7 October 1826 Posted on October 7, 2015 by Staff The Granite Railway starts operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame." Laurence Peter — Click here for more from Laurence Peter Related posts: 7 October 1982 7 October 2001 7 October 1916 7 October 1996