2005 in rail transport

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The 45th Street R station closed during the 2005 New York City transit strike

Unknown date events

Accidents

Aerial view of the Graniteville accident's aftermath.
Investigation at the scene of the Amagasaki rail crash.
Smoke and confusion in the London Underground after the bomb blast.

Deaths

January deaths

February deaths

March deaths

April deaths

May deaths

August deaths

November deaths

Industry awards

Japan

Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club

North America

2005 E. H. Harriman Awards
Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
A Norfolk Southern Railway BNSF Railway CSX Transportation
B Canadian Pacific's U.S. subsidiary (formerly Soo Line Railroad) Kansas City Southern Railway Metra
C Florida East Coast Railway Pan Am Railways Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad
S&T Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Conrail Belt Railway of Chicago
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

United Kingdom

Train Operator of the Year

References

  1. General Motors (January 12, 2005), GM Agrees To Sell Electro-Motive Division. Retrieved January 12, 2005.
  2. Trains NewsWire (February 28, 2005), Bombardier awarded Chinese passenger car contract. Retrieved March 10, 2005.
  3. Trains NewsWire (March 3, 2005), Dispatcher walkout snarls BNSF. Retrieved March 10, 2005.
  4. Canadian Pacific Railway (March 14, 2005), Canadian Pacific Railway to acquire first hybrid locomotives. Retrieved March 17, 2005.
  5. Kansas City Southern Industries (April 1, 2005), Kansas City Southern Announces Closing of TFM Transaction; Naming of TFM Interim CEO. Retrieved May 26, 2005.
  6. Bulgarian News Network (April 13, 2005), Bulgaria Licenses Private Railroad Carrier Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 13, 2005.
  7. Trains NewsWire (April 29, 2005), Swiss complete digging Alpine tunnel. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
  8. Payvand's Iran News (May 3, 2005), Iranian President inaugurates Mashhad-Bafq railroad. Retrieved May 3, 2005.
  9. Trains NewsWire (May 26, 2005), G&W to acquire Rail Management Corp. rail operations. Retrieved May 27, 2005.
  10. Genesee and Wyoming, Inc. (May 26, 2005), Genesee & Wyoming Announces Agreement to Acquire Short Line and Port Railroads from Rail Management Corporation. Retrieved May 27, 2005.
  11. Federal Railroad Administration, US DOT (June 1, 2005), Joseph H. Boardman Begins Role as New Administrator for Federal Railroad Administration With Focus on Rail Safety and Intercity Passenger Rail Reform. Retrieved June 6, 2005.
  12. Associated Press (June 2, 2005), Railroad strike upsets train service around France, causing rush-hour havoc (newsfromrussia.com). Retrieved June 2, 2005.
  13. MoneyPlans.net (June 4, 2005), World-class railroad service promised for India. Retrieved June 4, 2005.
  14. SwissInfo (June 22, 2005), Swiss train network shuts down. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
  15. BBC News (June 22, 2005), Swiss rail network grinds to halt. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
  16. Prensa Latina (August 4, 2005), Argentinian Railroad Workers Join Health Sector in Strike Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved August 4, 2005.
  17. Nicaretta, Romina, Bloomberg.com (August 16, 2005), ALL, India's Besco Form Joint Venture to Build Railroad Wagons. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
  18. Xinhua (August 24, 2005), New height of world's railway born in Tibet. Retrieved August 24, 2005.
  19. "Sandvika-Asker åpnet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  20. "BNSF Railway Makes $1 Million Contribution, Offers Transportation Help to Hurricane Victims" (Press release). BNSF. September 2, 2005. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
  21. New Straits Times (September 20, 2005), Hope for survivors of ‘Death Railway'. Retrieved September 20, 2005.
  22. Mudeva, Anna; Reuters (September 29, 2005), Dutch railway firm apologises for deporting Jews. Retrieved September 29, 2005.
