1820 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1820.

Events

Births

July births

• July 31 – John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1858– (d. 1884).

September births

• September 20 – Alfred Belpaire, inventor of the Belpaire firebox used on steam locomotives (d. 1893).

Deaths

References

• Biography of John Work Garrett. Retrieved March 2 2005.
• Continental engineers. Retrieved February 9 2005.
• White, John H, Jr. (Spring 1986), America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders, Railroad History, 154, p. 9–15.