Locomotion No. 1 became the first passenger-carrying steam-powered locomotive and was driven by George and Stephenson.
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The first train passenger service began.
The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
The first Orient Express leaves Paris.
The Moscow Metro was opened to the public.
