- July 2005 in rail transport
July events
July 1 – July 2
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July 1 :* flagicon|India -Indian Railways is expected to inaugurate two new "Shatabdi Express "passenger train s, one betweenChennai andBangalore and a new "Jan-Shatabdi Express" betweenMadgaon andMangalore .July 3 – July 9
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July 4 :* flagicon|United Kingdom -EWS is presented with the Award for Innovation fromInternational Freighting Weekly for the railroad's design of a new parcel cage it is using between the West Midlands and centralScotland . The new cages are collapsible and replace the woodenpallet s and shrink wrap that the railroad was using to ship the goods. Use of the new cages enabled EWS to win a key contract fromDHL to carry its cargo by rail. [http://www.ews-railway.co.uk/cmsystem/news_article.asp?guid={98C6703B-A2F6-4175-9F27-272178916F64} (EWS)] ;July 5 :* flagicon|Mexico -Kansas City Southern Railway namesFrancisco Javier Rion as the new CEO, succeeding interim CEOVicente Corta Fernandez , for its subsidiaryGrupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana . [http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/07/04/daily3.html (Business Journal of KC)] [http://notes.kcsi.com/WebApps/kcspress.nsf/626e6035eadbb4cd85256499006b15a6/89b9a2419684c3fd86257035004de37c?OpenDocument (KCS Railway)] ;July 7 :* Trains portal/News image|London-07.07.2005-trapped underground.jpg|Smoke and confusion in the London Underground| flagicon|United Kingdom - Three bombs explode in theLondon Underground killing at least 35 people. Explosions occurred between the Aldgate East and Liverpool Street stations, between King's Cross St Pancras and Russell Square, and at Edgware Road. A further bomb on a bus inTavistock Square killed 13 people. A statement claiming responsibility was posted to a website known to be operated by associates ofAl Qaeda .July 10 – July 16
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July 11 :* flagicon|United States -Amtrak resumes limited "Acela Express " service with four daily departures each from New York andWashington, DC . Two departures serve each terminal in the morning, while two more serve each terminal in the afternoon. In order to provide reliable schedules, the returning Acela trainsets are replacing existingMetroliner trainsets already in service. [http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1093554009951&ssid=180 (Amtrak)] ;July 13 :* flagicon|Pakistan - Apassenger train stopped at the Ghotki,Pakistan ,train station was hit from behind by a train that missed a signal. The derailed cars were subsequently hit by a third train, resulting in a total of seventeen wrecked train cars, which carried over 3,000 passengers. More than 100 people are dead from theGhotki rail crash . Pakistani railroad officials have called this the worst railroad accident there in 15 years. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=agOCVQfRCCIM&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/13/content_3214928.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8557203/ (AP/MSNBC)] ;July 14 :* flagicon|Russia -Russia n militarycivil engineer s test a newpontoon bridge for railroad use across theVolga River . The bridge was able to carry a train consisting of twodiesel locomotive s and about twenty cars weighing 3,000 metric tons in total while sinking only 0.92metre s; subsequent tests with trains haulingtank s, weighing 42.5 metric tons each, showed the bridge sinking by 50centimetre s or less. The military have proclaimed the tests a success and foresee both combat and civilian uses for the bridge technology. [http://en.rian.ru/business/20050714/40908600.html (RIA Novosti)]July 17 – July 23
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July 18 :* flagicon|United States - Officials forNew York state andNew York City announce that they have selected the contractors to build a new structure for the existing Penn Station, whose original building was razed in1963 . The new station building, budgeted at $818 million, will replace theJames Farley Post Office building erected in1913 , while preserving the building's facade, and will be named "Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station" in honor of the late senator who worked to make the idea a reality. