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EVENTS
April events
April 23
- The
Staten Island Railway
starts operations in
Staten Island, New York
; this is now the oldest
Rapid Transit
Right-of-way
in
New York City
, but is operated separately from the
New York City Subway
.
August events
August 25
-
England
's
Prince Of Wales
, who later became
King Edward VII
, presides over the opening ceremonies for the
Victoria Railway Bridge
near
Montreal
,
Canada
.
September events
September 17
- The Atchison and Topeka Railroad, chartered on
February 11
1859
, and predecessor to the
Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway
, is organized.
Unknown date events
Kingston Locomotive Works
, predecessor of the
Canadian Locomotive Company
, declares bankruptcy.
BIRTHS
DEATHS
September deaths
September 18
-
Joseph Locke
, construction engineer of
Stockton And Darlington Railway
and
Liverpool And Manchester Railway
, chief engineer of
Grand Junction Railway
(b.
1805
).
REFERENCES
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (
2005
.
Santa Fe Railroad (
1945
), ''Along Your Way'', Rand McNally, Chicago, Illinois.