1995 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January - David L. Gunn becomes commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission.
* January - Burlington Northern Railroad tests new Trough Train articulated coal hopper cars. [cite journal|date=May 2005|title=Trough trial|journal=Trains Magazine|pages=p. 26]

February events

* February 1 - The last Algoma Central Railway train arrives at Steelton Yard in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, at 1:45 AM local time; Wisconsin Central takes ownership of the railway effective with the next train out of the yard at 2:45 AM. [cite journal|author=Gilchinski, Steve|date=May 1995|title=New owners for the black bear|journal=Trains Magazine|pages=p. 17–18]
* February 3 - Canadian National Railway sells the former Central Vermont Railway lines in New York and Vermont to RailTex, forming the basis for the New England Central Railroad. [cite journal|date=May 1995)|title=So long CV, Hello NECR|journal=Trains Magazine|pages=p. 23]

* February 7 - Robert Krebs announces that Santa Fe Railroad stockholders overwhelmingly approve the merger of the Santa Fe with the Burlington Northern Railroad. [cite journal|author=Keefe, Kevin P.|date=May 1995|title=Will Rob Krebs win in the West?|journal=Trains Magazine|pages=p. 14–15]
* February 22 - Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) announces the appointment of former CSX Transportation Chief Operating Officer Jerry Davis to the position of CEO for SP. [cite journal|author=Lustig, David|date=May 1995|title=Davis moves from CSX to lead SP|journal=Trains Magazine|pages=p. 15–17]

March events

* March 1 - CP Rail announces that Robert J. Ritchie will succeed I. Barry Scott as president and CEO of CP Rail.
* March 10 - Union Pacific Railroad announces its intent to purchase the Chicago and North Western Railway.
* March 15 - Fremont-Centerville (Amtrak station) is moved.
* March 27 - After a two-week strike by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and the Canadian Auto Workers affecting Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway and Via Rail, the Canadian Parliament steps in and sets up arbitration panels to resolve the disputes.

April events

* April 12 - The Chicago and North Western Railway is merged into the Union Pacific Railroad. [cite journal|author=Blaszak, Michael W.|date=June 1995|title=Chicago & North Western: a survivor no more|journal=Trains Magazine|pages=p. 17–20]

July events

* July 3 - The extension of Minsk Metro's Avtozavodskaya Line connecting Frunzenskaya to Pushkinskaya opens.
* July 18 - Indian Railways orders its first WDG-2 locomotive. [cite web|author=Indian Railways Fan Club|date=2005|url=http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html|title=IR History: Part VI (1995-present)|accessdate=2005-07-18]

August events

* August 11 - The first fatal accident on Toronto's subway system under the auspices of the Toronto Transit Commission, the Russell Hill subway accident, claims three lives.
* August 14 - Malaysia's first electric commuter train service, the KTM Komuter, begins with 18 EMUs from Jenbacher Transport serving the Kuala Lumpur - Rawang sector.

eptember events

* September 4 - The F Market heritage streetcar line in San Francisco opens using restored PCC streetcars.
* September 10 - Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" passenger train is permanently rerouted between Memphis and Jackson due to the Illinois Central Railroad's desire to abandon the original route (the Grenada District) in favor of the newer and flatter Yazoo District.
* September 22 - The holding companies of the Burlington Northern Railroad and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern, Inc. and Santa Fe Pacific Corp., merge.

October events

* October 25 - A school bus driver misjudges the space available between a grade crossing and a traffic signal, leaving the rear of the bus over the track; the bus is hit by Metra train 624, killing seven of the students aboard the bus and injuring 21 others. The Fox River Grove level crossing accident is the deadliest Metra accident to date.
* October 26 - Canadian National Railway reopens commuter service between Montreal's Gare Centrale and Deux-Montagnes using new electric multiple unit rolling stock.cite web|url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm|title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history|work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages|date=2006-09-15| accessdate=2006-10-26]

November events

* November 28 - Canadian National Railway is privatized from the Canadian government.

December events

* December 9 - British mail and parcels carrier Rail express systems Ltd is acquired by North & South Railways Ltd, an affiliate of Wisconsin Central Ltd, as part of the privatisation of British Rail, the first operating company to be sold.
* December 31 - The Interstate Commerce Commission in the United States is dissolved effective today; many of the railroad duties performed by the ICC are transferred to the newly formed Surface Transportation Board.

Unknown date events

* Michael R. Haverty, who left the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway presidency in 1991, became president of the Kansas City Southern Railway. [cite web|author=Vantuono, William C.|date=January 2001|url=http://www.railwayage.com/jan01/railroader_2000.html|title=Mike Haverty, Railroader of the Year|accessdate=2005-03-25]
* General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD90MAC.
* Canadian National Railway opens the tunnel under the St. Clair River, connecting Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan.

Deaths

References

* (June 1995), "Arrivals & Departures", "Trains Magazine", p. 18.
* (May 1995), "Scanner - Heir, apparently", "Trains Magazine", p. 21.
* (July 2005), "Trains Timeline", "Trains Magazine", p. 22.