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1926 in rail transport
Events
March events
March 14 -
El Virilla train accident
in
Costa Rica
: 248 people are killed when an overloaded pilgrim special derails on a bridge.
May events
May 1 -
Burlington Refrigerator Express
(BREX) is formed as a joint venture between the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
(CB&Q) and the
Fruit Growers Express
(FGE).
May 3 -
UK General Strike
commences, continuing to affect railways until May 12.
May 8 -
Asa 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 6 - First electric railway in the
Soviet Union
opens, connecting
Baku
,
Azerbaijan
, with its oil workersâ suburban settlements.
July 9 - The first use of a
radiotelephone
on a train, on the
New York Central Railroad
.
July 23 - Law enacted to
nationalize
rail transport in Belgium
fully as
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
/
Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen
.
August events
August - The
Milwaukee Road
introduces the
Arrow
passenger train
between
Chicago
,
Illinois
and
Omaha, Nebraska
.
September events
September 12 - The
Chemin de Fer du Nord
in
France
introduces the
Flèche dâÂÂOr
all-first-class
Pullman
boat train
service between
Paris
and
Calais
.
October events
October 10 –
Yachihata Station
in
Japan
is opened.
December events
December 20 â Opening of first section of underground railway in
Australia
, the
City Circle
between
Central
and
St James
stations in
Sydney
.
Unknown date events
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
gains control of the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad
.
American Car & Foundry
acquires the
J. G. Brill Company
.
Deaths
October deaths
October 20 -
Eugene 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
(born 1855).
References