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* [[Tredegar Iron Works]], an [[United States|American]] [[steam locomotive]] manufacturer, is formed in [[Virginia]]. |
* [[Tredegar Iron Works]], an [[United States|American]] [[steam locomotive]] manufacturer, is formed in [[Virginia]]. |
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* 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>{{cite book|last=Marshall|first=John|title=The Guinness Railway Book|year=1989|publisher=Guinness|location=Enfield|isbn=0-85112-359-7}}</ref> |
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[[Paterson and Hudson River Railroad]] is chartered.<ref>http://erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html Accessed November 30, 2008.</ref> |
* [[Paterson and Hudson River Railroad]] is chartered.<ref>http://erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html Accessed November 30, 2008.</ref> |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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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.
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).
September events
- September - Eleazer Lord becomes the first president of the Erie Railroad.[1]
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 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.[2]
- Paterson and Hudson River Railroad is chartered.[3]
Births
- December 6 – Thaddeus C. Pound, president of Chippewa Falls and Western Railway and St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway (d. 1914).[4]
Deaths
April deaths
- April 22 - Richard Trevithick, English inventor and steam locomotive builder (b. 1771).
References
- ^ Stratton, Fred. "Erie Railroad presidents". Retrieved 2005-03-02.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-359-7.
- ^ http://erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html Accessed November 30, 2008.
- ^ Easton, Larry E. (2007). "The Wisconsin Central in Eau Claire". The Soo. 29 (3). The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society: pp 9–43. ISSN 0733-5296.
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