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/329448p-281556c.html (NYC Daily News)] [http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/046slnhe.asp (Trains)] ;July 21 :* Trains portal/News image|London bombing 21 july 05 newspaper.jpg|Newspaper headline from July 21| flagicon|United Kingdom - A second series of explosions occur on theLondon Underground just two weeks after the previous attacks. Several tube lines are closed temporarily, andNational Rail Services to and from LondonSt. Pancras have been terminated. Initial reports indicate fewer casualties than the previous incident, and that one or more arrests have been made in connection with the new incidents.:* flagicon|United States -Union Pacific 844 , the laststeam locomotive built forUnion Pacific Railroad , makes a series of break-in runs after the most extensive overhaul of an operating steam locomotive in theUnited States since the1950s . For these first runs, the locomotive is paired withUnion Pacific 3985 (currently the largest operable steam locomotive in the world) on a double-header train out ofCheyenne, Wyoming . The locomotive's first official run is scheduled to occur onJuly 27 on a run between Cheyenne andOmaha, Nebraska . [http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/railroad/2005/0720_844_omaha_sched.shtml (UP)] [http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/27/t/000555.html (Trainboard)] .:* flagicon|United States -Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell presides over and cuts the ribbon for the opening ceremony onBuffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 's new branch toHomer City, Pennsylvania . The new branch, which cuts through part ofIndiana University of Pennsylvania 's campus, allows the railroad to delivercoal to theEdison Mission Energy generator there. University presidentTony Atwater andPennsylvania House Majority Leader Samuel H. Smith (who also serves on the university Council of Trustees) also spoke at the ceremony. [http://www.thepenn.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/07/27/42e796f3547c8 (The Penn Online)] ;July 22 :* flagicon|Russia - Heavy rains inIrkutsk damage and washout part of theTrans-Siberian Railway . Trains along the route are restricted to 40 km/h (25 mph) through the affected region. Although exact estimates are not available on when service will return to normal, railroad officials are confident that repairs to the damaged track will be quick. [http://en.rian.ru/business/20050722/40951573.html (RIA Novosti)] :* flagicon|United States The U.S. District Court for the District ofNebraska issues a ruling againstUnion Pacific Railroad (UP) stating that the railroad's denial ofhealth insurance prescription drug coverage for contraceptives violated Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbidsdiscrimination on the basis of race or gender. UP's claim was that since pregnancy is a normal human condition, contraceptive medications were not medically necessary. The court ruled against the railroad because it felt the railroad was treating the medical care needed to prevent a pregnancy differently than it was treating medical care to prevent other conditions that "are no greater threat to employees' health than is pregnancy." [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050725005679&newsLang=en (Business Wire)] ;July 23 :* Trains portal/News image|WSOR 4025 20050723 WI Madison.jpg|Wisconsin and Southern 4025 in special 25th anniversary livery| flagicon|United States -Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), which was namedRegional Railroad of the Year for2001 , celebrates its 25th year of operations with an "open house" at the railroad's yard inMadison, Wisconsin . Free rides are given using WSOR's three formerChicago and North Western Railway bilevel coaches between Madison and a point near Waunakee, and railroad equipment, including specially paintedEMD SD40-2 number 4025, is available for viewing by the public.Soo Line 1003 , a restored2-8-2 steam locomotive of theSoo Line Railroad provides cab rides between the yard andMonona Terrace in downtown Madison. [http://www.wsorrailroad.com/events/anniversary1a.html (WSOR)]July 24 – July 30
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July 25 :* flagicon|United States -Norfolk Southern (NS) breaks ground on the new Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility inColumbus, Ohio . The new facility is part of NS's "Heartland Corridor" project to move freight between the Eastern and CentralUnited States . The ceremony is attended by Charles W. Moorman (NS president),Ohio Representatives David L. Hobson,Deborah Pryce , and Patrick J. Tiberi, and Senators R. Michael DeWine and George V. Voinovich as well as officials from the city of Columbus. [http://www.nscorp.com/nscorp/application;JSESSIONID_nscorp=CuAKLRSKIJn56NHY9u2UosYKJn2qUan4jbm5J2VD9T2q64FXELXe!-287488114?origin=content.