1808 in rail transport

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1807, 1808, 1809

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1808.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 February events 2 Births 2.1 February births 2.2 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 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.^[1]

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[edit] February births

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

[edit] Unknown date births

• George Muirson Totten, chief construction engineer for the Panama Railway (d. 1884).^[2]

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[edit] References

1. ^ Washington, D.C., Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Railroad History. Retrieved February 8, 2006.
2. ^ George Muirson Totten. Retrieved February 9, 2005.