The US celebrated the opening of the country’s first railroad station in Baltimore.
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Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
A world record commercial railway train speed of 311 mph (500 kph) was achieved by Shanghai Transrapid Railway Systems.
The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
