1789 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport:	1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792
Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s
Years:	1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 October births 2.2 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 See also 5 References

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[edit] Unknown date events

• Oliver Evans is awarded a U.S. patent for his "steam carriage," a design that is believed by some historians to have influenced Richard Trevithick's work on early steam locomotives.

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• October 8 - John Ruggles, awarded U.S. Patent 1  for improved driving wheels (d. 1874).

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• Gridley Bryant, inventor of many basic railroad technologies including track and wheels (d. 1867)

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[edit] See also

• Years in rail transport

[edit] References

• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's most noteworthy railroaders". Railroad History 154: pp. 9-15. ISSN 0090-7847. OCLC 1785797.