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19th century

 * 1882 – The first Canadian Pacific Railway train arrives in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
 * 1897 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the construction of the Ottawa and New York Railway.

20th century

 * 1951 – The Cangkring (near Cirebon, Indonesia) train station is destroyed by fire.

Births

 * 1929 – Richard Steinheimer, American railroad photographer, is born (d. 2011).

Deaths

 * 2013 – Richard J. Corman, founder and owner of R.J. Corman Railroad Group, dies (b. 1955).