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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 2.

Events

19th century

• 1864 – The Northern Pacific Railway (pictured) is chartered to build a northern transcontinental railroad in the United States.
• 1872 – Baltimore and Potomac Railroad opens its line from Baltimore, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., via Huntington.
• 1880 – The first revenue trains reach Leadville, Colorado, on the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad.

20th century

• 1941 – The Uwajima Line of Japanese Government Railways is regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
• 1954 – A first part of the Valenciennes-Thionville line in France is electrified, both for military and commercial reasons.

Births

• 1802 – William Norris, American steam locomotive builder and founder of Norris Locomotive Works, is born (d. 1867).