1835 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1835.

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New Orleans & Carrollton Rail Road, Louisiana, 1835. CarrolltonTrain1835.jpg
New Orleans & Carrollton Rail Road, Louisiana, 1835.

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Drawing depicting the operation of the first German railway First German Railway.jpg
Drawing depicting the operation of the first German railway

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