1853 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1853.

Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

Events

January events

February events

April events

May events

July events

August events

  • August 1 – The original Acton station (renamed in 1920 to Acton Central) near London, England, opens.
  • August 19 – The Lake Erie, Wabash and St. Louis Railroad, a predecessor of the Wabash Railroad, is incorporated in Indiana.

September events

October events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Births

April births

October births

Deaths

July deaths

September deaths

References

  1. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1996) [1970]. Yard Clerical Manual: A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad (reprint by the Rock Island Technical Society ed.). Archived from the original on February 24, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2006.
  2. Saxena, R.P. (2008). "Indian Railway History Time Line". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  3. Haine, Edgar A. (1994). "The first of many railroad bridge disasters: South Norwalk, Conn–May 1853–56 dead". Railroad Wrecks. p. 34. ISBN 9780845348444 via Google Books.
  4. Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. p. 47. ISBN 0-919130-43-7.
  5. "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
  6. "Canada West Railroad". Daily Free Democrat. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. November 8, 1853. p. 2 via Newspapers.com. open access
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