page_title: 1830 in rail transport
section_title: August events
hierarchical_section_title: 1830 in rail transport / Events / August events
context_section_description: Construction begins on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad between Albany and Schenectady, New York.
  August 28 – In a race between the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road's Tom Thumb and a stagecoach near Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, the horse and coach wins.
caption: Slightly fanciful contemporary depiction of Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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