Roorkee, Uttarakhand
India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, to transport material for the construction of the Ganges Canal.
MTA New York City Subway
Manhattan, New York
"Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on a 2 express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States.
Cornwallis Valley Railway
Kentville to Kingsport, Nova Scotia
Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
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