1850 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1850.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 November events 1.2 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 February births 2.2 November births 3 Deaths 3.1 July deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] November events

• November 20 - The first train operates on the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, a predecessor of the Milwaukee Road.^[1]

[edit] Unknown date events

• The Richmond and Danville Railroad begins operation in Virginia.
• Construction begins on the first transcontinental railroad to be completed, the Panama Railway.

[edit] Births

[edit] February births

• February 27 – Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric in the early part of the 20th century (d. 1927).

[edit] November births

• November 19 – Jule Murat Hannaford, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1913-1920, is born (d. 1934)^[2][3][4]

[edit] Deaths

[edit] July deaths

• July 7 - Timothy Hackworth, English steam locomotive builder (b. 1786).^[5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This month in railroad history - November. Retrieved on 2005-11-20.
2. ^ Northern Pacific. Annual Report. St. Paul [Minn.]: Northern Pacific, 1934, p. 17.
3. ^ Railway Age, September 29, 1934, p. 390.
4. ^ Howson, Elmer T., D. A. Steel, and J. B. Tebo, editors (1922). The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, 1922 edition. New York: Simmons-Boardman. 
5. ^ Timothy Hackworth (September 22, 2004). Retrieved on 2005-02-09.