1900
126 years ago
OpeningJapan
Tokyo's First Streetcar Line Opens
Tokyo Electric Railway
Tokyo
Electric streetcars begin running in Tokyo, modernizing urban transport.
1858
168 years ago
OpeningAR
First Railroad in Argentina Opens
Buenos Aires Western Railway
Buenos Aires
The Buenos Aires Western Railway begins service from Buenos Aires to Floresta.
1883
143 years ago
ConstructionCanada
Canadian Pacific Railway Reaches Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
Craigellachie
The last spike is driven at Craigellachie, completing the transcontinental line.
1871
155 years ago
General
The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and H...
The Connecticut Valley Railroad
The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
2013
13 years ago
General
Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnan...
Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
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