1988 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1988.
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[edit] Events
[edit] February events
- February 1 - MBTA restores passenger train service to Rhode Island, but only during peak rush-hour times.
- February 29 - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad drops the word "Gulf" from its name, returning to the premerger Illinois Central Railroad company name.
[edit] June events
- June 27 - A runaway train hits a stationary rush-hour train at Gare de Lyon in France, killing 59 people and injuring more than 50 others.
[edit] September events
- September 23 - Boston and Maine Railroad's former Connecticut River Railroad line is transferred to Amtrak for the restoration of Montrealer service, which became Amtrak's Vermonter.
[edit] October events
- October 13 - Rio Grande Industries, the parent company of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, purchases the Southern Pacific Railroad; the combined railroad takes SP's identity due to its brand status to shippers.
[edit] December events
- December 12 - Two commuter trains collide at around 8:00 AM (local time) in the Clapham Junction rail crash, on the southeast side of London, England.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Burlington Northern Railroad corporate headquarters are moved from Seattle, Washington, to Fort Worth, Texas.
- Union Station in Washington, DC, is reopened after renovation.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved September 23, 2005.
- Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history: October. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
