1863 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1863.

Events

January events

• January 8 – Ground is broken by the Central Pacific Railroad in Sacramento, California, on the western half of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America.
• January 10 – The first section of the London Underground Railway opens (Paddington to Farringdon Street).

May events

• May 3 – The Atchison and Topeka Railroad officially changes names to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to more closely match the railroad's goal of reaching Santa Fe, New Mexico, by rail.

September events

• September – The Kansas Pacific Railway begins construction in Kansas, building westward from Kansas City toward Colorado.

October events

• October 5 – The Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail Road starts operations in Brooklyn, New York; this is now the oldest right-of-way on the New York City Subway, the largest rapid transit system in the United States and one of the largest in the world.

Unknown date events

• Henry Farnam retires from the presidency of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
• Jackson and Sharp Company, later to become part of American Car and Foundry, is founded in Wilmington, Delaware.

Births

Deaths

November deaths

• November 2 – Theodore Judah, American engineer who argued the case for construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad (b. 1826).

References

• Baker Library Historical Collections, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Records, 1879–1896. Retrieved May 10 2005.
• Virtual American Biographies – Henry Farnam. Retrieved March 1 2005.