This Day in Railroad History

Inauguration of Tokyo's First Subway Section

Tokyo Underground Railway

Tokyo

Japan's first subway line segment begins service in Tokyo.

First Steam Train in Cuba

Havana-Bejucal Railway

Havana

Cuba's first steam-powered railway line opened between Havana and Bejucal.

Transvaal Railway Opens

Delagoa Bay Railway

Lourenço Marques

South Africa's first railway line began operations from Delagoa Bay to the Transvaal border.

Opening of Berlin Stadtbahn

Prussian State Railways

Berlin

The elevated rail line through central Berlin opens, transforming urban transit.

First Stone Laid for B&O Railroad

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Baltimore

Groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of America's first common-carrier railroad.

Simplon Tunnel Breakthrough

Jura-Simplon Railway

Brig

The longest railway tunnel in the world at the time was completed under the Alps.

Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U

Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.