  23. Amtrak (October 6, 2005), Amtrak Trains to Roll Out of New Orleans on October 9. Retrieved October 6, 2005.
  24. Capital FM (October 14, 2005), SA firm wins railway deal. Retrieved October 16, 2005.
  25. The Telegraph (October 15, 2005), World's highest railway. Retrieved October 16, 2005.
  26. Scotsman.com (October 17, 2005), Scotland assumes new railway powers. Retrieved October 18, 2005.
  27. Podsana, Janice; Associated Press (reprinted in The Guardian, October 31, 2005), Philadelphia Transit Workers Go on Strike. Retrieved October 31, 2005.
  28. Duluth Seaway Port Authority (November 23, 2005), Record setting cargo loading update. Retrieved December 6, 2005.
  29. Duluth Shipping News, Photos. Retrieved December 6, 2005.
  30. Passi, Peter (November 24, 2005). "Latest lift breaks port records". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved December 15, 2014 via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  31. WAM (December 6, 2005), Study on Emirates Railway project given a go-ahead. Retrieved December 7, 2005.
  32. TradeArabia (December 7, 2005), UAE mulls country-wide railway network. Retrieved December 7, 2005.
  33. Times Online (December 6, 2005). "Docklands Light Railway reaches City airport". The Times. London. Retrieved December 7, 2005.
  34. CBS News (December 20, 2005), NYC Transit Workers On Strike. Retrieved December 20, 2005.
  35. "Police: Ninth body found near train wreck". CNN. January 8, 2005. Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
  36. BBC News (January 17, 2005), Thai subway shut for safety probe. Retrieved January 19, 2005.
  37. Associated Press (reprinted by Sydney Morning Herald January 17, 2005), 200 hurt in Bangkok subway crash (smh.com.au). Retrieved January 19, 2005.
  38. Nguyen, Daisy; Associated Press (January 26, 2005), 9 killed as suburban L.A. trains derail. Retrieved January 26, 2005.
  39. CBS/AP (January 26, 2005), Parked car caused train wreck. Retrieved January 26, 2005.
  40. Molloy, Tim; Associated Press (January 26, 2005), Suicide try triggers California commuter rail tragedy, police say. Retrieved January 26, 2005.
  41. RIA Novosti (June 13, 2005), Railroad traffic restored. Retrieved June 13, 2005. Details bomb on Russian railroad, June 12.
  42. CBS, (June 21, 2005), Deadly Train-Truck Crash In Israel. Retrieved August 13, 2005.
  43. Bloomberg.com: Asia (July 13, 2005), Pakistan Triple-Train Crash Leaves 109 People Dead. Retrieved July 13, 2005.
  44. Xinhua (July 13, 2005), Pakistani leaders express deep sorrow over train accident. Retrieved July 13, 2005.
  45. Trains NewsWire (March 9, 2005), Vernon L. Smith, retired railroader and author, dies. Retrieved March 10, 2005.
  46. Trains NewsWire (March 31, 2005), Paul Stringham dies: Illinois rail photographer, historian, and author. Retrieved April 7, 2005.
  47. Trains NewsWire (April 27, 2005), ‘Miss Southern Belle' dies Archived May 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
  48. Loy, Wesley, Anchorage Daily News (April 30, 2005), Frank Turpin, railroad, oil leader, dies Archived April 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
  49. Trains NewsWire (June 2, 2005), Benjamin Biaggini, SP president from 1964 to 1983, dies. Retrieved June 3, 2005.
  50. Associated Press (reprinted by boston.com, September 1, 2005), Longtime president of Maine Central Railroad dies. Retrieved September 2, 2005.
  51. "Arrivals & Departures". Trains Magazine. 66 (3): 11. March 2006. ISSN 0041-0934.
  52. Trains NewsWire (November 30, 2005), Retired former chairman of UTU Board of Appeals dies. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
  53. "CRANDIC Selected Short Line Railroad of the Year" (Press release). Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company. February 8, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2006.
  54. "Tube named UK's Train Operator of the Year" (Press release). Transport For London. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
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