Great Western Railway
Swindon
The Great Western Railway opens its line from Swindon to Cheltenham, expanding broad-gauge service in England.
Osaka Municipal Subway
Osaka
Osaka's Midosuji subway line extends southward, enhancing urban transit capacity in Japan's second-largest city.
Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kicking Horse Pass
Track-laying crews of the Canadian Pacific Railway reach a key point in the Rocky Mountains during transcontinental construction.
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