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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1833.

Events

February events

February 15 – The Western Railroad of Massachusetts is chartered to build a railroad between Worcester, Massachusetts, and the New York state line.

March events

March 15 – Andover and Wilmington Railroad is incorporated to build a branch from the Boston and Lowell Railroad at Wilmington, Massachusetts, north to Andover, Massachusetts.

April events

April 29 – The Utica and Schenectady Railroad is chartered.

May events

May 6 – Grand Junction Railway and London and Birmingham Railway are both authorised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^[1]

June events

June 6 – Andrew Jackson rides the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Ellicott Mills to Baltimore, first US President to travel by rail during his term of office.^[2]

September events

September – Eleazer Lord becomes first president of the Erie Railroad.^[3]

November events

November 8 – The Hightstown rail accident in New Jersey is the first to involve passenger deaths.

December events

December 17 – Camden and Amboy Railroad in New Jersey opens throughout.

Unknown date events

Tredegar Iron Works, an American steam locomotive manufacturer, is formed in Virginia.
The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway operates a wagon ferry on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Scotland.^[4]
Paterson and Hudson River Railroad is chartered.^[5]

Births

March births

March 6 – William Stroudley, locomotive and carriage superintendent for Highland Railway 1865–1870; locomotive superintendent at London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's Brighton Works 1870–1889, is born (d. 1889).

Deaths

April deaths

April 22 – Richard Trevithick, English inventor and steam locomotive builder (b. 1771).

References

^ Jenkinson, David (1988). The London & Birmingham: a railway of consequence. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. p. 8. ISBN 1-85414-102-3.
^ 'Rails Across America', Association of American Railroads, School and College Service, Washington D.C.,1960
^ Stratton, Fred. "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-02.
^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.^{[page needed]}
^ "Erie Railroad Home Page - Erie Lackawanna Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-12-01. Accessed November 30, 2008.

[1] Jenkinson, David (1988). The London & Birmingham: a railway of consequence. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. p. 8. ISBN 1-85414-102-3.

[2] 'Rails Across America', Association of American Railroads, School and College Service, Washington D.C.,1960

[3] Stratton, Fred. "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-02.

[4] Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.^{[page needed]}

[5] "Erie Railroad Home Page - Erie Lackawanna Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-12-01. Accessed November 30, 2008.

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 ==Events==
 ===February events===
-* [[February 15]] - The [[Western Railroad of Massachusetts]] is chartered to build a railroad between [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and the [[New York]] state line.
+* February 15 – The [[Western Railroad of Massachusetts]] is chartered to build a railroad between [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line.
+=== March events ===
+* March 15 – [[Andover and Wilmington Railroad]] is incorporated to build a branch from the [[Boston and Lowell Railroad]] at [[Wilmington, Massachusetts]], north to [[Andover, Massachusetts]].
+===April events===
+* April 29 – The [[Utica and Schenectady Railroad]] is chartered.
+===May events===
+* May 6 – [[Grand Junction Railway]] and [[London and Birmingham Railway]] are both authorised by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jenkinson, David|title=The London & Birmingham: a railway of consequence|year=1988|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|isbn=1-85414-102-3|pages=8|authorlink=David Jenkinson}}</ref>
 ===June events===
-* [[June 6]] - First US President to travel by rail, during his term in office (President Andrew Jackson rides the Baltimore & Ohio from Ellicott City to Baltimore).
+* June 6 – [[Andrew Jackson]] rides the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] from [[Ellicott Mills]] to Baltimore, first US President to travel by rail during his term of office.<ref>[https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=29488 'Rails Across America', Association of American Railroads, School and College Service, Washington D.C.,1960]</ref>
 ===September events===
-* September - [[Eleazer Lord]] becomes the first president of the [[Erie Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Stratton, Fred|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|title=Erie Railroad presidents|accessdate=2005-03-02}}</ref>
+* September – [[Eleazer Lord]] becomes first president of the [[Erie Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Stratton, Fred|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|title=Erie Railroad presidents|accessdate=2005-03-02| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050318171642/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html| archivedate= 18 March 2005 | url-status= dead}}</ref>
+===November events===
+* November 8 – The [[Hightstown rail accident]] in [[New Jersey]] is the first to involve passenger deaths.
+===December events===
+* December 17 – [[Camden and Amboy Railroad]] in [[New Jersey]] opens throughout.
 ===Unknown date events===
-* [[Robert Stephenson]] is appointed to the position of Chief Engineer for the [[London and Birmingham Railway]].
-* Construction is completed on the [[Camden and Amboy Railroad]] in [[New Jersey]].
-* The [[Utica and Schenectady Railroad]] is chartered.
 * [[Tredegar Iron Works]], an [[United States|American]] [[steam locomotive]] manufacturer, is formed in [[Virginia]].
-* The [[Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] operates a [[Train ferry|wagon ferry]] on the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Marshall|first=John|title=The Guinness Railway Book|year=1989|publisher=Guinness|location=Enfield|isbn=0-85112-359-7}}</ref>
+* The [[Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] operates a [[Train ferry|wagon ferry]] on the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{Marshall-GuinnessRail}}{{page needed|date=October 2016}}</ref>
+* [[Paterson and Hudson River Railroad]] is chartered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html |title=Erie Railroad Home Page - Erie Lackawanna Historical Society |accessdate=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513205247/https://www.erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html |archivedate=2008-05-13 }} Accessed November 30, 2008.</ref>
 ==Births==
+=== March births ===
-* [[December 6]] &ndash; [[Thaddeus C. Pound]], president of [[Chippewa Falls and Western Railway]] and [[St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway]] (d. 1914).<ref name="The Soo">{{cite journal| journal=The Soo| publisher=The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society| month=Summer| year=2007| volume=29| issue=3| title=The Wisconsin Central in Eau Claire| id=ISSN 0733-5296| pages=pp 9–43| author=Easton, Larry E. }}</ref>
+* March 6 – [[William Stroudley]], locomotive and carriage superintendent for [[Highland Railway]] 1865–1870; locomotive superintendent at [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]]'s Brighton Works 1870–1889, is born (d. 1889).
 ==Deaths==
 ===April deaths===
-* [[April 22]] - [[Richard Trevithick]], [[England|English]] [[inventor]] and [[steam locomotive]] builder (b. [[1771]]).
+* April 22 – [[Richard Trevithick]], [[England|English]] [[inventor]] and [[steam locomotive]] builder (b. 1771).
 ==References==