1926 in rail transport

1925, 1926, 1927

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1926.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 May events 1.2 July events 1.3 September events 1.4 December events 1.5 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 October deaths 4 References

Events

May events

• May 1 - Burlington Refrigerator Express (BREX) is formed as a joint venture between the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) and the Fruit Growers Express (FGE).
• May 3 - U.K. General Strike commences, continuing to affect railways until May 12.
• May 8 - A. Philip Randolph organizes the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, considered a major labor as well as civil rights milestone.
• May 20 - The United States Railway Labor Act becomes law.

July events

• July 9 - The first use of a radiotelephone on a train, occurs on a train of the New York Central Railroad.

September events

• September 12 - Chemin de Fer du Nord introduces Flèche d’Or all-first-class Pullman boat train service between Paris and Calais, France.^[1]

December events

• December 20 – Opening of first section of underground railway in Australia, the City Circle between Central and St. James railway stations in Sydney (John Bradfield (engineer)).^[1]

Unknown date events

• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad gains control of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad.
• American Car and Foundry acquires J. G. Brill and Company.

Births

Deaths

October deaths

• October 20 - Eugene V. Debs, American labor leader, founding member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, founder of the American Railway Union, arrested during the Pullman strike in Chicago, Illinois (b. 1855).

References

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