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19th century

 * 1865 – Almelo railway station in the Netherlands is opened.
 * 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.

20th century

 * 1914 – The Uwajima Railway begins operation between Uwajima and Chikanaga in Japan.
 * 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.
 * 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.

21st century

 * 2004 – Rocky Mountain Railtours officially changes its name to Rocky Mountaineer Vacations.

Births

 * 1787 – Robert L. Stevens, president of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad built in New Jersey, is born (d. 1856).
 * 1879 – Charles Eugene Denney, president of Erie Railroad 1929-1939, Northern Pacific Railway 1939-1950, is born (d. 1965).

Deaths

 * 1871 – Joseph Hamilton Beattie, locomotive engineer for London and South Western Railway 1850–1871 (b. 1808).