1882 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1882.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 1 - Opening to traffic of the Gotthard Tunnel (15 km (9 mi)), completing the Gotthardbahn in Switzerland.[1]
- January 2 - Building northward from San Diego, California Southern Railroad tracks reach Fallbrook, California.[2]
- January 9 - The first train from Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Cincinnati Northern Railway, departs for Dayton, Ohio.
- January 12 - The first train between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio, delayed by poor trackwork on the Cincinnati Northern Railway, arrives in Dayton.
[edit] March events
- March 6 - Regular service begins on the Cincinnati Northern Railway between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio.
- March 27 - Continuing its northward construction, California Southern Railroad tracks reach Temecula, California.[2]
[edit] April events
- April 17 - The St. Clairsville and Northern Railway, connecting St. Clairsville to Barton, Ohio, is incorporated.[3]
[edit] May events
- May 15 - Lehrter Stadtbahnhof, the precursor to the current Berlin Hauptbahnhof, opens in Germany.
[edit] August events
- August 21 - The first California Southern Railroad train from National City reaches Colton, California.[2][4]
- August 23 - The first Canadian Pacific Railway train arrives in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- August 24 - The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad leases the 97 mile (156 km) long Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad.
[edit] September events
- September 1 - The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad begins operations over the leased Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw Railroad.
[edit] October events
- October 10 - Departure 'Train Éclair de luxe', the test train for the Express d'Orient, the later Orient Express, from Paris (Gare de Strasbourg) to Wien (return arrival at Paris on October 14).
- October 16 - The Nickel Plate Road runs its first trains over the entire system between Buffalo, New York, and Chicago, Illinois.
- October 25 - The Seney Syndicate sells the Nickel Plate Road to William H. Vanderbilt for $7.2 million.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Spring - The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, later to become part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, building westward from Albuquerque, New Mexico, reaches Canyon Diablo, Arizona.
- William Cornelius Van Horne becomes general manager of Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Minerva Car Works, later to become part of American Car and Foundry, is founded in Minerva, Ohio.
[edit] Births
[edit] September births
- September 19 – Oliver Bulleid, chief mechanical engineer of Southern Railway in Great Britain 1937-1948, is born (d. 1970).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Unknown date deaths
- John Cooke, superintendent of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works and founder of Cooke Locomotive Works (b. 1824).
- John P. Laird, Scottish engineer who designed and patented the two-wheel equalized leading truck for steam locomotives (b. 1826).
[edit] References
- Dodge, Richard V. (November 15, 1959), Perris and its Railroad: California Southern Railway history. Retrieved August 15, 2005.
- (1913), History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company. Retrieved August 23, 2005.
- Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History - August. Retrieved August 22, 2005.
- Santa Fe Railroad (1945), Along Your Way, Rand McNally, Chicago, Illinois.
- White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-359-7.
- ^ a b c Duke, Donald, and Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 27. ISBN 0-87095-009-6.
- ^ Morris, J. C. (December 31, 1902). "Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs". http://www.railsandtrails.com/ohiorailwayreport/1902/1880.html. Retrieved on 17 April 2006.
- ^ Signor, John R. (1988). The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company; Union Pacific's Historic Salt Lake Route. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-87095-101-7.
