This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1979. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1978. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1980. ... Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Events

January events

• January - An electrical fire erupts aboard a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train traveling in the transbay tube; the fire kills one firefighter and closes the system for more than two months.

January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... BART (in full, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District) is a rapid transit electric train service that serves parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, and Walnut Creek. ...

June events

• June 23 - Sydney: New South Wales Premier Neville Wran officially opens the Eastern Suburbs Railway. It operates as a shuttle between Central & Bondi Junction until full integration with the Illawarra Line during 1980.

June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Sydneys skyline with the Opera House on the left Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city, founded in 1788. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Governor HE Professor Marie Bashir Premier Bob Carr (ALP) Area 809,444 km² (5th)  - Land 800,642 km²  - Water 8,802 km² (1. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Neville Wran (born 1926) was the Premier of New South Wales in 1976 until 1986. ...

October events

• October 22 - The Invergowrie rail crash, in Invergowrie, Scotland, occurs when a track signal fails to switch to a stop indication that would have protected a stalled passenger train; a second passenger train collides with the stalled train, resulting in 5 fatalities.
• October - Hong Kong's first subway opens.

October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... The Invergowrie train crash happened at Invergowrie in Scotland on October 22, 1979. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...

November events

• November 17 - The first stage of Brisbane Suburban Electrification between Ferny Grove & Darra is commissioned by the Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It is the first section of electrification in Australia to use 25000 Voltz 50Hz overhead power supply.

November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 1911 - 23 April 2005) was an Australian politician who was Premier of the state of Queensland from 1968 to 1987, the states longest serving Premier. ...

December events

• December - Amtrak discontinues the Floridian, Lone Star and North Coast Hi passenger trains.
• December - Union Pacific 3985, a 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive, is moved from static display in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for inspection and eventual restoration for operations.
• December - Nickel Plate 765, a 2-8-4 steam locomotive, operates under its own power after 21 years of static display.

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... In Whyte notation, a 4-6-6-4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four leading wheels followed by six coupled driving wheels, a second set of six driving wheels and four trailing wheels. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, a United States of America. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... In the Whyte notation, a 2-8-4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and two unpowered trailing axles. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

Unknown date events

• Alan Furth succeeds Denman McNear as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Amtrak's first EMD AEM7 locomotives enter service.
• The Federal Government of the United States relinquishes control of the Panama Railway, transferring the railway to the government of Panama.

The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... The AEM7 is a B-B electric railway locomotive used by Amtrak on its Northeast Corridor routes between Washington DC and Boston, United States . ... The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ... The Panama Railway or Panama Railroad was the worlds first transcontinental railroad. ...

Births

Deaths

May deaths

• May 9 - Cyrus S. Eaton, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in the 1950s (b. 1883).