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=NS+News&contentId=english/nscorp/news/whats_new/whats_new/news072505.html (NS)] ;July 26 :* flagicon|France -SNCF awards a pair of contracts worth €550 million toAlstom for newTGV Duplex (double-decker ) trainsets. 28 of the new trains will be used in service on the TGV Méditerranée line betweenParis andMarseille , while 8 more new trains will be used in a new TGV Est service from Paris throughLuxembourg , southwestGermany , andSwitzerland beginning in2007 . [http://www.alstom.com/pr_corp/2005/corp/28098.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/pr_corp/2005/corp/&idRubriqueCourante=15445 (Alstom)] [http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/061pskqq.asp (Trains News Wire)] ;July 27 :* flagicon|Canada - Heavy rains in northernManitoba ,Canada , cause washouts on theHudson Bay Railway .VIA Rail trains 290 and 291 which operate over the HBR between The Pas and Pukatawagan are suspended while repairs commence. HBR expects the line to reopen onAugust 4 2005 . [http://viarail.ca/cgi-bin/AffichageWebComm?Commande=select&langue=en&IDX=2&pk_webcomm=543 (VIA)] ;July 28 :* flagicon|Canada -Canadian Pacific Railway identifies tenbranch line s that currently receive little or no rail traffic as candidates for abandonment. The branches to be closed include 80mile s of track inManitoba , 243 miles inSaskatchewan and 90 miles inAlberta . In accordance with theCanada Transportation Act , the lines will be offered for sale to new rail operators, but will be closed if no new operators are identified. [http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/Media/News/General/2005/CPR+adds+10+low-volume+branch+lines+to+CTA+Three-Year+Plan.htm (CPR)] :* flagicon|India - An explosion destroys a carriage of an express train near the town ofJaunpur ,Uttar Pradesh ,India , killing 13 people. See:2005 Jaunpur train bombing .;July 30 :* flagicon|United States -Union Pacific Railroad unveils two newEMD SD70ACe locomotives with paint schemes inspired by the railroad's predecessors.Union Pacific 1982 received a two-tone blue paint scheme reminiscent of theMissouri Pacific Railroad 's "Jenks blue" paint, andUnion Pacific 1983 received a green and silver paint scheme inspired by the last paint scheme of theWestern Pacific Railroad ; the locomotive road numbers coincide with the years that the two railroads were absorbed into UP. Reports indicate that four more locomotives will be painted in schemes inspired by other UP predecessor railroads; a UP press release indicates that these other schemes will be inspired fromSouthern Pacific Railroad ,Chicago and North Western Railway ,Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad andDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad . [http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/27/t/000559.html (Trainboard)] [http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/railroad/2005/0730_heritage.shtml (UP)]July 31
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July 31 :* flagicon|China -Shenyang ,China : Northbound train K127 fromXi'an toChangchun passes a sabotagedrailway signal and collides with a freight train, killing five of thepassenger train 's passengers. Officials state that some wiring was stolen from a nearby signal box causing the signal to malfunction. [http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/074powwx.asp (Trains)]References
* Alstom (
July 26 2005 ), " [http://www.alstom.com/pr_corp/2005/corp/28098.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/pr_corp/2005/corp/&idRubriqueCourante=15445 ALSTOM to supply 28 TGV trainsets and 8 TGV power cars to SNCF worth 550 million euros] ". RetrievedJuly 27 2005 .
* Amtrak (July 11 2005 ), " [http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1093554009951&ssid=180 Acela Express Returns to Service] ". RetrievedJuly 13 2005 .
* Associated Press (July 13 2005 ), " [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8557203/ 3 trains collide in Pakistan; 112 dead] ". RetrievedJuly 13 2005 .
* Bloomberg.com: Asia (July 13 2005 ), " [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=agOCVQfRCCIM&refer=asia Pakistan Triple-Train Crash Leaves 109 People Dead] ". RetrievedJuly 13 2005 .
* The Business Journal of Kansas City (July 5 2005 ), " [http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/07/04/daily3.html KC Southern's Mexican railroad names new CEO] ". RetrievedJuly 6 2005 .
* Business Wire (July 25 2005 ), " [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050725005679&newsLang=en Women Win Nationwide Sex Discrimination Case Against Union Pacific; Railroad's Refusal to Cover Contraception in Worker Health Plans Violates Law] ". RetrievedJuly 25 2005 .
