This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1865. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Years in rail transport include: 1800 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1864. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1866. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Events

February events

• February 9 - The Colorado and Clear Creek Railroad, predecessor to the Colorado Central Railroad, is chartered.
• February 15 - The Chicago and North Western Railway and Galena and Chicago Union Railroad merge.

February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Colorado Central Railroad was a U.S. railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century. ... The Colorado Central Railroad was a U.S. railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... Galena & Chicago Union Railroad Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Illinois railroads ...

April events

• April - The funeral train for Abraham Lincoln travels from Washington, DC to Illinois.

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ...

May events

• May 25 - The first steel rails are rolled at a foundry in Chicago IL from Bessemer steel made in blast furnaces in Wyandotte MI.

May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...

June events

• June 9 - Rail accident at Staplehurst, United Kingdom: 10 killed, 49 injured; Charles Dickens is amongst the survivors.

June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Staplehurst could be: Staplehurst, Nebraska Staplehurst, Kent, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ...

August events

• August 7 - The Lawrence Railroad and Transportation Company, with tracks in Pennsylvania and Ohio, is reorganized as the Lawrence Railroad Company.

August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ...

September events

• September 1 - The English company John Trevor-Barkley begins construction on the Bucharest-Giurgiu line, the first railroad line built in the territory of Romania.
• September 13 - Algernon S. Buford becomes president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
• September 14 - The Brockville and Ottawa Railway begins operations between Arnprior and Sand Point, Ontario, a distance of about 6 miles (10 km).

September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: 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 (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Dâmboviţa River in central Bucharest Along a small tributary of Dâmboviţa, named Colentina, several lakes stretch across the city, the most important being Lake Floreasca, Lake Tei and Lake Colentina. ... Giurgiu (former names: Genoese:San Giorgio; Bulgarian: Giurgevo; Turkish:Yerkoekoe) is a city in Giurgiu county, Wallachia, Romania in the region once called Vlashca. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Algernon S. Buford (1826-1911) Algernon Sidney Buford (January 2, 1826_May 6, 1911) of Chatham, Virginia is best known for his presidency of the Richmond and Danville Railroad during its massive post civil war expansion into the Southern Railway system (now part of Norfolk Southern). ... The Richmond & Danville Railroad was chartered in Virginia in the United States in 1847. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Arnprior is a town in eastern Renfrew County, in eastern Ontario, Canada at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River. ... Sand Point is a community in Ontario, roughly six miles to the west of Arnprior. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ...

Unknown date events

• The Union Pacific Railway, later to become the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and not to be confused with the Union Pacific Railroad, begins operations.
• A group of businessmen in San Francisco, California, led by Timothy Guy Phelps, found the Southern Pacific Railroad to build a rail connection between San Francisco and San Diego, California.
• Erastus Corning resigns from his executive post for the New York Central.
• The Canadian Engine and Machinery Company, predecessor of the Canadian Locomotive Company, is founded from the assets of the bankrupt Kingston Locomotive Works.
• Missouri Car and Foundry Company, later to become part of American Car and Foundry, is founded in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (known as the MKT, or Katy) began as the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch (unrelated to the Union Pacific Railroad) in 1865. ... The Union Pacific Railroad NYSE: UNP is the largest railroad in the United States. ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... Timothy Guy Phelps (December 20, 1824 – June 11, 1899) was the first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1865 until 1868 when the railroad was purchased by members of The Big Four. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... City nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Government County San Diego Mayor vacant Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 372. ... Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872), American businessman and politician, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. ... The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity and with the AAR reporting mark of NYC, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... The Canadian Locomotive Company in Kington, Ontario had its beginnings with a number of predecessor businesses. ... American Car and Foundry (often abbreviated as ACF) is a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...

Births

October births

• October 9 - George Hughes, Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1904–1922, the London and North Western Railway 1922–1923 and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1925–1931 (d. 1945).

October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... George Hughes (9 October 1865 — 27 October 1945) was a locomotive engineer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ... The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a pre-grouping (1923) British railway company. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Unknown date births

• Frederick Methvan Whyte, mechanical engineer for the New York Central railroad, creator of Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives (d. 1941).

Frederick Methvan Whyte (1865 – 1941) was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central railroad in the United States. ... The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity and with the AAR reporting mark of NYC, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early 20th century. ... Great Western Railway No. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Deaths

Unknown date deaths

• William T. James, American inventor of the link motion and spark arrester (b. 1786).

A spark arrester is a device intended to prevent combustible materials, usually sparks or other tiny flaming debris, from escaping into other areas. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Barnett, Leroy "Making America's First Steel in Wyandotte", Michigan History, Vol. 88 No. 4 July/August 2004
• Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (September 7, 2005), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved September 13, 2005.
• Morris, J. C., compiler (December 31, 1902), Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs: Part II. History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved August 7, 2005.
• White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.
• White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. Dover Publications, New York, NY. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.