This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1887. 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 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 1886. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1888. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Events

February events

• February 4
  • The Interstate Commerce Act in the United States is signed into law, creating the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the prices for hauling freight on American railroads.

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Interstate Commerce Commission was created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. ...

July events

• July 13
  • The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens.
  • The Chateaugay Railway, a predecessor of the Delaware and Hudson Railway, is incorporated.
• July 20 - The Youngstown, Lawrence and Pittsburg Railroad and the Ashtabula, Niles and Youngstown Railroad, both in Ohio, are merged to form the Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad (a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary).

July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... The Tay Bridge, properly named, is a railway bridge (approx. ... The Firth of Tay is a firth in Scotland between the regions of Fife and City of Dundee into to which Scotlands largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay empties. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George Voinovich (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... 1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ...

Unknown date events

• Reuben Wells is appointed as shop superintendent of American steam locomotive manufacturing company Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works.
• Stuyvesant Fish becomes president of the Illinois Central.

Great Western Railway No. ... In the 19th century, Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, based in Paterson, New Jersey, built more than 6,000 railroad steam locomotives for railroads around the world including nearly every railroad in the United States between 1837 and 1905. ... Stuyvesant Fish (June 24, 1851 - April 10, 1923) was born in New York City, the son of Hamilton Fish, and of his wife Julia Ursin Niemcewicz née Kean. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Louisiana railroads | Missouri railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ...

Births

September births

• September 5 - Charles Fairburn, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944–1945 (d. 1945).

September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Charles Edward Fairburn (5 September 1887 — 12 October 1945) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Deaths

April deaths

• April 20 - Horatio G. Brooks, founder of Brooks Locomotive Works (b. 1828).

April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Horatio G. Brooks (October 30, 1828 – April 20, 1887) worked as chief engineer for the New York and Erie Railroad (NY&E) until the railroad moved its steam locomotive maintenance facilities from Dunkirk, New York, to Buffalo, New York. ... Builders plate from Brooks Locomotive Works, 1894 The Brooks Locomotive Works manufactured steam railroad locomotives and freight cars from 1869 through its merger into the American Locomotive Company until 1934. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

August deaths

• August 14 - Aaron Augustus Sargent, American journalist, lawyer and politician; authored the first Pacific Railroad Act (b. 1827)

August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Aaron Augustus Sargent (September 28, 1827–August 14, 1887) was an American journalist, lawyer and politician. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Pacific Railway Acts were passed by the United States Congress in 1862 and 1864. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Bridge Line Historical Society (February 1, 2004), D&H History. Retrieved July 12, 2004.
• (1902), Ohio Railway Report. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
• Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board, STW historical figures / Horatio Brooks. Retrieved February 9, 2005.