The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
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Amtrak began operating as the United States' passenger railroad company.
Jesse James and the famous James-Younger Gang robbed the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Otterville, Missouri, US.
Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
