1871 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1871.

Events

July events

• July 12 - The first narrow gauge railway in North America, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, using a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), opens.
• July 22 - The Canada Centrail Railway holds an official groundbreaking ceremony at Renfrew for the railroad's section between there and Sand Point, Ontario.

August events

• August 5 - The New Haven and Derby Railroad, a predecessor of the New Haven Railroad in Connecticut, opens between New Haven and Derby Junction (Ansonia).

Unknown date events

• The United New Jersey Railroad and Canals Company, which owns the assets of the first railroad built in New Jersey (the Camden and Amboy Railroad), is merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad
• The Richmond and Danville Railroad acquires the North Carolina Railroad.
• The owners of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad and the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad begin using the name Atlantic Coast Line in advertising to describe the two railroads.
• The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad reaches Dodge City, Kansas.

Births

Deaths

References

• Blakeslee, Philip C., A Brief History Lines West Of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.. Retrieved August 4, 2005.
• Gibson, Elizabeth (July 16, 2002), The Old West - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (Part 1). Retrieved May 13, 2005.
• (April 3, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved July 10, 2005.
• (July 5, 2005), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved July 18, 2005.