1998 in rail transport

Events

January events

February events

March events

April events

June events

  • June 3 – The Eschede train disaster, the worst railroad accident in German history, occurs when a wheel on the high-speed IntercityExpress breaks; the derailed train's forward momentum caused it to slam into a bridge pier which increased the damage to the train and caused a higher injury toll than would otherwise have occurred.
  • June 6 – The majority of Conrail's railroad assets are split between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern.
  • June 19 – The government of Panama relinquishes control of the Panama Railway to the Panama Canal Railway Company, a subsidiary of Kansas City Southern.
  • June 23 – Road-rail (dual gauge) Jamuna Bridge opened, connecting the previously isolated east and west networks of Bangladesh Railway.[1]

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

  • May 12 – A Norfolk Southern conductor saved a little girl by kicking her off the tracks in front on his oncoming train while he was still on it in Lafayette, Indiana. The girl, who had wandered away from her home a couple blocks away, had only minor injuries.[4][5]

Deaths

September deaths

Awards

North America

1998 E. H. Harriman Awards
GroupGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B   
C   
S&T   
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

References

  1. Choudhury, Iqbaluddin; Rahman, Mostafizur (2002). "Jamuna bridge and dual-gauging unite the BR network". Railway Gazette International. 158: 326–7.
  2. Morgan, Steve (November 1998). "US Vice-President Gore launches Portland's new Westside route". Tramways & Urban Transit, p. 416. Ian Allan Publishing.
  3. Trinity Railway Express, Trinity Railway Express Facts Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 5, 2005.
  4. Perry, Collin (18 May 2020). "A Toddler Was Playing on Train Tracks as a Train Approached—The Conductor's Quick Action Saved Her Life". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. Press, Associated (14 May 1998). "Heroic Efforts of Trainman Save Child Lying on Tracks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005), Politicians in Railroading in Illinois. Retrieved December 30, 2005.
Notes
  • Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). Retrieved November 8 and November 20, 2005.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.