1851 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1851.

Events

February events

• February 7 – the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad, the earliest predecessor of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, is incorporated.
• February 25 – the first passenger train on the Milwaukee Road operates over what is then known as the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

July events

• July 4 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the Pacific Railroad Company, a railroad later to become the Missouri Pacific Railroad

Unknown date events

• The oldest line to become a part of the Southern Pacific Railroad system, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railway begins construction between Houston, Texas, and Alleyton, Texas.
• The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad changes its name to the Mohawk Valley Railroad.

Births

June births

• June 24 – Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central 1887–1907 (d. 1923).

Deaths