August 26 in rail transport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Category:Rail transport timelines

August 25 in rail transport August 26 in rail transport August 27 in rail transport

This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 26.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

• 1881 – The first train operates over the Red River Bridge into Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• 1929 – For the first time, Canadian National Railway uses diesel locomotives to power a passenger train, with unit number 9000 on the second section of the International Limited between Montreal and Toronto.
• 1951 – Railroad operations across Canada are standardized with the introduction of the Uniform Code of Operating Rules.
• 1994 – The Dominion Atlantic Railway operates its last train, just a month short of the railroad's 100th anniversary.

[edit] Births

• 1831 – T. Jefferson Coolidge, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1880–1881 (d. 1920).^[1]

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005), Politicians in Railroading in Massachusetts. Retrieved December 29, 2005.