This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2005. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 2004. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2006. ... Diesel and electric trains and locomotives replaced steam in many countries in the decades after World War II. Many countries since the 1960s have adopted High-speed railways. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Events

January events

Main article January 2005 in rail transport

• January 6 - A Norfolk Southern train carrying a few carloads of hazardous materials (including chlorine gas) collides with a parked train in Graniteville, South Carolina, causing the Graniteville train disaster. [1]
• January 12 - General Motors announces that it has agreed to sell its Electro-Motive Division to a partnership led by Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners. [2]
• January 17 - Two Bangkok Metro trains collide, injuring nearly 200 people. [3], [4]
• January 26 - In what police call a suicide attempt, a Metrolink train in Glendale, California, (a suburb of Los Angeles) hits a car parked on a grade crossing and then derails into another Metrolink train and a parked Union Pacific Railroad locomotive; the Glendale train crash results in 11 fatalities and 200 injuries. [5], [6], [7]

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in January 2005. ... Image File history File links A closeup of the accident scene in the Graniteville train disaster, January 6, 2005. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) (NYSE: NSC) is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Atomic mass 35. ... Graniteville is an unincorporated community in Aiken County, South Carolina, located on U.S. Highway 1, five miles (8 km) west of Aiken. ... The Graniteville train disaster is an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. ... Electro-Motive Diesels, Inc. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The entrance to Huai Kwang station The Bangkok Metro, officially called the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is Bangkoks underground metro system. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Metrolink is a commuter rail system that serves the Southern California region. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... The Glendale train crash was the deadliest incident in the history of Metrolink, the commuter railroad in the Los Angeles, California, area (note that the trains involved in this crash are not those of the similiarly-named light-rail operator, Metro). ...

February events

Main article February 2005 in rail transport

• February 25 - Bombardier is awarded a contract to build 361 passenger cars for a new Chinese rail line to Lhasa, Tibet; due to the destination's altitude the cars will include special UV-filtering glass and a unique oxygen enriching system. [8]

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in February 2005. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Bombardier Inc. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ... Lhasa is located in the Lhasa Valley of Tibet. ... Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng; older splling Thibet) is a region and former independent country in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter than that of the visible region, but longer than that of soft X-rays. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 15. ...

March events

Main article March 2005 in rail transport

• March 2 - Citing disputes in paid leave policies, around 200 BNSF Railway dispatchers walk off the job for nearly three hours, causing traffic delays over the entire system from Chicago to the Pacific coast. [9]
• March 14 - Canadian Pacific Railway purchases 35 new Green Goat hybrid locomotives, becoming the first railroad to order this type of locomotive. [10]

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in March 2005. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... An eastbound BNSF Railway train passes some maintenance of way equipment in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, August 8, 2004. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ...

April events

Main article April 2005 in rail transport

• April 1
  • All former BC Rail systems and operations are fully integrated into those of the purchasing railroad, Canadian National Railway. [11]
  • Kansas City Southern Railway completes its controlling interest purchase of TFM; Vicente Corta is named interim CEO of TFM.
• April 13 - The transport ministry of Bulgaria issues the first freight transport license to a private company, Bulgarian Railroad Company, to operate on the nation's rail network. [12]
• April 25 - A JR West commuter train derails and strikes an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, killing 106 and injuring more than 460 others; see Amagasaki rail crash.
• April 28 - Swiss engineers blast through the last section of rock on the first bore of the Loetschberg tunnel project under the Alps. [13]

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in April 2005. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... The British Columbia Railway (BCR; AAR railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... The Kansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark KCS) is a United States-based Class I railroad operating over 3,130 track miles in 10 central and southeastern states. ... Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (Mexican Rail Transportation) is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... The Bulgarian Railroad Company (BRC) is the first privately-held railroad company to obtain a license to transport freight over Bulgarias national railroad network. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道 Nishi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsud ), commonly known as JR-West (JR西日本 JR Nishi Nihon), is one of JR companies in Japan that covers western Honshu. ... Amagasaki (尼崎市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... JR-West207 The Amagasaki rail crash occurred on 25 April 2005 at around 9:18 local time (0:18 UTC), just after the local rush hour. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. ...

May events

Main article May 2005 in rail transport

• May 3 - The Iranian president Mohammad Khatami leads the ceremony inaugurating passenger rail service between Mashhad and Bafq, Iran. [14]
• May 26 - Genesee and Wyoming (G&W) announce that they have agreed to purchase the railroad operations of Rail Management Corporation (RMC). G&W will pay $243 million in cash and assume $1.7 million in company debt to gain control of 14 short line railroads from RMC across the southeastern United States, as of June 1, 2005. G&W already controls 24 other railroads in North America, South America and Australia. [15] [16]

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June events

Main article June 2005 in rail transport

• June 1 - Joseph H. Boardman, former Commissioner of New York State Department of Transportation, begins his duties as Administrator for the United States Federal Railroad Administration (a division of the USDOT). [17]
• June 2 - Railroad workers across France go on strike to demand better wages and jobs. The strike, which began at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday, is expected to last through 6:00 GMT Friday. Nearly 40% of all TGV schedules are dropped for the duration of the strike. [18]
• June 4 - Lalu Prasad, India's Railway Minister, presents his Rs.532 billion ($12 billion) budget for Indian Railways for 2005-06. The network of more than 9,000 passenger trains will not increase passenger fares, will add 46 new trains, increase frequencies on 10 others and plans to inaugurate new high speed train service between New Delhi and Kolkata and another between New Delhi and Chennai. [19]
• June 12 - At 7:10 AM local time, a bomb explodes between Uzunovo and Bogatishchevo, Russia (about 95 miles / 153 km from Moscow), derailing the locomotive and first four passenger cars of the Grozny-Moscow train. Investigators found wires leading from the explosion site to a control panel and hideout about 164 ft (50 m) from the site. [20]
• June 21 - A southbound passenger train collides with a coal delivery truck near Revadim, about 25 miles south of Tel Aviv; the train was bound for Beersheba when the accident occurred. At least seven people die in the accident and more than 200 are injured. (CBS)
• June 22 - The entire network of the Swiss Federal Railways shuts down due to a power failure in its overhead wire system. The power failure is also affecting international transit through Switzerland as such intercity trains use the same system. Initial reports indicate that the power failure started with a voltage drop in Ticino (in the St. Gotthard region) that then spread to the entire system. It is unknown when service will be restored. [21] [22]

