- October 16
- 1803 – Robert Stephenson (pictured), English steam locomotive builder, is born (d. 1859).
- 1876 – The Miami Valley Narrow Gauge Railway officially changes its name to Miami Valley Railway.
- 1882 – The Nickel Plate Road runs its first trains over the entire system between Buffalo, New York, and Chicago, Illinois.
- 1963 – The Nickel Plate Road together with the Wabash Railroad and several smaller carriers are merged with the profitable Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).