1999 in rail transport

none June 2013 1998 1999 2000 1990 Events January events January 15 – The Harbour Island People Mover ends service between Downtown Tampa and Harbour Island in Tampa, Florida, United States.Sloan Jim It's the end of the line The Tampa Tribune Metro 1 January 3, 1999 January 25 – The New York City Transit Authority installs the first MetroCard Vending Machines at two subway stations in the city.New York City Transit 2015 http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm New York City Transit – History and Chronology 2016-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100106080642/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm January 6, 2010 February events February 25 – The Tozai Subway Line in Sapporo, Japan, is extended from Kotoni Station to Miyanosawa Station.地下鉄（高速電車）の概要 Overview of the subway (high-speed train) https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/subway/gaiyo/gaiyo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20240119102731/https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/subway/gaiyo/gaiyo.html 19 January 2024 6 February 2024 city.sapporo.jp ja March events March 15 – In the Bourbonnais train accident, the southbound Amtrak train 59, City of New Orleans, strikes a loaded semi-truck on a grade crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois; all but three of the passenger cars derail, killing 11 of the train's passengers. The NTSB attributes the cause to the truck driver trying to beat the train at the crossing. April events April – Final trains operate between Asunción and Ypacarai, the last regular passenger service in Paraguay and, arguably, the world's last commuter service worked wholly by steam locomotives.http://www.ferrocarriles.com.py/historia/index.html Historia FEPASA January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091222094215/http://www.ferrocarriles.com.py/historia/index.html December 22, 2009 dead mdy-all April 12 – A train on the Wuppertal Schwebebahn is derailed, plunging into the Wupper and killing five.The Wuppertal Suspension Railway 2009 Lübeck Schöning 978-3-89917-448-9 71 April 15 – First freight train operated under concession by Ferrovias Guatemala (subsidiary of Railroad Development Corporation) to rehabilitate the national rail network, disused since 1996.Henry Posner III Posner III Henry 1998 http://www.rrdc.com/article_1998_last_stand_rail_CA_Rail_Bus_Rpt.pdf Guatemala – Last stand for rail in Central America Rail Business Report January 13, 2010 September 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927134940/http://www.rrdc.com/article_1998_last_stand_rail_CA_Rail_Bus_Rpt.pdf dead May events May 14 – The first section of the London Underground Jubilee Line Extension opens between Stratford and North Greenwich in east London. May 30 – The Midland Metro connecting Birmingham and Wolverhampton is opened in the West Midlands of England. June events June 1 - The LRT Putra Line expands from Pasar Seni to Gombak. The stretch also includes Malaysia's first subway line. June 1 – The end of Conrail, which is officially split up on this date, all operations being transferred to CSX and Norfolk Southern. June 12 – The rebuilding of Fremont-Centerville is completed. June 28 – The Guangzhou Metro Line One is fully completed and operational. July events July 1 – The Illinois Central Railroad is taken over by Canadian National and ceases to exist after 148 years. July 2 – In Seoul, South Korea, Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is extended from Jamsil to Amsa (4.6 km mi on).개요 및 연혁 Overview and History http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/kr/page.do?menuIdx=512 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240205120552/http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/kr/page.do?menuIdx=512 5 February 2024 12 July 2024 seoulmetro.co.kr ko July 16 – Indian Railways' Grand Trunk Express on its way to Delhi collides with derailed freight cars near Mathura, India; 17 people die and 200 more are injured in the accident.Indian Railways Fan Club http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html IR History: Part VI (1995–present) July 12, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050806004824/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html August 6, 2005 live August events August 1 – Gauhati rail disaster: two trains carrying 2,500 people collide at the remote station of Gaisal, 310 miles from the city of Gauhati in West Bengal, India, killing more than 285 people. August 22 – NSB Gardermobanen opens Romerike Tunnel (14.58 km mi on) in Norway, the longest railway tunnel in Europe north of the Alps, completing the Gardermoen Line.http://www.jernbaneverket.no/multimedia/archive/01720/Jernbanestatistikk_1720406a.pdf Norwegian National Rail Administration Norwegian National Rail Administration Jernbanestatistikk 2006 2007 June 6, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071217092036/http://www.jernbaneverket.no/multimedia/archive/01720/Jernbanestatistikk_1720406a.pdf December 17, 2007 August 30 – The