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19th century

 * 1838 – The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B), Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad and Baltimore and Port Deposite Rail Road merge, keeping the PW&B name.
 * 1868 – The Columbus and Indiana Central Railway and Chicago and Great Eastern Railway merge to form the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway.
 * 1880 – The Tawas and Bay County Railroad in Michigan purchases the Lake Huron and Southwestern Railway.
 * 1885 – The Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway is incorporated in Missouri.
 * 1900 – The Escanaba and Lake Superior Railway is reorganized through bankruptcy proceedings as the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad.

21st century

 * 2001 – Construction begins on KCR Ma On Shan Rail in Hong Kong.