1863 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1863.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 March events 1.3 May events 1.4 September events 1.5 October events 1.6 November events 1.7 December events 1.8 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 November deaths 4 References

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[edit] January events

• January 8 - Ground is broken by the Central Pacific Railroad in Sacramento, California, on the western half of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America.^[1][2]
• January 10 - The first section of the London Underground Railway opens (Paddington to Farringdon Street).

[edit] March events

• March 16 - Berlin-Stettiner Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft in Germany opens its Szczecin–Pasewalk and Anklam–Pasewalk–Prenzlau–Angermünde lines.

[edit] May events

• May 3 - The Atchison and Topeka Railroad officially changes names to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to more closely match the railroad's goal of reaching Santa Fe, New Mexico, by rail.^[3]

[edit] September events

• September - The Kansas Pacific Railway begins construction in Kansas, building westward from Kansas City toward Colorado.

[edit] October events

• October 5 - The Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail Road starts operations in Brooklyn, New York; this is now the oldest right-of-way on the New York City Subway, the largest rapid transit system in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
• October 26 - The first rails are laid for construction of the Central Pacific Railroad in California.^[4]

[edit] November events

• November 9 - Gov. Stanford, Central Pacific Railroad's first locomotive, enters service in California.^[5]

[edit] December events

• December 2 - Union Pacific Railroad holds groundbreaking ceremonies in the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad at Omaha, Nebraska, but the first rails aren't laid for another year.

[edit] Unknown date events

• Henry Farnam retires from the presidency of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.^[6]
• Jackson and Sharp Company, later to become part of American Car and Foundry, is founded in Wilmington, Delaware.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] November deaths

• November 2 - Theodore Judah, American engineer who argued the case for construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad (b. 1826).

[edit] References

1. ^ Ambrose, Stephen E. (2000). Nothing Like It in the World. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, p 106. ISBN 0-7432-0317-8.
2. ^ "California Choo-Choos". Sierra Foothill Magazine. Retrieved on 2005-12-02.
3. ^ Baker Library Historical Collections, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Records, 1879-1896. Retrieved May 10, 2005.
4. ^ Robertson, Donald B., and Cornell, Wayne, ed. (1998). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History. Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
5. ^ Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
6. ^ Virtual American Biographies - Henry Farnam. Retrieved March 1, 2005.