* Canadian Pacific Railway (July 28 2005 ), " [http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/Media/News/General/2005/CPR+adds+10+low-volume+branch+lines+to+CTA+Three-Year+Plan.htm CPR adds 10 low-volume branch lines to CTA Three-Year Plan] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* Colford, Paul D., New York City Daily News (July 19 2005 ), " [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/329448p-281556c.html New Penn Station no longer dream] ". RetrievedJuly 20 2005 .
* EWS Railway (July 4 2005 ), " [http://www.ews-railway.co.uk/cmsystem/news_article.asp?guid={98C6703B-A2F6-4175-9F27-272178916F64} EWS parcel cages win IFW Award for Innovation] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* Harper, Margaret, The Penn Online (July 27 2005 ), " [http://www.thepenn.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/07/27/42e796f3547c8 Railroad returns: Route ready for transportation of coal to Homer City] ". RetrievedJuly 27 2005 .
* Kansas City Southern (July 5 2005 ), " [http://notes.kcsi.com/WebApps/kcspress.nsf/626e6035eadbb4cd85256499006b15a6/89b9a2419684c3fd86257035004de37c?OpenDocument KCS Announces Appointment of Javier Rión as TFM CEO] ". RetrievedJuly 6 2005 .
* Moorman, Charles W., Norfolk Southern (July 25 2005 ), " [http://www.nscorp.com/nscorp/application;JSESSIONID_nscorp=CuAKLRSKIJn56NHY9u2UosYKJn2qUan4jbm5J2VD9T2q64FXELXe!-287488114?origin=content.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=NS+News&contentId=english/nscorp/news/whats_new/whats_new/news072505.html Groundbreaking for Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility, Columbus, Ohio - July 25, 2005] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* RIA Novosti (July 14 2005 ), " [http://en.rian.ru/business/20050714/40908600.html Russian military tests new railroad pontoon bridge] ". RetrievedJuly 14 2005 .
* RIA Novosti (July 22 2005 ), " [http://en.rian.ru/business/20050722/40951573.html Train traffic limited on Trans-Siberian railroad] ". RetrievedJuly 22 2005 .
* Trainboard.com (July 21 2005 ), " [http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/27/t/000555.html UP offers GPS tracking of steam excursions] ". RetrievedJuly 25 2005 . Includes photos of UP 844 break-in runs on July 21.
* Trainboard.com (July 2005 ), " [http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/27/t/000559.html UP painting several engines in Fallen Flag color schemes] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* Trains NewsWire (July 26 2005 ), " [http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/061pskqq.asp Alstom to supply TGV trainsets and power cars to SNCF] ". RetrievedJuly 27 2005 .
* Trains NewsWire (August 1 2005 ), " [http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/074powwx.asp Chinese passenger train derailment kills 5] ". RetrievedAugust 3 2005 .
* Trains NewsWire (July 19 2005 ), " [http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/046slnhe.asp New York Penn Station design moves forward] ". RetrievedJuly 20 2005 .
* Union Pacific Railroad (July 30 2005 ), " [http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/railroad/2005/0730_heritage.shtml Union Pacific Announces Heritage Series Locomotives] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* Union Pacific Railroad (July 20 2005 ), " [http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/railroad/2005/0720_844_omaha_sched.shtml Union Pacific Railroad's Historic Steam Locomotive No. 844 Coming to Omaha] ". RetrievedJuly 23 2005 .
* VIA Rail Canada (July 27 2005 ), " [http://viarail.ca/cgi-bin/AffichageWebComm?Commande=select&langue=en&IDX=2&pk_webcomm=543 Hudson Bay Railway closes line - VIA service form The Pas to Pukatawagan temporarily cancelled] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (July 2005 ), " [http://www.wsorrailroad.com/events/anniversary1a.html Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Celebrates 25 Years] ". RetrievedAugust 1 2005 .
* Xinhua (July 13 2005 ), " [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/13/content_3214928.htm Pakistani leaders express deep sorrow over train accident] ". RetrievedJuly 13 2005 .
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