1926 in rail transport
Events
March events
- March 14 - El Virilla train accident in Costa Rica kills 248 people.
May events
- May 1 - Burlington Refrigerator Express is formed as a joint venture between the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Fruit Growers Express.
- 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 6 - First electric railway in the Soviet Union opened, connecting Baku, Azerbaijan, with its oil workers’ 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 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad introduces the Arrow passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Omaha, Nebraska.
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.
October events
- October 10 - Yachihata Station in Japan is opened.
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.
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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