March 9 – In a joint announcement, Pullman and the New York Central announce the order of new streamlined equipment to be NYC's "Great Steel Fleet". At the same time Pullman and the Pennsylvania Railroad announce new streamline cars to be PRR's "Fleet of Modernism".
March 15 – The last tram operates on the Porte de Saint-Cloud-Porte de Vincennes line in Paris, France.
August 1 – Russia's Railway Worker Day national holiday is restored under Soviet rule; the observance date is changed from July 8 to the first Sunday of August.[4]
August 6 – Sweden's Inland Line (Inlandsbanan) is completed and opened throughout over 1,288-kilometre (800 mi).