May 16 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 16.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1898 – Passenger service is inaugurated on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England.

[edit] 20th century

[edit] 21st century

• 2001 – The 43.5 kilometers (27 mi) stretch of railway between Murska Sobota, Slovenia, and Zalalövő, Hungary, is opened, in part following the route originally opened in 1907 and dismantled in 1968.
• 2006 – Norfolk Southern Railroad is awarded the Gold E. H. Harriman Award for employee safety for the 17th consecutive year, a record that has not been equaled.^[1]

[edit] Births

• 1832 – Philip Armour, founder of Armour and Company meatpackers and subsidiary Armour Refrigerator Line refrigerator car operators, is born (d. 1901).

[edit] Deaths

• 1923 – George Jay Gould I, eldest son of Jay Gould, president of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad, dies (b. 1864).
• 1979 – A. Philip Randolph, who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, dies (b. 1889).

[edit] References

1. ^ Association of American Railroads (reprinted by Norfolk Southern Railroad) (2006-05-16). Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2005. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.