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- 1826 – Construction begins in Massachusetts on the Granite Railway, one of the first railroads in North America, under the direction of Gridley Bryant (pictured).
- 1976 – Conrail is formed by an act of Congress that merges the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Lehigh and Hudson River Railway, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Penn Central and Reading Company.
- 1987 – The Japanese National Railways (JNR) are divided and privatized. The Japan Railway companies succeeded the former JNR.
- 2005 – Kansas City Southern Railway completes its controlling interest purchase of TFM.
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