1855 in rail transport

Events

January events

February events

March events

  • March – The Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad, whose purchase formed the basis of the Chicago and North Western Railway, begins operations.
  • March 12 – Desjardins Canal Bridge train disaster, Ontario, Canada: Ninety passengers boarded a train from Toronto, Ontario en route to Hamilton, Ontario. As the train approached its final destination, the bridge spanning the Desjardins Canal collapsed as the train derailed. 70 passengers died from trauma or drowning and exposure after being thrown into Cootes Paradise.

April events

  • April 5 – Opening of Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda by the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway completes permanent through rail communication between the two principal cities of Ireland.[3]

May events

July events

September events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Births

August births

October births

November births

References

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  2. "Railroad — Western North Carolina Railroad". North Carolina Business History. 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  3. Share, Bernard, ed. (2005). Crossing the Boyne: the great Viaduct 1855–2005. Drogheda: Iarnród Éireann; Old Drogheda Society.
  4. Hanrahan, David C. (2011). The First Great Train Robbery. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 978-0-7090-9040-3.
  5. "Beyer Peacock". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. Fenwick, Keith (2005). The Inverness and Nairn Railway. Cookham: Highland Railway Society.
  7. Rock Island Technical Society (1996). "A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad". Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  8. "I. G. Rawn Shot Dead; Suicide Suspected". New York Times. July 21, 1910. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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