This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1840. 9 March – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is completed from Wilmington to...

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1839. January 1 – The New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company opens its route...

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1841. March 1 – Opening throughout of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, the first...

The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...

This article lists events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1790s. The world's first railway viaduct, which became known as the "Covered...

the Channel Tunnel and the High Speed 1/Channel Tunnel Rail Link is 25 kV AC. All rail transport between Belgium and the UK transits through France. Trains...

Rail transport in the Netherlands uses a dense railway network which connects nearly all major towns and cities. There are as many train stations as there...

Rail transport in Slovakia began on September 21, 1840, with the opening of the first horse-powered line from Bratislava to Svätý Jur (at that time in...

into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest rail transport network of any country in the world, about 160,000 miles (260,000 km). Passenger...

Regulation Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 97) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It brought regulation to the fast-growing railway industry in the United...