1861 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1861.

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"Locomotives Dismantled By the Rebels at Martinsburg, Virginia" in Harper's Weekly August 1861 Dismantling in martinsburg3.jpg
"Locomotives Dismantled By the Rebels at Martinsburg, Virginia" in Harper's Weekly August 1861

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References

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  2. ↑ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN   0-8511-2359-7. OCLC   24175552.
  3. ↑ Williams, Glyn (2006–2008). "Railways in Paraguay" . Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  4. ↑ El Semanario.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  5. ↑ Westwood, John (1980). Railways at War. Howell-North Books. p. 29. ISBN   0-8310-7138-9.
  6. ↑ Pitanza, Marc (2015). Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4671-2338-9.
  7. ↑ Roess, Roger P.; Sansome, Gene (2013). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer. pp. 223–247. ISBN   978-3-642-30484-2 . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Leigh, Irvin; Matus, Paul (January 2002). "Staten Island Rapid Transit: The Essential History". thethirdrail.net. The Third Rail Online. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Williams, Glyn (2004–2014). "Railways in Latvia" . Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  10. 1 2 Marshall, John (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers (2nd ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN   0-901461-22-9.
  11. ↑ "Biographies of chairmen, managers & other senior railway officers". steamindex.com. 11 January 1923. Bury, Oliver Robert Hawke. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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