2007 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2007. Please be aware that the actual dates that these events occur on may differ substantially from what is shown here.

Events

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• Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Expo Line to the Santa Monica pier.
• Scheduled completion of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (UK).
• The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad expects to complete construction on the railroad's expansion into Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
• High speed train service, using newly built ICE trainsets from Siemens, is expected to open between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• Rail service through the Loetschberg tunnel in the Swiss Alps is expected to begin.
• SNCF is expected to open new high speed train service between Paris and Frankfurt; annual ridership estimates at the time of the service announcement in 2005 are as high as 1.5 million per year.

References

• Trains News Wire (May 24, 2005), New high-speed line to link France and Germany (http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/005/941lbkzt.asp). Retrieved May 25 2005.
• Trains News Wire (April 29 2005), Swiss complete digging Alpine tunnel (http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/005/883laawr.asp). Retrieved May 4 2005.

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