1986 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1986.
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Events
January events
- January 1 – the Soo Line fully absorbs the Milwaukee Road after attempting to operate it as a subsidiary railroad.
February events
- February 8 – Hinton train collision: 23 people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a Canadian National Railway freight train near Hinton, Alberta.
September events
- September 5 – The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad begins operations in Minnesota and South Dakota.
- September 19 – Two high speed trains collide near Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, in the Colwich rail crash; the driver of one of the two trains was the only fatality of this accident.
November events
- November 21 – The Florida Central Railroad begins operations in Florida.
Deaths
July deaths
- July 14 – Raymond Loewy, industrial designer who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad designing the shape of equipment such as the GG1.
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