April 27 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 27.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

[edit] 20th century

• 1947 – After a complete overhaul, Illinois Central's Green Diamond trainset re-enters active service, this time between Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana, as the Miss-Lou passenger train.
• 1970 – The first double-deck passenger cars to operate in regular service on Canadian passenger trains enter service in Montreal.^[1]
• 1987 – Construction begins in Germany on the Berlin U-Bahn's U8 line extension to Paracelsus-Bad.
• 1998 – Spain's Madrid Metro opens the section between Esperanza and Mar de Cristal on Line 4.

[edit] 21st century

• 2005 – Polgahawela level crossing collision: A bus reportedly carrying over 90 people through the town of Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, drives through the signals and barriers at a level crossing without checking first and is struck by an express train from Colombo to Kandy.

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[edit] References

1. ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-03-17). Retrieved on 2006-04-26.