7 October 1826 October 7, 2015 Author: Staff The Granite Railway starts operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation." James Michener — Click here for more from James Michener Related posts: 7 October 1982 7 October 2001 7 October 1916 7 October 1996 Categories: History Tags: 1826, 7 October