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1845 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1845.

Events

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March events

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July events

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August events

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October events

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  • October 8 – The Montour Iron Works of Danville rolled the first iron T-rails in Pennsylvania.[2]
  • October 22 – First section of the Württemberg Central Railway opens, between Cannstatt und Untertürkheim.

Unknown date events

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Births

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June births

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September births

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November births

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Deaths

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January deaths

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References

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  • Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
  • Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: March. Retrieved March 30, 2005.
  • White, John H. Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders". Railroad History. 154: 9–15. ISSN 0090-7847. JSTOR 43523785. OCLC 1785797.
  • White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
  1. ^ Lewin, Henry Grote (1936). The Railway Mania and its aftermath, 1845–1852. London: Railway Gazette.
  2. ^ Explore Pennsylvania History, accessed July 2021.
  3. ^ United States Congress. "Brice, Calvin Stewart (id: B000818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Busbey, T. Addison, ed. (1906). The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, Edition of 1906. Chicago, Illinois: Railway Age. p. 666.