1845
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February
- February 14 – In a ride from Relay, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., James K. Polk becomes the first U.S. President Elect to ride a train (Andrew Jackson became the first sitting U.S. President to ride a train in 1833).[1]
March
- March 13 – A meeting is held in the courthouse of Navan, Ireland, to protest plans by Thomas Brodigan to build a railway between Navan and Dublin.[2]
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References
- ↑ Washington, D.C. Railroad History. Washington D.C. Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- ↑ Meath Railway History. Meath on Track. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
