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

June events[edit]

  • June 16 – Battle of Vienna, Virginia, is the first time in history a railroad is used tactically in battle.
  • June – Opening of first section of rail line in Paraguay, under the auspices of Presidente Carlos Antonio López, with mainly British engineering, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Asunción to Trinidad on the Iberian gauge of 1,672 mm (5 ft 5+1316 in).[3] Regular services to Paraguarí begin on September 21 and on December 25 the line is extended to the city of Luque.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-15.
  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. ^ a b Marshall, John (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers (2nd ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.