2014 in rail transport

Years in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2014.

Events

By month

January events

January 1 – Carl Ice assumes position as CEO of BNSF Railway, replacing the former CEO Matt Rose, who assumed position as Chief Operating Officer.
January 2 – Canadian Pacific Railway announces the sale of 660 miles (1,060 km) of their Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern subsidiary to Genesee & Wyoming, who will operate it as the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad. The sale, expected to close in mid-2014, includes the mainline from Tracy, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota plus some branch lines.^[1]^[2]

March events

March 23 – A Chicago 'L' train overruns the bumper at O'Hare subway station, injuring 32.^[3]^[4]^[5] See: O'Hare CTA station train crash
March 27 – Opening of the Dulwich Hill extension of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail.^[6]

April events

April 5 - Opening of the Panama Metro in Panama City, Panama.
April 28 - Auckland's first electric trains, the AM class, entered service on the Onehunga Branch. (See Auckland railway electrification.)
April 29 – Changsha Metro Line 2 opens.^[7]

May events

May 1 – SunRail's commuter service in Greater Orlando, Florida, started service.^[8]
May 1 - Opening of KLIA Ekspres KLIA2 extension line in Sepang.^[9]
May 7 – Reopening of Saint Paul Union Depot in Minnesota to regularly scheduled train traffic. The depot last saw trains on 30 April 1971, the day before Amtrak began operation.
May 9 – United States Department of Labor commemorates the contributions of Chinese railroad workers who helped build the railroad by adding them to the Labor Hall of Honor^[10]
May 28 – The Wuhan Metro Line 1 Hankou North extension opens.^[11]

June events

June 8 – Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro in India opens on the Versova–Ghatkopar west–east corridor.^[12]
June 14 – Opening of the Green Line light rail service in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota.^[13]^[14]

July events

July 26 - The new WMATA Silver Line opens for passenger service in the Washington D.C. area. Construction of the Metro's 6th new rapid transit route included 11.8 miles of new trackway and 5 stations at McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, Spring Hill and Wiehle – Reston East. Silver Line trains operate between Reston, VA and Largo Town Center Station on the Blue Line.

August events

August 16 – Lhasa–Xigazê Railway opens to Xigazê Railway Station (Shigatse) in the Tibet Autonomous Region.^[15]

September events

September 17 – Zhuyehai Station on Wuhan Metro's Line 1 opens.^[16]

November events

November 10 – The Fulton Center New York City Subway interchange opened.
November 23 – North South MRT Line 1 km extension opened, of which it is Marina South Pier MRT Station.^[17]^[18]

December events

December 25 – Indian Railways inaugurates the Sushasan Express, connecting Gwalior and Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, in commemoration of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 91st birthday.
December 28 - West Island Line opened.

References

↑ "Canadian Pacific to sell west end of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern line to Genesee & Wyoming" (Press release). Canadian Pacific Railway. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "Canadian Pacific reaches deal to sell western part of DM&E rail line". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ Nickeas, Peter; Bowean, Lolly; Wronski, Richard; Geiger, Kim. "Focus in CTA crash falls on operator fatigue, braking system". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
↑ Esposito, Stefano. "'Automatic stop' kicked in before CTA train crashed at O'Hare". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
↑ Goudie, Chuck. "Train operator identified in Blue Line crash". Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
↑ "Changsha metro opens". Railway Gazette. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
↑ "Free SunRail rides start Thursday". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
↑ http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-railway-workers-inducted-in-labor-departments-hall-of-honor/1912478.html
↑ "武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通" [Hankou of Wuhan Metro Line 1 North extension cord opened tomorrow]. ycwb.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
↑ "Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro". The Times of India. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "June14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line" (Press release). Metropolitan Council. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
↑ "METRO System - Metro Transit". Retrieved 16 August 2014.
↑ "Tibet railway opens to Xigaze". Railway Gazette. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
↑ "竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用" [Zhuyehai Station opened]. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
↑ "COS 2012: Land Transport Updates". Ministry of Transpore. 7 Mar 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.
↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_774849

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[1] "Canadian Pacific to sell west end of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern line to Genesee & Wyoming" (Press release). Canadian Pacific Railway. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

[2] "Canadian Pacific reaches deal to sell western part of DM&E rail line". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

[CT1750012-3] Nickeas, Peter; Bowean, Lolly; Wronski, Richard; Geiger, Kim. "Focus in CTA crash falls on operator fatigue, braking system". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

[CST26432209-4] Esposito, Stefano. "'Automatic stop' kicked in before CTA train crashed at O'Hare". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

[5] Goudie, Chuck. "Train operator identified in Blue Line crash". Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

[railwaygazette2014-7] "Changsha metro opens". Railway Gazette. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

[StartOfServiceMay2014-8] "Free SunRail rides start Thursday". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[10] ttp://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-railway-workers-inducted-in-labor-departments-hall-of-honor/1912478.html

[11] "武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通" [Hankou of Wuhan Metro Line 1 North extension cord opened tomorrow]. ycwb.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

[12] "Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro". The Times of India. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[13] "June14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line" (Press release). Metropolitan Council. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[14] "METRO System - Metro Transit". Retrieved 16 August 2014.

[15] "Tibet railway opens to Xigaze". Railway Gazette. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

[qkq-16] "竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用" [Zhuyehai Station opened]. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.

[17] "COS 2012: Land Transport Updates". Ministry of Transpore. 7 Mar 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.

[18] ttp://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_774849