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This article lists events related to
rail transport that occurred in 1808.
- July 25 –
Francis Thompson, English architect working chiefly on railways (d. 1895).
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^ Washington, D.C., Chapter, National Railway Historical Society.
"Washington, D.C. Railroad History". Archived from
the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2006.
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^ Lewin, Henry Grote (1925). Early British Railways: a short history of their origin & development, 1801–1844. London: Locomotive Publishing Co.
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^ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare.
ISBN
0-919130-43-7.
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^
Marshall, John (1978). A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers. Newton Abbot:
David & Charles. p. 24.
ISBN
0-7153-7489-3.
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^
"George Muirson Totten". Archived from
the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2005.