1868 in rail transport - Definition

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1868.

Events

August events

• August 20 - The Abergele train disaster, the first major railway disaster in Britain, occurs.

September events

• September 25 - The Big Four purchases the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Unknown date events

• Leland Stanford succeeds Timothy Guy Phelps as President of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad

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