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* Construction is completed on the [[Camden and Amboy Railroad]] in [[New Jersey]]. |
* Construction is completed on the [[Camden and Amboy Railroad]] in [[New Jersey]]. |
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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>{{ |
* The [[Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] operates a [[Train ferry|wagon ferry]] on the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{Marshall-GuinnessRail}}</ref>{{page needed}} |
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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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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.
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 City to Baltimore, first US President to travel by rail during his term of office.
September events
- September - Eleazer Lord becomes first president of the Erie Railroad.[2]
November events
November 8 - The Hightstown rail accident in New Jersey is the first to involve passenger deaths.
Unknown date events
- Construction is completed on the Camden and Amboy Railroad in New Jersey.
- 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.[3][page needed]
- Paterson and Hudson River Railroad is chartered.[4]
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).
December births
- December 6 – Thaddeus C. Pound, president of Chippewa Falls and Western Railway and St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway (d. 1914).[5]
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.
- ^ Stratton, Fred. "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.
- ^ http://erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html Accessed November 30, 2008.
- ^ Easton, Larry E. (Summer 2007). "The Wisconsin Central in Eau Claire". The Soo. 29 (3). The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society: 9–43. ISSN 0733-5296.