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

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[edit] 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.

[edit] July events

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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.

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[edit] Deaths

[edit] 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).

[edit] References