The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
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The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
London launched its first tram, built by George Francis Train from NYC.
Two passenger trains derailed in Madhya Pradesh, India.
The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
