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19th century

 * 1844 – The Bristol and Exeter Railway extension to Exeter opens.
 * 1872
 * The Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway, in England, opens.
 * The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad begins construction westward from Newton, Kansas, toward Colorado.
 * 1874 – Construction begins on the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad, the first railroad to be built in Seattle, Washington, United States.

20th century

 * 1905 – The Darvel Branch, originally built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in Scotland, is upgraded to become a through line to Strathaven and beyond when the Glasgow and South Western Railway and the Caledonian Railway open a jointly run line.
 * 1917 – The Santa Fe de Luxe passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles is discontinued as it is not considered essential for the war effort.
 * 1937 – Takahata Station on the Gyokunan Electric Railway in Japan is renamed to Takahatafudō Station.
 * 1971 – Amtrak begins operations of most intercity passenger train service in the United States.