1853 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1853.
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Events
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January events
- January - The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, the first railroad built in Arkansas is chartered.
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April events
- April 2 - The New York Central railroad is formed through the merger of ten smaller railroads in the New York area.
- April 16 - The first passenger train in India is inaugurated between Bori Bunder, Bombay, and Thana covering a distance of 34 km (21 miles).
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October events
- October - Homer Ramsdell succeeds Benjamin Loder as president of the Erie Railroad.
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December events
- December 17 - The Brooklyn City Railroad, the oldest streetcar line in Brooklyn, New York, is incorporated.
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Unknown date events
- The Monon railroad opens its 300-mile route between Chicago, Illinois, and Louisville, Kentucky
- American steam locomotive builder Manchester Locomotive Works opens.
- Indianapolis' Union Station, the first "union station" in the world, is opened by the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, and Bellefontaine Railroad.
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Births
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Deaths
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August deaths
- August - George Bradshaw, English cartographer, printer and publisher and the originator of the railway timetable (b. 1801).
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References
- Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (May 2002), Arkansas state rail plan 2002 (http://www.ahtd.state.ar.us/planning/F%20&%20E/SRP_2002all.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved February 11 2005.
- Erie Railroad presidents (http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html). Retrieved March 15 2005.
