Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool to Manchester, England
The world's first inter-city passenger railway opened, marking the beginning of the Railway Age.
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
New York City
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company's subway line extended further into Manhattan, expanding urban rapid transit.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool
The world's first inter-city railway using only steam locomotives for scheduled passenger service began operations between Liverpool and Manchester.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Craigellachie
The final spike was driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia, completing Canada's first transcontinental railway.
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
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