This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 26.

• 1803 – The Surrey Iron Railway, in the south of London, England, opens.
• 1881 – Construction crews on the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad's Alpine Tunnel, in Colorado, break through to connect both ends of the tunnel.

• 1910 – The London and South Western Railway (pictured) introduces new Continental service, Southampton-Havre.
• 1988 – Israel's Knesset approves an amendment to the Ports Authority Law, merging Israel Railways into the Israel Port Authority, henceforth to be known as the Israel Ports and Railways Authority.

• 2002 – The German manufacturer of rail equipment, Vossloh, announces the acquisition of the French company Cogifer.