2002 in rail transport

none July 20112001 2002 2003 2000 Events January events January – The Muskingum Electric Railroad, one of only six heavy freight electric railroads in the United States, closes.Reh, Vincent Muskingum Electric Railroad just about done Trains 22–23 February 2002 January 1 – The Bodensee–Toggenburg railway in Switzerland merges into the Südostbahn. January 2 – The Iowa Interstate Railroad operates its first unit coal train over the former Milwaukee Road mainline through Amana, Iowa.Iowa Interstate operates first coal train to Cedar Rapids Trains 22 May 2002 January 14 – The Strategic Rail Authority unveils its 10-year strategic plan for the British national railway network, including a £4.5bn investment in new trains, improved station facilities, track repair and signalling work.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 7 July 2007 January 27 – St Albans railway line block signalling and electrification extended to Sydenham in Melbourne, Australia. February events February – Australia’s National Rail Corporation's freight operations and assets are combined with the Government of New South Wales' FreightCorp and sold to Toll Holdings and Patrick Corporation as Pacific National.Toll and Laing win rail bid Railway Digest February 2002 page 4 February 8 – Changi Airport MRT station on the Singapore MRT System is opened, giving Singapore Changi Airport its first rail link in 21 years. April events April – David L. Gunn is appointed to head Amtrak by President of the United States George W. Bush, and David Laney joins the Amtrak Board of Directors.http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081256321339 David M. Laney Joins Amtrak's Board of Directors November 26, 2002 Amtrak January 19, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606172839/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Copy%2FNews_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1081256321339 June 6, 2011 April 4 – General Motors Electro-Motive Division and Porterbrook are awarded a contract to build new diesel locomotives for the first open access rail freight carrier in Belgium.General Motors Electro-Motive Division April 4, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20060314011914/http://www.emdiesels.com/en/company/news/links/20020404_Porterbrook_Belgian.html http://www.emdiesels.com/en/company/news/links/20020404_Porterbrook_Belgian.html 14 March 2006 EMD and Porterbrook Win Contract For First Belgian Private Railway April 13, 2005 April 14 – Opening of KLIA Ekspres from Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. April 17 – Robert Krebs resigns as chairman of the board of directors of BNSF, and is replaced by company CEO Matthew K. Rose.BNSF http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2002/03/2002-03-21-a.html March 21, 2002 December 6, 2006 BNSF Board Elects CEO Matt Rose Chairman Succeeding Rob Krebs, Who is Retiring https://web.archive.org/web/20061110184853/http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2002/03/2002-03-21-a.html 2006-11-10 dead April 29 – The first Class 390 Pendolino, operated by Virgin Trains West Coast in the UK, arrives at Euston station in London. May events May – The Metrolink 91 Line (now the 91/Perris Valley Line) opens for service between Los Angeles and Riverside, California. June events June - The NSW 86 class electric locomotives are retired from regular service. June 12 – The Talgo XXI trainset sets the land speed record for railed vehicles with diesel power at 256.38 km/h (159.3 mph). July events July 1 Norges Statsbaner is privatised under the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The railroad dining car catering services of Mitropa, which was founded in 1916, are handed over to DB Reise & Touristik, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. July 4 – General Motors Electro-Motive Division announces that it will build new locomotives for HSBC Rail; the locomotives will be leased by CargoNet for use in Norway north of the Arctic Circle and are expected to enter service after February 2003.General Motors Electro-Motive Division July 4, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20060314011828/http://www.emdiesels.com/en/company/news/links/20020704_Norway_HSBC.html http://www.emdiesels.com/en/company/news/links/20020704_Norway_HSBC.html 14 March 2006 EMD to provide locomotives to Norway April 13, 2005 July 26 – The German manufacturer of rail equipment, Vossloh, announces the acquisition of the French company Cogifer. July 30 – The Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad takes over operations from the defunct I&M Rail Link in the north central United States.Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad July 29, 2002 https://dmerail.com/News/ICEPRES2.htm IMRL Sale Final; IC&E Begins Operations Tomorrow April 2, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050315104537/http://www.dmerail.com/News/ICEPRES2.htm 15 March 2005 dead August events August 1 – Deutsche Bahn opens the high-speed line between Frankfurt and Cologne, Germany. September events October events October 11 – The prototype AVE Class 102 train (later used by track authority ADIF as test train Class 330) reaches speeds of 362 km/h on during test runs.http://www.revistalineas.com/Lineas16/noticia04-01.htm 30 December 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080829013136/http://www.revistalineas.com/Lineas16/noticia04-01.htm 29 August 2008 Las pruebas del Talgo 350 en la línea de alta velocidad es Líneas de Tren October 31 – BC Rail operates the last run of the Cariboo Prospector passenger train between Prince George and North Vancouver (city), British Columbia. November events November 22 – The Toronto Transit Commission opens the Sheppard Subway, connecting the Sheppard-Yonge and Don Mills stations.https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/History/index.jsp Toronto Transit Commission – History City of Toronto November 22, 2007 November 23 – Expansion opens at Fremont-Centerville (Amtrak station). December events December National Express hands back its M>Train, M>Tram and V/Line public transport franchises in Victoria, Australia to the Government of Victoria due to financial instability.National Express Quits Victorian Rail and Tram Operations Transit Australia February 2003 page 43 The Tōhoku Shinkansen in Japan is extended from Morioka to Hachinohe. December 1 – Final 4.4 km mi on section of the Rinkai Line between Tennozu Isle and Osaki Stations opens for service in Tokyo, Japan.