1843 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1843.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 February events 1.2 July events 1.3 October events 1.4 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 February births 2.2 July births 2.3 November births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] February events

• February 25 - The Grand Duke of Hesse and Grand Duke of Baden in present day Germany agree to construct the Main-Neckar-Eisenbahn from Heidelberg to a connection with the state railway in Baden.

[edit] July events

• July - Leeds and Bradford Railway, in West Yorkshire, England, obtains an Act of Parliament.

[edit] October events

• October - Horatio Allen succeeds William Maxwell as president of the Erie Railroad.^[1]
• October 15 - Official opening first continuous international railway line between Antwerp, Belgium and Köln, Germany (third day of the opening festivities of Antwerp - Köln, part Liège (Belgium) - Köln).

[edit] Unknown date events

• John Cooke, future founder of Cooke Locomotive Works, is promoted to superintendent at American steam locomotive manufacturing company Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works.

[edit] Births

[edit] February births

• February 3 – William Cornelius Van Horne, oversaw the major construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, youngest superintendent of Illinois Central Railroad (d. 1915).

[edit] July births

• July 15 – Thomas Fletcher Oakes, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1888-1893, is born (d. 1919).^[2]

[edit] November births

• November 27 – Cornelius Vanderbilt II, president of New York Central railroad (d. 1899).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Stratton, Fred. "Erie Railroad presidents". http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html. Retrieved on 2005-03-02. 
2. ^ The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887. Chicago, Illinois: Railway Age. 1887. p. 236.