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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on February 4.

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1830 – The Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad to be built in New Jersey, is chartered.
1851 – The Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanesville Railroad is incorporated in Ohio.^[1]
1865 – The assets of Dayton, Xenia and Belpre Railroad in Ohio are sold in bankruptcy proceedings and split between the Little Miami Railroad and Columbus and Xenia Railroad.^[1]

1908 – Great Western Railway's sole 4-6-2 steam locomotive, number 111 The Great Bear, makes its first run, becoming the first 4-6-2 locomotive to be operated in Great Britain.
1934 – United Traction Company in Albany, New York, abandons the Albany-Troy and Albany-Cohoes streetcar lines, replacing the service with buses.^[2]
1958 – Canada's Kellog Commission releases a report on the use of firemen as part of diesel locomotive crews.^[3]
1961 – Lehigh Valley Railroad discontinues its Black Diamond passenger train service.

1882 – L. B. Billinton, Locomotive Engineer for London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1912-1923, is born (d. 1954).

1909 – Thomas Lowry, president of Minneapolis Street Railway 1877-1892, president of Twin City Rapid Transit, president of Soo Line Railroad 1889-1890 and 1892-1909, dies (b. 1843).

^ ^a ^b Morris, J.C., Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs (December 31, 1902). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, Part II. History of the Railroads of Ohio. Retrieved February 4, 2006.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Mohawk and Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2003). "Albany area railroads: History and context". Retrieved February 4, 2006.
^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2006.