This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1984. 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1983. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1985. ... Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

May events

• May 20 - The Metrorail opens in Miami, Florida. There is free service from Dadeland South to Overtown/Arena to entice residents to ride.

May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Miami-Dade Transit logo Miami-Dade Transit is the public transit authority in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast. ... State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... Dadeland South Station is a Metrorail station in Miami, Florida. ...

June events

• June 3 - Electrification is commissioned between Wyee and Newcastle allowing the introduction of electric interurban trains between Sydney and Newcastle and also the electric operation of frieght services on this line.

June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Places on Earth named Newcastle Australia Newcastle, New South Wales Canada Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, Ontario West Indies Newcastle, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis South Africa Newcastle, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa United Kingdom Newcastle, Northern Ireland Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside, England Newcastle-under-Lyme... 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. ... Places on Earth named Newcastle Australia Newcastle, New South Wales Canada Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, Ontario West Indies Newcastle, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis South Africa Newcastle, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa United Kingdom Newcastle, Northern Ireland Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside, England Newcastle-under-Lyme...

July events

• July 23 - The Dublin Area Rapid Transit opens, serving Dublin with an electrified urban heavy rail service for commuters. The original route was from Howth to Bray.

July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... A 8200 class DART unit, Iarnród Éireann 8203, at Grand Canal Dock station in 2001 The Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a suburban railway system in Dublin, Ireland, running primarily along the coastline of Dublin Bay, from Greystones in Wicklow to Howth and Malahide. ... Dublins Hapenny Bridge. ... Subway redirects here; for the restaurant named Subway, see Subway (restaurant). ... Howth (Irish: Binn Éadair) is an upmarket residental area in County Dublin, Ireland. ... Bray (Bré or Brí Chulainn in Irish) is a former seaside resort in north County Wicklow, Ireland. ...

November events

• November 3 - Brisbane: Electrification between Kingston & Beenleigh is commissioned.

November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... This article is about the Australian city. ...

Unknown date events

• The Southern Pacific Company, parent of the Southern Pacific Railroad merges into Santa Fe Industries, parent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, to form Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation. When the Interstate Commerce Commission refuses permission for the planned merger of the railroad subsidiaries as the Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad SFSP shortens its name to Santa Fe Pacific Corporation and puts the SP railroad up for sale while retaining the non-rail assets of the Southern Pacific Company.
• Philip Anschutz purchases the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
• David Gunn assumes control of the New York City Transit Authority.
• Construction begins on the Buffalo Metro Rail system.
• VIA Rail Canada restores service on the Super Continental passenger train.
• General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD60.

The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... Santa Fe Industries was the diversified parent company, headquartered in Chicago, of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Arizona railroads | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Louisiana railroads | Missouri railroads | Nebraska railroads | New Mexico railroads | Oklahoma railroads | Texas railroads ... The United States Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, signed into law by President Grover Cleveland, created the Interstate Commerce Commission. ... The Southern Pacific Santa Fe (SPSF) railroad was intended to be formed as part of the merger between the parent companies of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads in 1984. ... The Santa Fe Pacific Corporation was formed as the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation in 1984 by the merger of Santa Fe Industries,which owned the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway,with Southern Pacific Company,which owned the Southern Pacific Railroad. ... Philip F. Anschutz is an American billionaire who lives in Denver, Colorado. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Colorado railroads | New Mexico railroads | Utah railroads ... David Gunn was appointed as the head of Amtrak by President George W. Bush in April 2002. ... The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State Authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ... Buffalo Metro Rail train entering Allen-Medical Campus station Metro Rail is the public transit rail system in Buffalo, New York; it is operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, or NFTA. The system consists of single, 10. ... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ... Route map of the Super Continental The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian passenger train operated originally by the Canadian National Railway begining in 1955 and subsequently by VIA Rail Canada from 1977 until its cancellation in 1981. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ... Soo Line 6022, an EMD SD 60, pulls a train through Wisconsin Dells, WI, 20 June 2004. ...

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