1794 in rail transport

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1793, 1794, 1795

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1794.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 May births 2.2 October births 2.3 December births 2.4 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] May births

• May 27 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American financier who created the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad from the merger of several smaller railroads in New York (d. 1877).

[edit] October births

• October 22 - Edward Bury, English steam locomotive builder (d. 1858).

[edit] December births

• December 14 - Erastus Corning, established railroads in New York and was instrumental in the formation of New York Central (d. 1872).

[edit] Unknown date births

• Jasper Grosvenor, American financier who partnered with Thomas Rogers and Morris Ketchum to form Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor (d. 1857).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

• (October 30, 2004), Edward Bury. Retrieved February 9, 2005.