Information about 2000 In Rail Transport
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Events
January events
- January 4 - The Åsta accident, a northbound BM92 multiple unit and a southbound passenger train headed by a Di 3 locomotive collided on Norway's Rørosbanen line near Åsta station, killing 19 people.
- January 28 - Amtrak begins to operate an electric service throughout between New York and Boston.[1]
- January 29 - The Termini Station, in Rome, opens.
February events
- February 4 - German railway saboteur Klaus-Peter Sabotta is sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder and extortion.
May events
- May 23 - General Motors Electro-Motive Division delivers to the Union Pacific Railroad the first five EMD SD70M diesel locomotives in the largest single order (1,000 locomotives) for diesel locomotives ever by a single railroad.[2]
June events
- June 7 - The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, originally built for rail traffic in 1943, opens for combined rail/highway traffic, making it the longest combined rail/highway tunnel in North America.
July events
- July 1 – Opening of the Oresund Bridge bridge-tunnel carrying road traffic and the Oresund Railway between Denmark and Sweden.[3]
- July 4 - Amtrak's new Bakersfield Station opens.
- July 11 - VIA Rail Canada announces that it will use five sleeping cars leased from Amtrak for runs between Winnipeg and Churchill, Manitoba.
- July 14 - The United States Surface Transportation Board's temporary moratorium on railroad mergers is upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; the ruling contributes to the failure of the proposed BNSF/CN merger.
- July 21 - Manchester Metrolink, in Manchester, England, is extended to Eccles.
October events
- October 2 - VIA Rail operates a funeral train for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau between Ottawa and Montreal; the train's journey, which was frequently slowed through towns for the numerous well-wishers, was documented by a CBC news helicopter.[4]
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Aftermath of the Hatfield rail crash.
- October 17 - The Hatfield rail crash, south of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, occurs when a train traveling at 115 mph derails due to a rail that breaks under it. 4 people are killed, and there is considerable disruption to the national rail network as the infrastructure is reviewed.[5]
- October 29 - Amtrak upgrades service on the California Zephyr to daily.
November events
- November 11 - An faulty heater aboard a funicular train in Kaprun, Austria, starts a fire in the train's brake fluid while the train is in a tunnel; only four of the train's 155 passengers survived the fire in the Kaprun disaster.
Unknown date events
- Robert Krebs resigns as Chief Executive Officer of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
- The fourth and final phase of Cairo Metro's Line Two (Yellow) opens.
- Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway and Canadian National Railway file for a merger, but the merger is denied by regulatory agencies.
- The Iwateichinohe Tunnel on the Morioka-Hachinohe section of Japan's Tōhoku Shinkansen is completed; at 25.8 km (16 miles) long, it is the longest land rail tunnel to date.
Deaths
Awards
North America
| Group | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Norfolk Southern Railway | ||
| B | Kansas City Southern Railway | ||
| C | Gateway Western Railway | ||
| S&T | Belt Railway of Chicago |
- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
- 2000 Railroader of the Year: The railroad worker (the award for 2000 was changed to "Railroader of the Century")
- 2000 Regional Railroad of the Year: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
- 2000 Short Line Railroad of the Year: Arkansas Midland Railroad
United Kingdom
- 2000:
References
- Some of the events listed here were translated from , the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.
- Green, Timothy C. (September 1 2004), Train Scan August 2000. Retrieved July 7 2005.
1. ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (2003). A Century of Subways. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 0-8232-2292-6.
2. ^ General Motors Electro-Motive Division (May 23 2000). General Motors' Electro Motive ships first five locomotives for huge Union Pacific order. Retrieved on 2005-04-13.
3. ^ Øresund Bridge. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
4. ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (September 7 2005). Retrieved on 2005-09-30.
5. ^ Left, Sarah. "Key dates in Britain's railway history", The Guardian Unlimited, 15 January 2002.
2. ^ General Motors Electro-Motive Division (May 23 2000). General Motors' Electro Motive ships first five locomotives for huge Union Pacific order. Retrieved on 2005-04-13.
3. ^ Øresund Bridge. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
4. ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (September 7 2005). Retrieved on 2005-09-30.
5. ^ Left, Sarah. "Key dates in Britain's railway history", The Guardian Unlimited, 15 January 2002.
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Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates the international trading and economic growth in most countries.
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January 4 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
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The Åsta accident was a railway accident that occurred at 13:12:25 on January 4 2000 at Åsta in Åmot, south of Rena in Østerdalen, Norway. A train from Trondheim collided with a local train from Hamar on Rørosbanen resulting in an explosive fire.
