1992 in rail transport

1992 in rail transport

Events

April events

* April 3 - The Goderich Exeter Railway begins operations in Ontario, Canada. [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=17 March 2006| accessmonthday=3 April | accessyear=2006 ]
* April 6 - The first section of Manchester Metrolink, in Manchester, England, opens.

August events

* August 27 - The 3200-Series rapid transit cars (3201-3457), built by the Morrison-Knudsen Company of Hornell, New York, are placed in service on the Chicago 'L' system, subsequently retiring the last of the old 6000-Series cars from the 1950s.

October events

* October 26 - Southern California's Metrolink opens. [Translated from cite web| url=http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=26_octobre_dans_les_chemins_de_fer&oldid=11014661| title=26 octobre dans les chemins de fer| accessdate=2006-10-26| language=#language:fr ]

December events

* December 23 - Nuevo Central Argentino is granted a concession to operate freight trains over former Ferrocarriles Argentinos tracks in and around Buenos Aires.

Unknown date events

* General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD70.
* Paul Tellier is appointed to the presidency of Canadian National Railway.
* Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad is acquired by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
* Amtrak commissions three prototype Roadrailers for testing behind regular revenue passenger trains. [cite journal| author=Johnston, Bob| year=1997| month=February| title=Amtrak RoadRailers get rolling| journal=Trains Magazine| volume=57| issue=2| pages=26–27| id=| url= ]

Deaths

October deaths

* October 19 - H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (b. 1925).

References


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