This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1861. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Events January-March January 10 - End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. ... This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1860. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1862. ... Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Events

April events

• April - Nathaniel Marsh succeeds Samuel Marsh as president of the Erie Railroad.

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Erie Railroad Categories: Stub | Erie Railroad ...

Unknown date events

• Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company, later to become part of American Car and Foundry, is founded in Berwick, Pennsylvania.

American Car and Foundry (often abbreviated as ACF) is a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. ... Berwick is a borough located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. ...

Births

November births

• November 2 - Oliver Robert Hawke Bury, Chief mechanical engineer and manager of Great Western Railway of Brazil 1892–1894, general manager of the Great Northern Railway in England 1902–1912, Director of the London and North Eastern Railway 1912–1945 (d. 1946).

November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Chief Mechanical Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent are titles applied by British railway companies to persons in charge of building or maintaining locomotives. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A separate article covers the Great Northern Railway in the USA and the Great Northern Railway in Ireland. ... 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 Religion... Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Deaths

References

• (January 16, 2005), Biographies of chairmen, managers & other senior officers (http://www.steamindex.com/people/managers.htm). Retrieved February 10, 2005.
• Erie Railroad presidents (http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html). Retrieved March 15, 2005.