Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1855.

Events

January events

February events

March events

  • March – The Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad, whose purchase formed the basis of the Chicago & North Western, begins operations.

April events

  • April 5 – Opening of Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda by the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway completes permanent through rail communication between the two principal cities of Ireland.[3]

May events

July events

September events

  • September 26 – In Australia the first section of the New South Wales Government Railways, from Sydney to Parramatta, is opened, on 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) gauge.

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Births

August births

October births

November births

References

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  2. "Railroad — Western North Carolina Railroad". North Carolina Business History. 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  3. Share, Bernard, ed. (2005). Crossing the Boyne: the great Viaduct 1855–2005. Drogheda: Iarnród Éireann; Old Drogheda Society.
  4. Hanrahan, David C. (2011). The First Great Train Robbery. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 978-0-7090-9040-3.
  5. "Beyer Peacock". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. Fenwick, Keith (2005). The Inverness and Nairn Railway. Cookham: Highland Railway Society.
  7. Rock Island Technical Society (1996). "A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad". Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  8. "I. G. Rawn Shot Dead; Suicide Suspected". New York Times. July 21, 1910. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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