1807 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1807.
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[edit] Events
[edit] March events
- March 25 - The first railway passenger service begins, on the Oystermouth Railway in South Wales. The cars are drawn by horses.
[edit] Births
[edit] December births
- December 16 - William H. Aspinwall, American financier who helped build the Panama Railway (d. 1875).[1]
[edit] Unknown date births
- Oliver Ames, Jr., president of Union Pacific Railroad 1866-1871, brother of Oakes Ames (d. 1877).[2][3]
- James P. Kirkwood, designer of Starrucca Viaduct (d. 1877).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ William Henry Aspinwall. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
- ^ Spencer Marks (2005), The Ames Family of North Easton, MA. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
- ^ Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific: Significant Individuals. Retrieved December 29, 2005.