View source for 1805 in rail transport

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==Events==
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==Births==
===June births===
* June 15 – [[William Butler Ogden]], president of the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] (d. 1877).

=== August births ===
* August 9 – [[Joseph Locke]], [[England|English]] [[civil engineer]] who became Chief Engineer on the [[Grand Junction Railway]] (d. 1860).

=== November births ===
* November 7 – [[Thomas Brassey]], [[England|English]] railway contractor who supervised the construction of more than 6500&nbsp;miles ({{#expr:(6500 * 1.609344) round 0}}&nbsp;km) of track around the world (d. 1870).<ref>Helps, Arthur ''The Life and Works of Mr Brassey'', 1872 republished Nonsuch, 2006 {{ISBN|1-84588-011-0}}</ref>

===Unknown date births===
* [[George S. Griggs]], pioneering master mechanic in [[United States|American]] [[steam locomotive]] manufacturing (d. 1870).
* [[William Swinburne (locomotive builder)|William Swinburne]], [[United States|American]] locomotive designer and builder (d. 1883).

==Deaths==
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==References==
* {{cite book|author =White, John H. Jr.|year=1968|title=A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880|publisher=Dover Publications, New York, NY|isbn=0-486-23818-0}}
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