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19th century

 * 1836 – John Ruggles is awarded for his improvements to railroad steam locomotive tires.
 * 1887 – The Chateaugay Railway, a predecessor of the Delaware and Hudson Railway, is incorporated.
 * 1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens.
 * 1900 – In Paris, France, the Montmartre Funicular opens.

20th century

 * 1903 – Danbury Union Station in Danbury, Connecticut, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, opens.
 * 1987 – Union Pacific Railroad files with the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.

21st century

 * 2005 – In the Ghotki rail crash, a passenger train stopped at the Ghotki, Pakistan, train station is hit from behind by a train that missed a signal; more than 100 fatalities are reported.