- July 31
- 1820 – John W. Garrett (pictured), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad starting in 1858, is born (d. 1884)
- 1885 – Robert F. Fairlie, English steam locomotive builder, dies (b. 1831).
- 1971 – The Monon Railroad is merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
- 1987 – Queen Elizabeth II presides over the opening ceremonies of the Docklands Light Railway in London, England.
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