March 2007 in rail transport

March 2007 in rail transport
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2006 in rail transport
2007 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in March 2007.

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Events

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March 1 - March 3

March 1
  • ItalyBombardier announces that it has been awarded a contract valued at 368 million ($487 million) from Trenitalia to build 150 new E464 electric locomotives to augment the railway's existing orders of 538 locomotives, of which 350 are currently in service. This order is expected to lead Trenitalia to become one of only a few European railway companies with single-model locomotive fleets. The new locomotives, which will be manufactured in Italy, Spain and Poland, are expected to be delivered beginning in February 2008.[1][2]

March 4 - March 10

March 6

March 11 - March 17

March 12
  • United States – A CSX freight train traveling from Buffalo to Selkirk derails in Oneida, New York. Twenty six cars out of the train's total length of 79 cars derailed around 7:00 AM; the derailment led to the explosion of at least one tank car that was carrying propane. As a precaution, the explosion forced the closure of 23 miles (37 km) of the adjacent Thruway.[4][5]
  • Republic of IrelandDocklands railway station opens, the first new station in Dublin, Ireland since Tara Street Station opened in 1891.[6]
March 16

March 18 - March 24

March 23
  • Belgium – Inauguration of the 3.8 kilometer long railway tunnel under the railway station Antwerpen-Centraal.

March 25 - March 31

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