1878 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1878.

Events

January events

• January 18 - Construction on The Ghan route south of Port Augusta, Australia, begins.

Unknown date events

• Fred Harvey enters a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to build and operate the Harvey House chain of restaurants and hotels that will serve the railroad's passengers.
• The first Shay locomotive is built.
• The Richmond and Danville Railroad acquires the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.

Births

March births

• March 2 - William Kissam Vanderbilt II, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (d. 1944).

Deaths

March deaths

• March 29 - Mark Hopkins, a member of The Big Four group of financiers in California.