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May 16

• 1832 – Philip Armour (pictured), founder of Armour and Company meatpackers and subsidiary Armour Refrigerator Line refrigerator car operators, is born (d. 1901).
• 1898 – Passenger service is inaugurated on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England.
• 1979 – A. Philip Randolph, who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, dies (b. 1889).
• 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] See also

• May 16 in rail transport

[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.