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19th century

 * 1829 – The Stourbridge Lion, the first steam locomotive delivered to the Delaware and Hudson Railway, operates for the first time in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
 * 1836 – Andover and Wilmington Railroad opens its line to Andover, Massachusetts.
 * 1837 – Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, the first railway company in the Netherlands, is founded.
 * 1899 – Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) predecessor Atlantic Coast Line Railroad of South Carolina acquired from the Central of Georgia Railroad its half-interest in the lease of the Georgia Railroad; the ACL now had direct access to Atlanta, Georgia.

20th century

 * 1942 – The Mumbai Rajdhani passenger train, one of many Rajdhani Express trains, is inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, India.
 * 1950 – Illinois Central Railroad retires the Green Diamond passenger trainset from active service; the trainset will soon be scrapped.