- August 5
- 1871 – The New Haven and Derby Railroad, a predecessor of the New Haven Railroad in Connecticut (pictured), opens between New Haven and Derby Junction (present day Ansonia).
- 1872 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, building westward from Newton, Kansas, reaches Great Bend.
- 1890 – The first section of Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn, connecting Ischl and Strobl, Germany, opens.
- 1901 – Queenscliff Junction, in Victoria, Australia, is closed.
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