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1886 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1886.

Events

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January events

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February events

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March events

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  • March–September – Great Southwest Railroad Strike, a labor union strike against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads involving more than 200,000 workers.[4]
  • March 30 – Executives from several railroad companies operating in the southern United States meet and agree to all regauge their railroads to standard gauge, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in), by June 1.[5]

May events

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July events

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August events

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September events

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October events

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November events

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Unknown date events

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Births

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May births

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Unknown date births

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Deaths

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July deaths

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December deaths

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Unknown date deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Mappen, Marc; Bilby, Joe (January 25, 2015). "Today in New Jersey history – January 25". H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Gahan, John W. (1983). The Line Beneath the Liners – a hundred years of Mersey Railway sights and sounds. Birkenhead: Countyvise. ISBN 0-907768-40-7.
  3. ^ "Corporate History: Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company". Truman Area Community Network, Inc. June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Allen, Rith A. (1942). The Great Southwest Strike. Austin: University of Texas.
  5. ^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This month in railroad history: March". Archived from the original on 17 April 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2006.
  6. ^ "Railway Worker Day marked in Russia". ITAR-TASS. August 6, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2006.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "The Severn Tunnel". Severn Tales. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  8. ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Palmdale, California: Omni Publications. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
  9. ^ Marshall, John (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers. Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.