United States Surface Transportation Board approves Utah Railway's petition to haul freight on the former Union Pacific line between Salt Lake City and Draper, a line now owned by Utah Transit Authority.Strack, Don 2005 http://utahrails.net/utah-ry/utah-ry-after-1960.php Utah Railway History, After 1960 August 30, 2005 September events September 3 – RailAmerica takes over operations of former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway subsidiary Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway, for a purchase price of approximately $18 million.RailAmerica 2002 http://www.railamerica.com/history.htm RailAmerica History September 3, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050830064523/http://www.railamerica.com/history.htm August 30, 2005 live mdy September 18 – Trillium Rail subsidiary Port Colborne Terminal Railway begins operations on 41 miles (66 km) of track in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula.Colin Churcher's Railway Pages August 16, 2005 http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history September 18, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050905040306/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm September 5, 2005 dead thumb|The crew of the Kosovo Train for Life in front of the train upon its arrival in Kosovo September 27 – After departing from England on September 17 then traveling 4500 km mi, the Kosovo Train for Life arrives in Pristina, Kosovo, with a trainload of humanitarian aid.http://www.girdlers.demon.co.uk/Traction1DRS.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20010219050958/http://www.girdlers.demon.co.uk/Traction1DRS.htm February 19, 2001 4 January 2001 Class 20s to Kosovo! Andy Flowershttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/457235.stm Kosovo aid train 'held to ransom' BBC News 26 September 1999 17 October 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/458616.stm Kosovo aid train gets through 27 September 1999 17 October 2014 BBC News October events October – SY class 2-8-2 #1772 is completed at Tangshan, People's Republic of China, thought to be the world's last steam locomotive built for commercial service. She is delivered to the Tiefa Mining Railway. October 5 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of Paddington railway station, when two passenger trains collide nearly head-on killing 31 and injuring 400; the cause is attributed to the placement of a signal (showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers to react in time.Left Sarah Key dates in Britain's railway history The Guardian January 15, 2002 https://www.theguardian.com/transport/Story/0,2763,633951,00.html July 7, 2007 October 18 – After 15 months, three months ahead of schedule, the $74 million project to rebuild the Franklin Avenue Shuttle in New York City is completed; the shuttle as well as four stations reopen for service. October 22 – Romeriksporten, Norway's longest railway tunnel, is taken into use. November events November 6 – The first LRT Line in Singapore, Bukit Panjang LRT Line, opened. November 15 – The New Pflersch Tunnel between Gossensaß and Brenner stations opens, replacing the old, winding alignment. November 19 – Vereina Tunnel opens to traffic on the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland. December events December 2 – Glenbrook rail accident occurs near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. December 6 – Manchester Metrolink in England is extended to Broadway. December 15 – The second rapid transit line of the Philippines which is the Manila Line 3, begins partial operations from North Avenue Station to Buendia Station. December 22 – The London Underground Jubilee Line Extension is finally fully operational with the start of services at Westminster tube station, although through running has been in operation since November. Unknown date events yes October 2020 section October 2020 Amtrak begins a massive rebuild program to overhaul the railroad's fleet of EMD AEM-7 locomotives at the Wilmington, Delaware, shops. Accidents uncollapsed Awards North America 1999 E. H. Harriman Awards Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal A Norfolk Southern Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway CSX B Illinois Central Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway NJ Transit C Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad Guilford Rail System S&T Belt Railway of Chicago Port Terminal Railroad Association Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad Awards presented by Railway Age magazine 1999 Railroader of the Year: Edward Burkhardt (Wisconsin Central) 1999 Regional Railroad of the Year: Providence & Worcester Railroad 1999 Short Line Railroad of the Year: South Central Florida Express United Kingdom Train Operator of the Year 1999: Midland Mainlinehttp://www.midlandmainline.com/mainpage.aspx?id=229 Company Information Midland Mainline November 6, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061112193006/http://www.midlandmainline.com/mainpage.aspx?id=229 November 12, 2006 dead References