2001 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2001.
Events
January events
February events
March events
April events
May events
- May 16 – The 43.5 kilometres (27.0 mi) stretch of railway between Murska Sobota, Slovenia, and Zalalövő, Hungary, is opened, in part following the route originally opened in 1907 and dismantled in 1968.
- May 26 – SNCF sets a new speed record in France when TGV train number 531 travels the 1,067.2 km (663.1 mi) between Calais and Marseilles in 3 hours and 29 minutes at an average speed of 317.46 km/h (197.26 mph).
June events
July events
August events
September events
October events
November events
December events
- December 11 – Seven members of the CCFE (Communauté des chemins de fer européens) leave to form EIM (European Infrastructure Managers).
- December 15 – The Downeaster, a passenger train operated by Amtrak, begins regularly scheduled passenger service between Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine.
- December 17 – MARC extends passenger service to Frederick, Maryland.
- December 23 – An incorrect brake application on a CSX local train that had stopped to perform switching at Kodak Park (Charlotte, New York) causes the train to run away and derail five miles (8 km) later, destroying homes and businesses in the area.
Unknown date events
Accidents
Railway accidents in 2001 (2001)
|
|
Location and date |
|
|
2000 2002
|
|
Deaths
January deaths
Awards
North America
- 2001 E. H. Harriman Awards
- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
United Kingdom
- Train Operator of the Year
References
- Some of the events listed here were translated from 2001 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.
- Canadian Pacific Railway (2005), Canadian Pacific Railway – A Brief History. Retrieved September 30, 2005.
- (May 2002), CSX recognizes human error, Trains Magazine, p. 22.
- (May 2002), Familiar faces in unfamiliar places, Trains Magazine, p. 26.
- (February 2002), Fatigue, or human error? Trains Magazine, p. 24.
- General Motors Electro-Motive Division (March 21, 2001), First GM CLASS 66 Locomotive Crosses German-Swiss Border. Retrieved April 13, 2005.
- Indian Railways Fan Club (2005), IR History: Part VI (1995–present). Retrieved July 10, 2005.
- (April 3, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved August 15, 2005.
- (February 2002), MARC adds line; tower fixed up, Trains Magazine, p. 24.
- O. Winston Link Museum, O. Winston Link Biography. Retrieved February 4, 2005.
- ^ Taplin, M. R. (October 2001). "Return of the (modern) streetcar: Portland leads the way". Tramways & Urban Transit (Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd). ISSN 1460-8324. http://www.lrta.info/articles/art0110.html. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Hamilton, Don (July 17, 2001). "51 years later, they're back". Portland Tribune. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=5063. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Baltic Rail Services Completes the Purchase of a Controlling Interest in Eesti Raudtee, Estonian State Railways". Railroad Development Corporation. http://www.rrdc.com/news_rdc_brs_09_04_2001.pdf.
- ^ "MAX trains begin airport service". Portland Business Journal. (September 10, 2001). http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/09/10/daily3.html. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Hock, Mathias (2001). "News from Nicaragua". www.ferrolatino.ch. http://www.ferrolatino.ch/FLBNicaraguaNewsEng.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ Left, Sarah (2002-01-15). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian Unlimited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,633951,00.html.