1794 in rail transport - Definition

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1794.

Events

Births

May

• 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).

December

• December 14 - Erastus Corning, established railroads in New York and was instrumental in the formation of New York Central (d. 1872).

Deaths