Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1906.

Events

January events

February events

March events

April events

May events

  • May 8 – A special train carrying E.H. Harriman makes a run from Oakland CA to New York in 761 hours and 27 minutes. This record will stand until October 1934, when it will be broken by Union Pacific Streamliner M-10000.
  • May 19 – The Simplon Tunnel between Italy and Switzerland, the world's longest tunnel until 1979, opens to rail traffic.

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Births

Deaths

June deaths

December deaths

References

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