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19th century

 * 1826 – The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, the first railroad built in New York state, is incorporated.
 * 1882 – The St. Clairsville and Northern Railway, connecting St. Clairsville to Barton, Ohio, is incorporated.
 * 1892 – Canada Atlantic Railway leases the Central Counties Railway, which connected Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury, Ontario.
 * 1893 – The train station located at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago is opened.

21st century

 * 2002 – Robert Krebs resigns as chairman of the board of directors for the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, and is replaced by company CEO Matthew K. Rose.

Births

 * 1837 – J. P. Morgan, American financier who helped to finance United States Steel Corporation (d. 1913).