1994 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1994.
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Events
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January events
- January 1 - Rail Management Corporation takes over operations of the Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad.
- January 1 - Railroad Services, Inc. takes over operations of the now 5 year old Abbeville-Grimes Railway, renaming it to A&G Railroad.
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May events
- May 6 - The Channel Tunnel linking England and France officially opens.
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June events
- June 25 - Vandals place concrete blocks on a railway line at Greenock, Scotland, causing the Greenock rail crash. The train driver is killed along with one passenger.
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August events
- August 3 - Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited passenger train derails near Batavia, New York, while traveling at 75 mph (120.7 km/h), injuring 125 of the train's passengers and crew members.
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December events
- December 13 - The Interstate Commerce Commission grants Union Pacific Railroad authority to exercise management control over the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
- December 31 - Burlington Northern Railroad operates the last freight train on the former Oregon Electric Railway mainline in Portland, Oregon; the mainline is to become part of the new Tri-Met light rail system.
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Unknown date events
- Amtrak's new EMD F59PHI diesel locomotives enter service.
- Southern Pacific Railroad single-tracks the Donner Pass mainline.
- Norfolk Southern ends railroad-sponsored steam excursions.
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Deaths
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References
- Blaszak, Michael W. (June 1995), "Chicago & North Western: A survivor no more", Trains Magazine, p. 17-20.
- (May 1995), "Freight out, light rail in", Trains Magazine, p. 24.
- (May 1995), "Scanner - Rail at fault?", Trains Magazine, p. 21.
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