1808 in rail transport

Events

February events

* February 8 - The Washington Bridge Company is granted authority in Washington, D.C., to build the Long Bridge over the Potomac River, a bridge that will eventually be rebuilt to carry the first railroad tracks to cross the river. [Washington, D.C., Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, " [http://www.dcnrhs.org/dc_rail_history.htm Washington, D.C. Railroad History] ". Retrieved February 8 2006.]

May events

* May 27 - The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway becomes the first railway line in Scotland authorised by Act of Parliament. [cite book|author=Lewin, Henry Grote|date=1925|title=Early British Railways: a short history of their origin & development, 1801-1844|location=London|publisher=Locomotive Publishing Co]

July events

* July 8 > September 18 - Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive "Catch Me Who Can" is demonstrated in London.

Births

February births

* February 10 - John Edgar Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1852–1874 (d. 1874).

Unknown date births

* George Muirson Totten, chief construction engineer for the Panama Railway (d. 1884). [" [http://www.trainweb.org/panama/totten.html George Muirson Totten] ". Retrieved February 9 2005.]

Deaths

References