企業情報 Company Information https://www.twr.co.jp/enterprise/tabid/201/Default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20231130043850/https://www.twr.co.jp/enterprise/tabid/201/Default.aspx 30 November 2023 30 January 2024 twr.co.jp ja December 7 – First section of Porto Metro opens in Portugal. December 10 – Inauguration of Belgian High Speed Line 2 (HSL 2 – Leuven<>Ans) by Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant. December 10 – Inauguration of Hazi Aslanov (Baku Metro) station. December 15 – All first-class cars on the TGV become non-smoking cars. December 24 – First line of the Delhi Metro is inaugurated in India.Indian PM launches Delhi metro http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2602907.stm BBC News December 24, 2002 April 22, 2010 December 27 – The first X'Trapolis train enters service with Connex Melbourne, Australia. Unknown date events yes October 2020 section October 2020 Completion of 360 km of dual gauge track on Bangladesh Railway, improving connections between the previously isolated east and west networks and giving 1676 mm gauge access to Dhaka, the capital.Choudhury, Iqbaluddin Rahman, Mostafizur Jamuna bridge and dual-gauging unite the BR network Railway Gazette International 158 2002 326–7 http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/jamuna-bridge-and-dual-gauging-unite-the-br-network.html 9 September 2007 24 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180624161238/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/jamuna-bridge-and-dual-gauging-unite-the-br-network.html dead Accidents January 18 – The Minot train derailment occurred in Minot, North Dakota on when a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed, spilling hazardous materials. February 6 – Charlotte's Dale train crash: collision of a commuter and a freight train near Durban in South Africa kills 24 people. February 20 – Al Ayyat train disaster at Reqa Al-Gharbiya in Egypt: a fire on a train running from Cairo to Luxor kills at least 383 and injures over 65. February 27 – Godhra train burning: 59 Hindu pilgrims die aboard the Sabarmati Express train burned by Muslim extremists at Godhra in the Indian state of Gujarat. May 2 – An eastbound Canadian National train collides with a trailer near Firmdale, Manitoba, Canada; about 20 cars carrying plastic pellets, benzene, glycol and hexane catch fire, forcing the evacuation of nearly 200 local residents.Colin Churcher's Railway Pages August 16, 2005 http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history July 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070809004415/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm 9 August 2007 dead May 10 – The Potters Bar rail crash occurs at Potters Bar railway station, north of London, England, when a northbound West Anglia Great Northern Class 365 passenger train derails at high speed, killing seven and seriously injuring another eleven. May 13 – Jaunpur train crash: the Shramjivi Express, travelling from New Delhi to Patna, India, strikes a sabotaged section of rail and derails at Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, killing 12 people. May 25 – The Tenga rail disaster of May 2002 occurred at Tenga 40 km north-west from Maputo, Mozambique; there were 192 deaths with 167 injured. May 28 – Two BNSF Railway trains collide near Clarendon, Texas, killing one person and seriously injuring 3 others from jumping from the locomotives. The cause was repeated phone use by one of the engineers. June 4 – The Kasganj level crossing disaster happened near the town of Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh, India. An express train collided with a bus, killing 49 people. June 24 – In the Igandu train disaster, a large passenger train in Tanzania with over 1,200 people on board rolls backwards down a hill into a stationary goods train, killing 281 people. September 10 – At least 130 people are killed in the Rafiganj train disaster in India, where a passenger train derails on a bridge and falls into a river. Naxalite sabotage is suspected. September 15 - A Norfolk Southern freight train derails in Farragut, Tennessee resulting in a hazardous materials release of fuming Sulfuric acid and evacuation of more than 2,600 nearby residents for nearly three days. Damage was estimated at just over one million USD.Railroad Accident Brief: Derailment of Norfolk Southern Train 15T at Farragut, Tennessee, September 15, 2002 2003 National Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC 8 https://web.archive.org/web/20090826101220/https://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2003/RAB0305.pdf https://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2003/RAB0305.pdf 26 August 2009 December 21 – The Kurnool train crash happened in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India, when a passenger train derailed, killing 20 people. uncollapsed Awards Japan Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club 2002 Blue Ribbon Award: JR East E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMU 2002 Laurel Prize: JR West KiHa 187 series DMU North America 2002 E. H. Harriman Awards Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal A Norfolk Southern     B   Metra   C       S&T Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis Conrail   Awards presented by Railway Age magazine 2002 Railroader of the Year: E. Hunter Harrison (BN, IC, CN) 2002 Regional Railroad of the Year: Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad 2002 Short Line Railroad of the Year: Winchester & Western Railroad References Some of the events listed here were translated from 2002 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.