1859 in rail transport - Definition

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1859.

Events

June events

• June 2 - the organization that is to become the Chicago and Northwestern railroad purchases the assets of the bankrupt Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac Railroad.
• June 7 - the Chicago and Northwestern railroad is chartered.

Births

January births

• January 11 - Charles Bowen-Cooke, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway 1909–1920 (d. 1920).

Deaths

October deaths

• October 12 - Robert Stephenson, English steam locomotive builder.