2014 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2014.
Events[]
January[]
January 1 – Carl Ice assumes position as CEO of BNSF Railway, replacing the former CEO Matt Rose, who assumed position as Chief Operating Officer.[citation needed]- January 2 – Canadian Pacific Railway announces the sale of 660 miles (1,060 km) of their Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern subsidiary to Genesee & Wyoming, who will operate it as the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad. The sale, expected to close in mid-2014, includes the mainline from Tracy, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota plus some branch lines.[1][2]
March[]
- March 23 – A Chicago 'L' train overruns the bumper at O'Hare
, injuring 34.[3][4][5] See: O'Hare station train crash 
March 27 – Opening of the Dulwich Hill extension of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail.[6]
April[]
April 5 – Opening of the Panama Metro in Panama City, Panama.[citation needed]
April 28 – Auckland's first electric trains, the AM class, entered service on the Onehunga Branch. (See Auckland railway electrification.)[citation needed]
April 29 – Changsha Metro Line 2 opens.[7]
May[]
- May 1
- – SunRail's commuter service in Greater Orlando, Florida, started service.[8]
– Opening of KLIA Ekspres KLIA2 extension line in Sepang.[9]
- May 7 – Reopening of Saint Paul Union Depot in Minnesota to regularly scheduled train traffic. The depot last saw trains on 30 April 1971, the day before Amtrak began operation.
- May 9 – United States Department of Labor commemorates the contributions of Chinese railroad workers who helped build the railroad by adding them to the Labor Hall of Honor[10]
- May 28 – The Wuhan Metro Line 1 Hankou North extension opens.[11]
June[]
June 8 – Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro in India opens on the Versova–Ghatkopar west–east corridor.[12]- June 14 – Opening of the Green Line light rail service in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota.[13][14]
July[]
- July 26 – The new WMATA Silver Line opens for passenger service in the Washington D.C. area. Construction of the Metro's 6th new rapid transit route included 11.8 miles of new trackway and 5 stations at McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, Spring Hill and Wiehle – Reston East. Silver Line trains operate between Reston, VA and Largo Town Center Station on the Blue Line.[citation needed]
August[]
- August 16 – Lhasa–Xigazê Railway opens to Xigazê Railway Station (Shigatse) in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[15]
September[]
- September 17 – Zhuyehai Station on Wuhan Metro's Line 1 opens.[16]
November[]
- November 10 – The Fulton Center New York City Subway interchange opened.[citation needed]
- November 22 – The Bay Area Rapid Transit Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line automated people mover begins service.[17]
November 23 – North South MRT Line 1 km extension opened, of which it is Marina South Pier MRT station.[18][19]
December[]
- December 25 – Indian Railways inaugurates the Sushasan Express, connecting Gwalior and Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, in commemoration of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 91st birthday.[citation needed]
December 28 – West Island line opened.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Canadian Pacific to sell west end of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern line to Genesee & Wyoming" (Press release). Canadian Pacific Railway. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Pacific reaches deal to sell western part of DM&E rail line". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Nickeas, Peter; Bowean, Lolly; Wronski, Richard; Geiger, Kim. "Focus in CTA crash falls on operator fatigue, braking system". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Esposito, Stefano. "'Automatic stop' kicked in before CTA train crashed at O'Hare". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Goudie, Chuck. "Train operator identified in Blue Line crash". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Changsha metro opens". Railway Gazette. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Free SunRail rides start Thursday". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-railway-workers-inducted-in-labor-departments-hall-of-honor/1912478.html
- ^ "武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通" [Hankou of Wuhan Metro Line 1 North extension cord opened tomorrow]. ycwb.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro". The Times of India. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "June14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line" (Press release). Metropolitan Council. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "METRO System - Metro Transit". Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Tibet railway opens to Xigaze". Railway Gazette. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用" [Zhuyehai Station opened]. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
- ^ "New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "COS 2012: Land Transport Updates". Ministry of Transpore. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_774849
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