1882 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1882.

[edit] Events

[edit] January events

• January 2 - Building northward from San Diego, California Southern Railroad tracks reach Fallbrook, California.^[1]
• 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.^[1]

[edit] April events

• April 17 - The St. Clairsville and Northern Railway, connecting St. Clairsville to Barton, Ohio, is incorporated.^[2]

[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.^[1][3]
• 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 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] 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. 

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ Morris, J. C. (December 31, 1902). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs. Retrieved on 17 April, 2006.
3. ^ 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.