1843 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1843.
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Events
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October events
- October - Horatio Allen succeeds William Maxwell as president of the Erie Railroad.
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Unknown date events
- John Cooke, future founder of Cooke Locomotive Works, is promoted to superintendent at American steam locomotive manufacturing company Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works.
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Births
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February births
- February 3 - William Cornelius Van Horne, oversaw the major construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, youngest superintendent of Illinois Central Railroad (d. 1915).
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November births
- November 27 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II, president of New York Central railroad (d. 1899).
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Deaths
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References
- Stratton, Fred, Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 2 2005.