The world's fastest train, a maglev bullet train with speeds of 373 mph (600 km/h), debuted in China.
Two passenger trains derailed in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Santiago de Compostela derailment.
Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
A world record commercial railway train speed of 311 mph (500 kph) was achieved by Shanghai Transrapid Railway Systems.
Africa's worst ever train disaster kills 281.
An attack on a train during the Angolan Civi War kills about 250 people.
101 people die in the Eschede train disaster.
Subway fire kills 289 in Azerbaijan.
Japanese terrorists release poisonous gas in the Tokyo subway.
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
John Bull becomes the oldest operable locomotive.
A London underground train crashes into the end of the tunnel at Moorgate station.
The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
Amtrak began operating as the United States' passenger railroad company.
Queen Elizabeth II officially reopened London's Euston Railway Station.
New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
The world's fastest steam locomotive is built.
The Moscow Metro was opened to the public.
Two trains crashed in a snowstorm in Wellington, Washington, USA, claiming the lives of 96 people.
The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened.
New York City subway opens.
The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
Construction on the world's longest railway in Russia was completed.
A steam locomotive called City of Truro became the first steam engine to go over 100 miles per hour.
Paris Metro opens.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.
The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
The first Orient Express leaves Paris.
Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
Jesse James and the famous James-Younger Gang robbed the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Otterville, Missouri, US.
The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
The Tower Subway in London became the first underground tube railway to open.
The Golden Spike was driven.
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.
London launched its first tram, built by George Francis Train from NYC.
The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.
The Portage Railroad Line in Pennsylvania built the first railroad tunnel in the US.
The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
The first train passenger service began.
The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
Locomotion No. 1 became the first passenger-carrying steam-powered locomotive and was driven by George and Stephenson.
