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July 15 – Sidney Breese, U.S. senator from Illinois known as the "father of the Illinois Central Railroad" (d. 1878). July 29 – George Bradshaw, English cartographer, printer and publisher and the originator of the railway timetable (d. 1853).
The Victorian building replaced the original offices, becoming one of the first train stations to host travelers. The first documented passenger traffic arrived in the later half of 1827 when the area down to Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania was known as "the Switzerland of America"; regular passenger trains transported urban tourists from 1829 until ...
By 1910, major cities were building magnificent palatial railroad stations, including Pennsylvania Station in New York City, and Washington Union Station in Washington D.C. [163] As early as the 1830s, novelists and poets began fretting that the railroads would destroy the rustic attractions of the American landscape.
Buildings and structures completed in 1800 (11 C, 17 P) Buildings and structures completed in 1801 (14 C, 7 P) Buildings and structures completed in 1802 (12 C, 11 P)
1800–1825 Various inventors and entrepreneurs make suggestions about building model railways in the United States. Around Coalbrookdale in the United Kingdom, mining railways become increasingly common. An early steam locomotive is given a test run in 1804, but is then wrecked carelessly.
One of Cincinnati’s unique sights in history was a circular building that showcased a 400-foot-long panorama painting. This 1800s building that captivated Cincinnati is now a parking garage Skip ...
First train ran: 1869–92: 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge changed to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: 1903: Start of road motor services: 1923: Keeps identity though the Grouping: 1935: Centenary: 1948: Nationalised: Successor organisation; 1948: British Rail, Western Region
Towers completed in 1800 (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures completed in 1800" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.