This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1839. 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1838. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1840. ... Diesel and electric trains and locomotives replaced steam in many countries in the decades after World War II. Many countries since the 1960s have adopted High-speed railways. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Events

January events

• January 1 - The New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company opens its route between Trenton and New Brunswick, New Jersey.

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Location in New Jersey Founded  -Incorporated c. ... New Brunswick is a city located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ...

March events

• March 4 - William F. Harnden, founder of Harnden and Company, becomes the first person to send an express shipment by rail when he ships an express package from Boston, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island, on the Boston and Providence Railroad.

March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated September 17, 1630  1820, as a city County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... Motto: What Cheer Nickname: Beehive of Industry Location in Rhode Island Founded  -Incorporated 1636  1832 County Providence County Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 53. ... The Attleboro/Stoughton Line is a line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system running southwest from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The main line was originally built by the Boston and Providence Railroad, and now carries service during the week between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, and weekend service to South Attleboro. ...

October events

• October 19 - George Bradshaw publishes the world's first railway timetable in Manchester, England.
• October - Eleazer Lord succeeds James G. King for a second term as president of the Erie Railroad.

October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... George Bradshaw (July 29, 1801 - August, 1853) was an English cartographer, printer and publisher and the originator of the railway timetable. ... The times of public transport services can be presented as follows: For every public transport line there are two tables (one for each direction), consisting of columns, one for each daily public transport service. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, connecting New York City with Lake Erie and several cities in upstate New York, including Binghamton, Buffalo and Dunkirk. ...

Births

June births

• June 24 - Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of Swift and Company which pioneered the use of refrigerator cars in late 19th century America (d. 1903)

June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839–March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late nineteenth century, over which he presided until his death. ... Categories: Stub | Freight equipment ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...

December births

• December 8 - Alexander J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1899–1906 (d. 1906).

December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexander Cassatt somewhere between 1890-1900. ... The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark: PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths

References

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2005), RPI: Alumni hall of fame: Alexander J. Cassatt. Retrieved February 22, 2005.
• Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: March. Retrieved March 30, 2005.
• Stratton, Fred, Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 2, 2005.
• White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.