combined transport
1011988 in rail transport — Events February events * February 1 MBTA restores passenger train service to Rhode Island, but only during peak rush hour times. * February 29 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad drops the word Gulf from its name, returning to the premerger Illinois… …
102April 2006 in rail transport — Events April 1 ; April 1:* flagicon|United Kingdom The new Greater Western and Thameslink train operating franchises commence, both operated by First Group.:* flagicon|United Kingdom The London passenger rail services of Great Northern and… …
1031885 in rail transport — EventsFebruary events* February 12 The Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway is incorporated in Missouri. [Truman Area Community Network [http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/railroads/ch kcfsm.html Corporate History Kansas City, Fort Scott… …
1041957 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 1 The Chicago and North Western Railway leases the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (the Omaha Road). * January 12 Operations of the Santa Fe Railroad s Super Chief and El Capitan passenger trains are …
1051998 in rail transport — EventsFebruary events* February 14 A freight train passing through Yaounde, Cameroon, collides with another freight; some tank cars carrying fuel oil are ruptured in the derailment. The oil is ignited by a lit cigarette causing a flash fire and… …
1061943 in rail transport — EventsMay events* May 5 Pullman, retooled from passenger car construction to work for World War II, launches its first ship built for the Navy, a PCE (patrol craft). * After a year of revenue service, Union Pacific Railroad s M 10002 streamliner… …
1071962 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 8 The Harmelen train disaster, the worst railway accident in the history of The Netherlands, occurs when one passenger train driver misses a warning signal and passes a red signal to collide nearly head on with… …
1081969 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January ndash; The PATCO Hi Speedline, in southeastern Pennsylvania, opens. * January 5 ndash; Last trains over the Waverley Route from Edinburgh in Scotland to Carlisle in England. [cite… …
1091973 in rail transport — Events January events* January 27 ndash; MBTA purchases several rail lines in New England from Penn Central to form the basis of the new commuter system s network. February events * February 26 ndash; Chessie System is incorporated to become the… …
110History of rail transport in Sweden — The history of Sweden s railways has included both state owned and private railways.Private railwaysThe early years 1845 1914In 1845 the Swedish count Adolf Eugene von Rosen received permission to build railways in Sweden. He started building a… …
