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19th century

 * 1842 – The French government enacts the Loi relative à l'établissement des grandes lignes de chemins de fer which establishes the plan for French railroads' placement in a star pattern centered around Paris.
 * 1857 – The Chemin de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) is formed from the amalgamation of the Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) and the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon (PL) companies.

20th century

 * 1901 – The Ōu South Line in Japan opens between Yonezawa and Yamagata.
 * 1905 – New Haven Railroad acquires control of Springfield Street Railway.
 * 2000 – CSX Transportation chairman and CEO John W. Snow succeeds Ronald J. Conway as president of the railroad.

21st century

 * 2003 – M>Train withdraws fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.
 * 2005 – Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signs into law a bonding bill for the Northstar Corridor Development Authority in Minneapolis worth $866 million.

Births

 * 1859 – Stuart R. Knott, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1900-1905, is born (d. 1943).