1821 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1821.

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[edit] Unknown date events

• Plans are formed for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England, as authorised by the British Parliament this year. The railway opened in 1825.

[edit] Births

[edit] May births

• May 8 - William Henry Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (d. 1885).

[edit] August births

• August 10 - Jay Cooke, financier who built the Northern Pacific Railway (d. 1905).

[edit] October births

• October 21 - Collis P. Huntington, a member of The Big Four group of financiers in California (d. 1900)^[1]

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