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19th century

 * 1829 – Carrollton Viaduct, the first stone masonry bridge built for railroad use in the United States and the world's oldest railway bridge still in use, is opened for service.
 * 1833 – The Georgia Railroad is chartered to build a railroad between Atlanta and Athens, Georgia.
 * 1896 – The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway opens in Canada.

20th century

 * 1907 – F. B. Clarke begins his term as president of Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.
 * 1962 – Reading Company takes delivery of the last RDC built by Budd Company.
 * 1992 – Bussy-Saint-Georges station on RER line A in France opens.

21st century

 * 2004 – Siemens receives an order to build 60 new ICE trainsets for service between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia; the new equipment is expected to enter service in 2007.
 * 2004 – KCR Ma On Shan Rail opens in Hong Kong.

Births

 * 1820 – William H. Osborn, president of Illinois Central Railroad 1855–1865, president of Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad 1875–1882, is born (d. 1894).