1902
124 years ago
OpeningJapan
First Electric Streetcar in Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Railway
Tokyo
Tokyo introduces its first electric streetcar line, modernizing urban transport in Japan.
1855
171 years ago
OpeningPA
Panama Railway Opens
Panama Railway
Panama City
The first transcontinental railroad across the Isthmus of Panama begins full operations, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
1883
143 years ago
ConstructionUnited States
Northern Pacific Railway Completion
Northern Pacific Railway
Gold Creek
The Northern Pacific Railway reaches the Pacific coast, marking the second U.S. transcontinental line.
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