1878 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1878.
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Events
January events
- January 18 – Construction on The Ghan route south of Port Augusta, Australia, begins.
Unknown date events
- Fred Harvey enters a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to build and operate the Harvey House chain of restaurants and hotels that will serve the railroad's passengers.
- The first Shay locomotive is built.
- The Richmond and Danville Railroad acquires the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
- The Canadian Engine and Machinery Company is reorganized after a bankruptcy as the Canadian Locomotive and Engine Company.
Births
March births
- March 2 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (d. 1944).
Unknown date births
- Angus Daniel McDonald, president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1932–1941 (d. 1941).
Deaths
March deaths
- March 29 – Mark Hopkins, a member of The Big Four group of financiers in California.
References
- The McDonald bloodline. Retrieved February 15 2005.
- Yenne, Bill (1985). The history of the Southern Pacific. Bonanza, New York, NY. .
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