This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1996. [edit] Events [edit] January events - January 6 - A computer-controlled Washington Metro train overruns the platform at the Shady Grove station, colliding with a parked train and fatally injuring the operator.
[edit] February events [edit] March events [edit] April events [edit] May events - May 4 – Purchase by the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad of the former Chicago and North Western Railway branch lines from Rapid City, South Dakota to Colony, Wyoming and Crawford, Nebraska becomes effective.
- May 12 - The Green Line of the CTA elevated and subway rail system, returns to service after a $400 million, 2-1/2 year reconstruction period. Many station facilities were still incomplete, while several other stations were closed indefinitely.
- May 17 - Canadian National Railway's Beachburg Subdivision between Pembroke and Nipissing, 126 miles (203 km) of track which traversed Algonquin Provincial Park, is officially abandoned.[4]
- May 20 - The British railway infrastructure management company, Railtrack, is privatised, being floated on the London Stock Exchange with shares worth 360p.[5]
- May 26 - Further British train operating companies begin operation of their passenger service franchises in England as part of the privatisation of British Rail: Connex South Central and LTS Rail (a subsidiary of Prism Rail).[1]
[edit] June events [edit] July events [edit] August events [edit] September events [edit] October events [edit] November events - November 18 - Fire erupts in the Channel Tunnel seriously damaging 200 m of the tunnel's lining.
- November 21 - Limited freight service in the Channel Tunnel resumes while construction crews make repairs at the location of the fire three days earlier.
[edit] December events [edit] Unknown date events [edit] Deaths [edit] January deaths [edit] May deaths [edit] References - ^ a b c d e "Passenger train operating companes: who bought what". Railway Magazine: p. 20. April 1997.
- ^ "15 mars dans les chemins de fer" (in French). 2007-02-16. http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=15_mars_dans_les_chemins_de_fer&oldid=14209552. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ "18 mars dans les chemins de fer" (in French). French language Wikipedia. http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=18_mars_dans_les_chemins_de_fer&oldid=10532928. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2006-04-28. http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
- ^ Left, Sarah (2002-01-15). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian Unlimited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,633951,00.html.
- ^ a b McDonnell, Greg (April 1997). "In Canada, finis for 40-footers". Trains Magazine 57 (4): 17–18.
- ^ "Union Pacific Railroad Chronological History". Union Pacific Railroad. http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/uprr-chr.shtml. Retrieved 22 July 2005.
- ^ "York-Durham Heritage Railway". http://www.ydhr.on.ca/WelcomePage.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad reopens Stampede Pass line on December 5, 1996". HistoryLink.org. http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7364. Retrieved 5 December 2005.
- ^ Trinity Railway Express, Significant dates in Trinity Railway Express history. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
- ^ DART, DART history. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
- ^ "Setbacks for Puerto Rico's system". Trains Magazine: p 31. May 2002.
- ^ "Obituary". Trains Magazine 57 (2): 18A. February 1997.
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