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July events

Main article July 2005 in rail transport

• July 1 - Indian Railways is expected to inaugurate two new Shatabdi Express passenger trains, one between Chennai and Bangalore and a new Jan-Shatabdi Express between Madgaon and Mangalore.
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  July 7 - Three bombs explode in the London Underground killing at least 35 people. Explosions occurred between the Aldgate East and Liverpool Street stations, between King's Cross St Pancras and Russell Square, and at Edgware Road. A further bomb on a bus in Tavistock Square killed 13 people. A statement claiming responsibility was posted to a website known to be operated by associates of Al Qaeda.
• July 13 - A passenger train stopped at the Ghotki, Pakistan, train station was hit from behind by a train that missed a signal. The derailed cars were subsequently hit by a third train, resulting in a total of seventeen wrecked train cars, which carried over 3,000 passengers. More than 100 people are dead from the Ghotki rail crash. Pakistani railroad officials have called this the worst railroad accident there in 15 years. [23] [24]
• 29 July - Iarnród Éireann, the Irish state railway operator, ceases all container freight traffic on the network. Freight yards at Limerick and Dublin will be closed.

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August events

Main article August 2005 in rail transport

• August 4 - Argentinian railroad workers across the country (except for the subway operators in Buenos Aires) go on strike for 24 hours demanding higher wages. The strike comes after 100 days of failed negotiations between the railroads and the engine driver unions; if an agreement cannot be reached within a week, the unions have threatened a subsequent 36-hour strike. The railroad employees strike coincides with a 72-hour health care workers strike that is still occurring. (Prensa Latina)

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Future events

August

• The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Orange Line bus rapid transit busway[25] in the San Fernando Valley, extending from the end of the current Red Line in North Hollywood to Warner Center, is scheduled to be completed.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as LACMTA, MTA, or Metro, is the agency charged to provide public transportation to the County of Los Angeles. ... Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a relatively new umbrella term for urban mass transportation systems providing high-quality bus services. ... San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in southern California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles. ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... Warner Center is a business district in Los Angeles, California. ...

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• The Docklands Light Railway extension to London City Airport is scheduled to open.
• Railways Act 2005 (UK) [26]

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light-rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London, England. ... Approaching London City Airport in February 2000 London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway STOLPORT situated in the London Borough of Newham in East London and developed by the private engineering company Mowlem in 1986/87. ... The Railways Act 2005 was a railway act in the United Kingdom. ...

Deaths

January deaths

• January 23 - John H. Kuehl, editor of Private Varnish magazine, passenger car historian and photographer (b. 1938).

January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

February deaths

• February 12 - Vernon L. Smith, mechanical engineer for Lima Locomotive Works in the 1930s, superintendent of motive power for the Belt Railway of Chicago in the 1970s, and noted railroad author (b. 1912).

February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lima builders plate, 1918 Lima Locomotive Works manufactured railroad locomotives from the 1870s through the 1950s. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... The Belt Railway of Chicago (AAR reporting mark BRC), headquartered in Chicago, is the largest intermediate switching terminal railroad in the United States. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

March deaths

• March 28 - Paul H. Stringham, central Illinois railroad photographer and historian (b. 1913). [27]

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April deaths

• April 22 - Margaret Landry Moore, "Miss Southern Belle" spokesmodel for Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle passenger trains (b. 1923). [28]
• April 28 - Frank Turpin, CEO of Alaska Railroad, 1985–1993 (b. 1923). [29]

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May deaths

• May 28 - Benjamin F. Biaggini, chairman and CEO of the Southern Pacific Company (parent company of Southern Pacific Railroad) 1964–1983 (b. 1916) [30]

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• BBC News (January 17, 2005), Thai subway shut for safety probe. Retrieved January 19, 2005.
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• Xinhua (July 13, 2005), Pakistani leaders express deep sorrow over train accident. Retrieved July 13, 2005.

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Associated Press references

• (January 17, 2005), 200 hurt in Bangkok subway crash. Retrieved January 19, 2005.
• (June 2, 2005), Railroad strike upsets train service around France, causing rush-hour havoc. Retrieved June 2, 2005.

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Trains News Wire references

• (June 2, 2005), Benjamin Biaggini, SP president from 1964 to 1983, dies. Retrieved June 3, 2005.
• (February 28, 2005), Bombardier awarded Chinese passenger car contract. Retrieved March 10, 2005.
• (March 3, 2005), Dispatcher walkout snarls BNSF. Retrieved March 10, 2005.
• (May 26, 2005), G&W to acquire Rail Management Corp. rail operations. Retrieved May 27, 2005.
• (April 27, 2005), ‘Miss Southern Belle’ dies. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
• (March 31, 2005), Paul Stringham dies: Illinois rail photographer, historian, and author. Retrieved April 7, 2005.
• (April 29, 2005), Swiss complete digging Alpine tunnel. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
• (March 9, 2005), Vernon L. Smith, retired railroader and author, dies. Retrieved March 10, 2005.