2007 in rail transport

Years in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2007.

Events

January events

February events

March events

April events

May events

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Deaths

February deaths

August deaths

December deaths

Industry awards

Japan

Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club

North America

2007 E. H. Harriman Awards[38]
Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
A Norfolk Southern Railway CSX Transportation BNSF Railway
B Kansas City Southern Railway Canadian Pacific Railway's United States subsidiary Long Island Rail Road
C Florida East Coast Railway Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad[39] BNSF Suburban Operation in Chicago
S&T Birmingham Southern Railroad Conrail Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

United Kingdom

Train Operator of the Year

References

  1. Grauwels, Stephan (January 5, 2007). "Taiwan's High-Speed Train Debuts". Associated Press (reprinted by CBS). Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  2. "EVR's private interlude is over". Railway Gazette International. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Union Pacific Vice President-Engineering Bill Wimmer Named Railway Age Railroader Of The Year" (Press release). Union Pacific Railroad. January 12, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
  4. Moynihan, Stephen (January 30, 2007). "Soapy suds too much for trains in make-or-brake tests". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
  5. "Saakashvili Speaks of Regional Railway, as Deal Signed". UNA-Georgia. February 7, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2007.
  6. "Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey sign agreement on new railroad". ITAR-TASS. February 7, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2007.
  7. Marowtis, Ross (February 13, 2007). "CN strike likely to continue over weekend". Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  8. Pringle, Josh (February 11, 2007). "CN Rail Strike Won't Disrupt Service: Officials". CFRA. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  9. "CN strike challenged: Railway files beef with labour board". Winnipeg Sun. February 11, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  10. "Alstom commits itself to the French very high speed rail programme" (Press release). Alstom. December 18, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
  11. "French high-speed TGV breaks world conventional rail-speed record". Deutsche Presse-Agentur (reprinted by Monsters and Critics). February 14, 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  12. "FRA Administrator Denies DM&E Powder River Basin Loan Application Citing Unacceptable Risk to Federal Taxpayers" (Press release). United States Federal Railroad Administration. February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  13. "FRA Rejects Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's Loan Application". L.B. Foster. PR Newswire. February 27, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  14. "DM&E loan denial's effect is uncertain". Post-Bulletin. February 28, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  15. Gordon, Rachel (April 11, 2007). "Passengers left in lurch by T-Third's rough start / Muni metro mess: New streetcar line brings commuters delays, confusion and stress". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
  16. "'Hidden Europe' magazine e-news Issue 2007/15". June 7, 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  17. Meillasson, Sylvain (August 2007). "Lötschberg Base Tunnel opens". Today's Railways Europe 140: 19–26.
  18. "Kampac wins Ghana railway contract". Khaleej Times. July 1, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  19. BBC News (July 18, 2007). "Metronet calls in administrators". Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
  20. Knowlman, Brian (Summer 2007). "What time's the next timetable?". National Railway Museum Review 120: 31–3.
  21. "Virgin loses Cross Country rail". BBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  22. Haigh, Philip (July 18–31, 2007). "HSTs to CrossCountry as Arriva wins £1.1bn deal". Rail 570: 6–7.
  23. "Introducing London Overground – a new era for London Rail" (Press release). Transport for London. September 5, 2006. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  24. Rail Merger All Set For December 2, 2007
  25. "National Express awarded contract for growth on InterCity East Coast". Department for Transport. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
  26. "Passenger services begin Tuesday December 18". Grand Central. December 18, 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  27. Trains News Wire (April 29, 2005). "Swiss complete digging Alpine tunnel". Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
  28. Trains News Wire (May 24, 2005). "New high-speed line to link France and Germany". Archived from the original on November 22, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2005.
  29. Alstom (July 26, 2005). "ALSTOM to supply 28 TGV trainsets and 8 TGV power cars to SNCF worth 550 million euros". Archived from the original on October 26, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2005.
  30. Trains NewsWire (July 26, 2005). "Alstom to supply TGV trainsets and power cars to SNCF". Retrieved July 27, 2005.
  31. Electro-Motive Diesel. "Euro 4000". Archived from the original on March 14, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2005.
  32. Kolkata Newsline (March 6, 2006). "India, Bhutan to start work for railway linkage by 2007". Retrieved March 7, 2006.
  33. KCRC. "KCRC New Projects". Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
  34. turkishdailynews (January 16, 2007). "Railway construction to start in second half of 2007". Retrieved January 16, 2007.
  35. Klein, Allison; Martin Weil (January 8, 2007). "Green Line Metro Train Derails; at Least 18 Hurt". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
  36. Man caught between subway train and safety doors dies in Shanghai – International Herald Tribune
  37. Grace, Tom (August 10, 2007). "Railroad chairman Rich dies". The Daily Star. Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  38. "Railroad Employees Post Safest Year Ever in 2006" (Press release). Association of American Railroads. May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
  39. "RailAmerica’s Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Wins Harriman Award" (Press release). RailAmerica. May 18, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
  40. Bronson, Carol (March 21, 2008). "Watco earns accolades for rails". Pratt Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
  41. "Railway Age 2007 RR of the Year" (PDF). American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
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