- February 8
- 1808 – The Washington Bridge Company is granted authority in Washington, D.C., to build the Long Bridge over the Potomac River, a bridge that will eventually be rebuilt to carry the first railroad tracks to cross the river.[1]
- 1904 – Service begins on Canadian Pacific Railway's Maniwaki line between Hull, Ontario, and Maniwaki, Quebec.[2]
- 1905 – Jay Cooke (pictured), American financier who built the Northern Pacific Railway, dies (b. 1821).
- 1986 – 23 people are killed in the Hinton train collision when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a Canadian National Railway freight train near Hinton, Alberta.
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edit- ^ Washington, D.C., Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. "Washington, D.C. Railroad History". Retrieved February 8, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. January 31, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2006.