Amtrak began operating as the United States’ passenger railroad company.
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Queen Elizabeth II officially reopened London's Euston Railway Station.
The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened.
An attack on a train during the Angolan Civi War kills about 250 people.
Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
