1797 in rail transport

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1796, 1797, 1798

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1797.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 July 2.2 Unknown date 3 Deaths

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• July 29 - Daniel Drew, board member and financier of the Erie Railroad (d. 1879).

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• Asa Whitney, one of the first backers of an American Transcontinental Railway.

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