Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago
Chicago's first railroad line opened with a steam locomotive pulling freight cars westward.
Japanese Government Railways
Atami
Major extension of the Tokaido Main Line completed, linking Tokyo to Osaka more efficiently.
Siemens & Halske
Berlin
Berlin's Gross-Lichterfelde line demonstrated practical electric traction for urban rail.
SNCF
Paris
Early high-speed rail experiments advanced with new infrastructure near Paris.
London
Legislation grouped British railways into four major companies, reshaping the industry.
A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.
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