1794 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1794.
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[edit] Births
[edit] May births
- May 27 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American financier who created the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad from the merger of several smaller railroads in New York (d. 1877).
[edit] October births
- October 22 – Edward Bury, English steam locomotive builder (d. 1858).
[edit] December births
- December 14 – Erastus Corning, established railroads in New York and was instrumental in the formation of New York Central (d. 1872).
[edit] Unknown date births
- Jasper Grosvenor, American financier who partnered with Thomas Rogers and Morris Ketchum to form Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor (d. 1857).
[edit] References
- (October 30, 2004), Edward Bury. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
