1992 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1992.
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[edit] Events
[edit] April events
- April 3 - The Goderich Exeter Railway begins operations in Ontario, Canada.[1]
- April 6 - The first section of Manchester Metrolink, in Manchester, England, opens.
[edit] 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.
[edit] October events
- October 26 - Southern California's Metrolink opens.[2]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[3]
[edit] Deaths
[edit] October deaths
- October 19 - H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (b. 1925).
[edit] References
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (17 March 2006). Retrieved on 3 April, 2006.
- ^ Translated from 26 octobre dans les chemins de fer (Français). Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
- ^ Johnston, Bob (February 1997). "Amtrak RoadRailers get rolling". Trains Magazine 57 (2): 26-27.
