1867 In Rail Transport

Events

October events

• October - John S. Eldridge succeeds Robert H. Berdell as president of the Erie Railroad.

September events

• September 4 - The Boston and Albany Railroad is formed through the merger of four smaller railroads in New England.

Unknown date events

• Cornelius Vanderbilt acquires control of the New York Central railroad.
• The Lehigh Valley Railroad places the first 2-10-0 steam locomotives in the world into use.
• Construction on the Kansas Pacific Railway reaches Salina, Kansas.

Births

Unknown date births

• Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific Railroad 1920–1937 (d. 1939).

Deaths

January deaths

• January 5 - William Norris, American steam locomotive builder and founder of Norris Locomotive Works (b. 1802).

June deaths

• June 13 - Gridley Bryant, inventor of many basic railroad technologies including track and wheels (b. 1789).

References

• American locomotive engineers. Retrieved February 9 2005.
• Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15 2005.
• President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004), 20th Century American Leaders - Carl R. Gray. Retrieved March 2 2005.
• Virtuology (2001), Gridley Bryant. Retrieved March 30 2005.

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