1936 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1936.

Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

Events

January events

March events

May events

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

October – Special nonstop ChicagoDenver run in advance of introducing California Zephyr service

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Births

Deaths

June deaths

  • June 8 Alfred de Glehn, English-born French designer of steam locomotives (born 1848).

November deaths

References

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  3. "Night Mail". Britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
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  7. Thompson, Philip (October 12, 1936). "Denver Zephyr To Try For New Speed Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 27 via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Super Zephyr Breaks Mark". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. October 24, 1936. p. 1 via Newspapers.com. open access
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  10. Schafer, Mike; Welsh, Joe (1997). Classic American Streamliners. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 0-7603-0377-0.
  11. "New Burlington Streamliner Sets Thousand-Mile Mark". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1936. p. 19 via Newspapers.com. open access
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