1831 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1831.

Events

June events

• June 18 - the John Bull is constructed by Robert Stephenson and Company in England.

July events

• July 14 - The John Bull departs Liverpool aboard the steamship Allegheny bound for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

September events

• September 4 - The John Bull arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Liverpool.
• September 15 - The John Bull is operated for the first time on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.

November events

• November 12 - Robert L. Stevens, president of the Camden and Amboy Railroad hosts a demonstration run of the John Bull for New Jersey politicians and dignitaries.

Unknown date events

• The first railroad built in Virginia, the Chesterfield Railroad, begins operations.
• The New York and Harlem Railroad is incorporated to build a passenger railroad between its namesake cities.

Births

March births

• March 3 - George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist, founder of the Pullman Company (d. 1897)

Deaths