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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 26.
Events
19th century
- 1881 – The first train operates over the Red River Bridge into Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
20th century
- 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.
21st century
Births
- 1831 – T. Jefferson Coolidge, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1880–1881 (d. 1920).[1]
Deaths
References
- ^ "Politicians in Railroading in Massachusetts". The Political Graveyard. March 10, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2005.