This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2004. [edit] Events [edit] January events [edit] February events [edit] March events [edit] April events - April - The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Pierre, South Dakota, rules that the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad may use eminent domain to purchase land in South Dakota in order to build the railroad's extension into Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
- April - Great North Eastern Railways, operators of services on the East Coast Main Line in England and Scotland, introduce 802.11b wireless LAN access to the Internet on their Mallard Intercity 225 trains.
- April 1 - High speed train service is inaugurated in Korea between Seoul and Pusan; the trains make the trip in 2 hours and 40 minutes.
- April 1 - Tokyo subway system, Tokyo Metro replaced and private company from Teito Rapid Transit Authority.
- April 6 - Amtrak passenger train City of New Orleans enroute to Chicago from New Orleans derails near Flora, Mississippi, resulting in one fatality.
- April 18 - Connex takes over the half of the Melbourne suburban rail network formerly operated by M>Train.
- April 22 - In the Ryongchon disaster, a flammable cargo explodes at the railway station in the town of Ryongchŏn, North Korea, near the border with China; the explosion occurs only a few hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il passed through the station en route back to the capital from a secret meeting in China.
- April 29 - The European Railway Agency [1], headquartered in Lille, France, is formed.
[edit] May events [edit] June events [edit] July events [edit] August events [edit] September events [edit] October events [edit] November events - November 1 – Amtrak discontinues the Palmetto south of Savannah, Georgia, replacing rail service to several towns in western Central Florida with Thruway Motorcoach bus service. The Pennsylvanian west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is also discontinued, with the rest merged into the Keystone Service and Three Rivers lines.
- November 3 – Progressive Rail leases former Wisconsin Central Railway track in northern Wisconsin and begins operations on the line under its subsidiary railroad, Wisconsin Northern Railroad.
- November 6 – Seven people die in the Ufton Nervet rail crash in Berkshire, England.
- November 8 – Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern announce an operating agreement to speed shipments between eastern Canada and the eastern United States.
- November 16 – The northbound high speed tilt train Spirit of Townsville from Brisbane, bound for Cairns, failed to slow down for a sharp 60 km/h curve at Berajondo, Queensland, Australia, derailing the train; although seven of the train's passenger cars and the leading power car left the tracks, remarkably there were no fatalities. See Cairns Tilt Train derailment, High-speed train derailment in central Queensland.
- November 23 – The new Wisconsin Northern Railroad begins operations on leased Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Chicago and North Western Railway) and Canadian National Railway (formerly Wisconsin Central) tracks.
[edit] December events [edit] Unknown date events [edit] Deaths [edit] August deaths [edit] September deaths [edit] November deaths [edit] December deaths [edit] Industry awards [edit] North America - 2004 E. H. Harriman Awards
- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
[edit] United Kingdom - Train Operator of the Year
[edit] References - Many of the events on this page were translated from 2004 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia.
- Abandonments and Acquisitions (March 2005). Trains Magazine, p. 15.
- Bull Sheet Monthly News
- Canadian National (July 14, 2004), CN closes BC Rail transaction. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
- Canadian National (May 10, 2004), CN closes transaction to acquire rail and marine holdings of Great Lakes Transportation LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
- Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society No.155 October 2004Irish Railway News Retrieved January 18 2009.
- Indian Railways Fan Club, IR History: Part - VI (1995-present). Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (July 15, 2004), Iowa Interstate Announces Executive Appointment (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2005.
- Norfolk Southern (November 8, 2004), CN, CPR and Norfolk Southern Announce Agreement To Improve Freight Service Between Eastern Canada and the Eastern U.S.. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
- Norfolk Southern (September 8, 2004), Former NS Director Krome George Dies. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
- Norfolk Southern (September 28, 2004), Norfolk Southern Names Moorman President, Promotes Six Senior Officers. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
- Obituaries (March 2005). Trains Magazine, p. 17.
- Train Scan (October 2004), Train Scan October 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2005.
- Train Scan (November 2004), Train Scan November 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2005.
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