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19th century

 * 1868 – The Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad opens between Atchison and Waterville, Kansas.
 * 1870 – The Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad, which later became the original Norfolk Southern Railroad, is chartered to build a railroad line between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

20th century

 * 1903 – The Grand Trunk Western Railroad opens a passenger depot in Lansing, Michigan.
 * 1951 – Canadian Pacific Railway's eastbound The Dominion passenger train hits a truck at a level crossing in Ottawa; most of the train remains on the rails, but the engineer is fatally burned in the derailment.
 * 1954 – The Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, the second line in the system and the first built after World War II, is opened between Ikebukuro and Ochanomizu stations.
 * 1960 – The Cartier Railway opens Canada's northernmost railway to date between Port Cartier and Gagnon, Quebec.

21st century

 * 2007 – Line 2 of the Bilbao metro is extended with the opening of Portugalete station and Abatxolo station.