1999 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1999.

Events[]

January events[]

March events[]

  • March 15 – In the Bourbonnais train accident, the southbound Amtrak train 59, City of New Orleans, strikes a loaded semi-truck on a grade crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois; all but three of the passenger cars derail, killing 11 of the train's passengers. The NTSB attributes the cause to the truck driver trying to beat the train at the crossing.

April events[]

May events[]

June events[]

  • June 1 - The LRT Putra Line expands from Pasar Seni to Gombak. The stretch also includes Malaysia's first subway line.
  • June 1 – The end of Conrail, which is officially split up on this date, all operations being transferred to CSX and Norfolk Southern.
  • June 12 – The rebuilding of Fremont-Centerville is completed.
  • June 28 – The Guangzhou Metro Line One is fully completed and operational.

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 Paddington railway 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[]

Deaths[]

Awards[]

North America[]

1999 E. H. Harriman Awards
Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
A Norfolk Southern Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway CSX
B Illinois Central Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway NJ Transit
C Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad Guilford Rail System
S&T Belt Railway of Chicago Port Terminal Railroad Association Patapsco & 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  13. ^ "Kosovo aid train gets through". BBC News. September 27, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  14. ^ Left, Sarah (January 15, 2002). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian. 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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