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19th century

 * 1895 – The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company changes its name to Florida East Coast Railway.

20th century

 * 1949 – Deutsche Bundesbahn in Germany is formed as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft.
 * 1962 – The former Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway, in England, closes.

21st century

 * 2012 – 8-car 10000 series sets are introduced on Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line services in Japan, several months before the planned start of through-running operations.

Deaths

 * 1866 – Matthias W. Baldwin, American steam locomotive manufacturer and founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works, dies (b. 1795).
 * 1892 – Joseph R. Anderson, owner of American steam locomotive manufacturing company Tredegar Iron Works, dies (b. 1813).