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19th century

 * 1889 – The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, in Colorado, is sold from receivership to the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway.

20th century

 * 1918 – New York City Subway's IRT Lexington Avenue Line extension north to 125th Street and through service on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line open.
 * 1940 – The last section of the Berlin–Baghdad railway's mainline linking Istanbul and Baghdad is completed between El Yaroubieh and Baiji.
 * 1958 – The Railway Enthusiasts Society is formed to promote rail transportation and preservation in New Zealand.
 * 1962 – Canadian National Railway debuts a new paint scheme on its transcontinental passenger train, the Super Continental.
 * 1966 – The first passenger operations begin at the Illinois Railway Museum using car number 415.

Births

 * 1839 – Ephraim Shay, inventor of the Shay locomotive, is born (d. 1916).

Deaths

 * 1897 – Charles Frederick Crocker, son of Charles Crocker of California's Big Four railroaders, president of San Joaquin and Sierra Nevada Railroad, vice president of Southern Pacific Railroad, dies (b. 1854).