1866 in rail transport - Definition

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1866.

Events

Unknown date events

• The John Bull, eventually to become the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world, is retired from active service on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
• The Richmond and Danville Railroad acquires the Piedmont Railroad.

Births

Deaths

September deaths

• September 7 - Matthias W. Baldwin, American steam locomotive manufacturer (b. 1795).

Unknown date deaths

• Holmes Hinkley, American steam locomotive manufacturer (b. 1793).

References

• White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. Dover Publications, New York, NY. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.