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19th century

 * 1881 – Regular train service over the Prince of Wales Bridge on the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway begins.
 * 1898 – Regular operations begins on the Randsburg Railway with two daily round trips between Kramer and Johannesburg, California.

20th century

 * 1906 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway fully acquires its subsidiary Southern California Railway.
 * 1965 – Riverview station, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the Boston and Maine Railroad closes.

21st century

 * 2001 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the Hiawatha Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 * 2005 – Two Bangkok Metro trains collide, injuring nearly 200 people.