1846 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1846.

Events

March events

• March 26 – John M. Forbes becomes president of the Michigan Central Railroad.

Unknown date events

• The Manchester and Birmingham Railway becomes the London and North Western Railway.
• Railway Mania in Great Britain reaches its zenith as 272 Acts of Parliament setting up new railway companies are passed.

Births

October births

• October 6 – George Westinghouse, American inventor; developed the Westinghouse air brake (d. 1914)

Unknown date births

• Lucius E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1904–1921 (d. 1921).

Deaths

References

• Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development. Retrieved March 1 2005.