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19th century

 * 1851 – Pennsylvania Railroad opens sections of its line from Lockport, Pennsylvania, to Beatty (west of Latrobe) and from Pittsburgh to Brinton.

20th century

 * 1908 – The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's 2,775 ft (846 m) long Battle River bridge, standing 195 ft (60 m) above the river, is completed.
 * 1929 – Ottawa Electric Railway discontinues streetcar service between Carling Avenue and the Experimental Farm.
 * 1998 – The Surface Transportation Board gives preliminary approval to Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's application to build into the Powder River Basin, pending completion of an Environmental Impact Statement.

21st century

 * 2005 – JR East upgrades Shiosai services to use 9-car 255 series EMUs and made the services entirely non-smoking.

Births

 * 1795 – Matthias W. Baldwin, American steam locomotive manufacturer and founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works, is born (died 1866).
 * 1915 – William N. Deramus III, president of Chicago Great Western Railway 1949–1957, Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad 1957–1961, Kansas City Southern Railway 1961–1973, is born (died 1989).

Deaths

 * 1923 – Thomas George Shaughnessy, president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1899–1918, dies (born 1853).