1999 in rail transport

Events

January events

March events

April events

May events

June events

July events

August events

September events

The crew of the Kosovo Train for Life in front of the train upon its arrival in Kosovo

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 London Paddington 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.[14]
  • 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.[2]
  • October 22 – Romeriksporten, Norway's longest railway tunnel, is taken into use.

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Awards

North America

1999 E. H. Harriman Awards
GroupGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
ANorfolk Southern RailwayBurlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayCSX Transportation
BIllinois Central RailroadKansas City Southern RailwayNJ Transit
CBessemer and Lake Erie RailroadDuluth, Winnipeg and Pacific RailroadGuilford Rail System
S&TBelt Railway of ChicagoPort Terminal Railroad AssociationPatapsco and Back Rivers Railroad
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

United Kingdom

Train Operator of the Year

References

  1. Sloan, Jim (January 3, 1999). "It's the end of the line". The Tampa Tribune. p. Metro 1.
  2. New York City Transit (2015). "New York City Transit – History and Chronology". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. "Historia". FEPASA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  4. The Wuppertal Suspension Railway. Lübeck: Schöning. 2009. p. 71. ISBN 978-3-89917-448-9.
  5. Posner III, Henry (1998). "Guatemala – Last stand for rail in Central America" (PDF). Rail Business Report. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  6. Indian Railways Fan Club. "IR History: Part VI (1995–present)". Archived from the original on August 6, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  7. Norwegian National Rail Administration (2007). "Jernbanestatistikk 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  8. Strack, Don (2005). "Utah Railway History, After 1960". Retrieved August 30, 2005.
  9. RailAmerica (2002). "RailAmerica History". Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved September 3, 2005.
  10. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Archived from the original on September 5, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2005.
  11. Flowers, Andy (January 4, 2001). "Class 20s to Kosovo!". Archived from the original on February 19, 2001.
  12. "Kosovo aid train 'held to ransom'". BBC News Online. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  13. "Kosovo aid train gets through". BBC News Online. September 27, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  14. Left, Sarah (January 15, 2002). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  15. Midland Mainline. "Company Information". Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
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