2014 in rail transport

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

Years in rail transport

Events

January

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

March 23 – A Chicago 'L' train overruns the bumper at O'Hare , injuring 34.[3][4][5] See: O'Hare station train crash
March 27 – Opening of the Dulwich Hill extension of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail.[6]

April

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

May 1
- – SunRail's commuter service in Greater Orlando, Florida, started service.[8]
- – 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

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

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

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

September

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

November

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

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. 2 January 2014. 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". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Changsha metro opens". Railway Gazette. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
"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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
"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 March 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. 2 January 2014. 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". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[railwaygazette2014-7] "Changsha metro opens". Railway Gazette. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

[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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[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 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.

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