The US celebrated the opening of the country’s first railroad station in Baltimore.
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The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
Jesse James and the famous James-Younger Gang robbed the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Otterville, Missouri, US.
The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.