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NSB BM92 is a Norwegian diesel railway multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. It is used for commuter trains around Trondheim (Trønderbanen), on Meråkerbanen (Nabotåget) and occasionally on Rørosbanen.
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Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor depending on country.
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NSB Di 3 is a class of diesel locomotives which was used by Norges Statsbaner (NSB) on non-electrified stretches of the Norwegian state railway system, such as the Nordlandsbane, the Rørosbane and the Raumabane.
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Motto
Anthem
Ja, vi elsker
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Royal: Alt for Norge ("Everything for Norway")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller
("United and faithful until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller
("United and faithful until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
Anthem
Ja, vi elsker
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Rørosbanen or Røros Line is a 431 km long railway line in Norway running between the towns of Hamar and Trondheim via Elverum and Røros. It connects at Hamar into the Hovedbane (Main Line) to Oslo while the northernmost part from Støren to Trondheim is officially
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This article is about the Nowegian village. For the train collision in 2000, see Åsta accident
Åsta is a village in Åmot municipality, Norway. It is located seven kilometres south of the municipality centre Rena in close proximity to the Glomma river.
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January 28 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.
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Amtrak
Reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ
Locale Continental United States, as well as routes to Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal
Dates of operation 1971 – present
Track gauge 4 ft 8 in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
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Reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ
Locale Continental United States, as well as routes to Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal
Dates of operation 1971 – present
Track gauge 4 ft 8 in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
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City of New York
New York City at sunset
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Nickname: The Big Apple, Gotham, The City that Never Sleeps
Location in the state of New York
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New York City at sunset
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), The Cradle of Liberty, City on the Hill, Athens of America
Location in Suffolk County in Massachusetts, USA
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Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), The Cradle of Liberty, City on the Hill, Athens of America
Location in Suffolk County in Massachusetts, USA
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January 29 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Roma Termini (in Italian, Stazione Termini - Stazione centrale di Termini) is the main train station of Rome. It is named after the ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, thermae), which lie across the street from the main entrance.
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Comune di Roma
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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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February 4 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Klaus-Peter Sabotta was an extortionist who sabotaged German railways in December 1998, only six months after the Eschede disaster. He claimed to represent former employees of the German railway operator Deutsche Bahn who had been made redundant, and demanded a ransom of DM10
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Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually 50 years) a prisoner may be
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Criminal law
Part of the common law series
Elements of crimes
Actus reus · Causation · Concurrence
Mens rea · Intention (general)
Intention in English law · Recklessness
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Part of the common law series
Elements of crimes
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Mens rea · Intention (general)
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Crimes
Classes of crime
Infraction · Misdemeanor · Felony
Summary · Indictable · Hybrid
Against the person
Assault · Battery
Extortion · Harassment
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Classes of crime
Infraction · Misdemeanor · Felony
Summary · Indictable · Hybrid
Against the person
Assault · Battery
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May 23 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 1430 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.
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Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
Private
Founded Cleveland, Ohio (1922)
Headquarters London, Ontario
La Grange, Illinois
Key people John Hamilton, CEO and President
Jerry Greenwald, Chairman
Industry Railroad
Products locomotives
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Private
Founded Cleveland, Ohio (1922)
Headquarters London, Ontario
La Grange, Illinois
Key people John Hamilton, CEO and President
Jerry Greenwald, Chairman
Industry Railroad
Products locomotives
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Union Pacific Railroad
UP system map
Reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY, MP, DRGW, SP, MKT, CNW, SSW, WP, CHTT, CMO, CGW, MSTL, ARMN, CAGX
Locale United States from Chicago, Illinois, and cities along the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast
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UP system map
Reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY, MP, DRGW, SP, MKT, CNW, SSW, WP, CHTT, CMO, CGW, MSTL, ARMN, CAGX
Locale United States from Chicago, Illinois, and cities along the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast
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The EMD SD70 was a series of diesel-electric locomotives produced by General Motors Electro-Motive Division from 1992 to December 2005. Over 2000 locomotives in this series were produced, mostly of the SD70M and SD70MAC models.
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A Diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover (main power source) is a Diesel engine. Several types of Diesel locomotive have been developed, the principal distinction being in the means by which the prime mover's mechanical power is conveyed to the
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June 7 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
In common years it is always in ISO week 23.
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In common years it is always in ISO week 23.
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