This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1820. 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1821. ... Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Events

Births

July births

• July 31 - John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1858– (d. 1884).

July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...

September births

• September 20 - Alfred Belpaire, inventor of the Belpaire firebox used on steam locomotives (d. 1893).

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Categories: Stub | 1820 births | 1893 deaths | Belgian scientists ... Great Western Railway No. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths

References

• Biography of John Work Garrett (http://www.bookrags.com/biography/john-work-garrett/). Retrieved March 2, 2005.
• Continental engineers (http://www.steamindex.com/people/contengr.htm). Retrieved February 9, 2005.
• White, John H, Jr. (Spring 1986), America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders, Railroad History, 154, p. 9-15.