The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
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The first train passenger service began.
Two trains crashed in a snowstorm in Wellington, Washington, USA, claiming the lives of 96 people.
A world record commercial railway train speed of 311 mph (500 kph) was achieved by Shanghai Transrapid Railway Systems.
Subway fire kills 289 in Azerbaijan.
Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
