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 * October 18


 * 1886 – Between 5:00 AM and 6:00 PM, the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad, a predecessor of the Cotton Belt Railroad, converts 418 mi of track from narrow gauge to standard gauge.
 * 1947 – Alaska Railroad inaugurates the Aurora passenger train service between Fairbanks and Anchorage.
 * 1961 – General Motors Electro-Motive Division completes construction of the first GP30 diesel locomotive (example pictured).
 * 1999 – After 15 months, three months ahead of schedule, the $74 million project to rebuild the Franklin Avenue Shuttle in New York City is completed; the shuttle as well as four stations reopen for service.