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1833 in rail transport
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Events
February events
- February 15 - The Western Railroad of Massachusetts is chartered to build a railroad between Worcester, Massachusetts, and the New York state line.
September events
- September - Eleazer Lord becomes the first president of the Erie Railroad.
Unknown date events
- Robert Stephenson is appointed to the position of Chief Engineer for the London and Birmingham Railway.
- Construction is completed on the Camden and Amboy Railroad in New Jersey
- The Utica and Schenectady Railroad is chartered.
- Tredegar Iron Works, an American steam locomotive manufacturer, is formed in Virginia.
Births
Deaths
April deaths
- April 22 - Richard Trevithick, English inventor and steam locomotive builder.
References
- Stratton, Fred, Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 2 2005.
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