1847 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1847.
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Events
March events
- March 9 – The Richmond and Danville Railroad is chartered in Virginia.
June events
- June – The first Bradshaws Continental Railway Guide timetable is published by George Bradshaw.
Unknown date events
- John Urpeth Rastrick retires from Foster, Rastrick and Company, the English firm that built the first steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.
Births
October births
- October 6 – Webb C. Ball, watchmaker who introduced the first truly reliable and accurate timepieces on American railroads.
Deaths
References
- Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick. Retrieved April 4 2005.
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