1807 in rail transport

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1806, 1807, 1808

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1807.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March events 2 Births 2.1 December births 2.2 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] March events

• March 25 - The first railway passenger service begins, on the Oystermouth Railway in South Wales. The cars are drawn by horses.

[edit] Births

[edit] December births

• December 16 - William H. Aspinwall, American financier who helped build the Panama Railway (d. 1875).^[1]

[edit] Unknown date births

• Oliver Ames, Jr., president of Union Pacific Railroad 1866-1871, brother of Oakes Ames (d. 1877).^[2][3]
• James P. Kirkwood, designer of Starrucca Viaduct (d. 1877).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ William Henry Aspinwall. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
2. ^ Spencer Marks (2005), The Ames Family of North Easton, MA. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
3. ^ Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific: Significant Individuals. Retrieved December 29, 2005.