2002 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2002.

Events

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January events

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February events

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April events

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May events

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June events

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July events

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August events

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September events

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October events

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November events

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December events

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Unknown date events

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  • Completion of 360 km of dual gauge track on Bangladesh Railway, improving connections between the previously isolated east and west networks and giving 1676 mm gauge access to Dhaka, the capital.[15]

Accidents

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Awards

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Japan

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Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club

North America

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2002 E. H. Harriman Awards
Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
A Norfolk Southern    
B   Metra  
C      
S&T Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis Conrail  
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

References

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Some of the events listed here were translated from 2002 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.

  1. ^ Reh, Vincent (February 2002). "Muskingum Electric Railroad just about done". Trains: 22–23.
  2. ^ "Iowa Interstate operates first coal train to Cedar Rapids". Trains: 22. May 2002.
  3. ^ Left, Sarah (January 15, 2002). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  4. ^ Toll and Laing win rail bid Railway Digest February 2002 page 4
  5. ^ "David M. Laney Joins Amtrak's Board of Directors" (Press release). Amtrak. November 26, 2002. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  6. ^ "EMD and Porterbrook Win Contract For First Belgian Private Railway" (Press release). General Motors Electro-Motive Division. April 4, 2002. Archived from the original on 14 March 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2005.
  7. ^ "BNSF Board Elects CEO Matt Rose Chairman Succeeding Rob Krebs, Who is Retiring" (Press release). BNSF. March 21, 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
  8. ^ "EMD to provide locomotives to Norway" (Press release). General Motors Electro-Motive Division. July 4, 2002. Archived from the original on 14 March 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2005.
  9. ^ "IMRL Sale Final; IC&E Begins Operations Tomorrow" (Press release). Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. July 29, 2002. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2005.
  10. ^ "Las pruebas del Talgo 350 en la línea de alta velocidad". Líneas de Tren (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  11. ^ "Toronto Transit Commission – History". City of Toronto. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  12. ^ National Express Quits Victorian Rail and Tram Operations Transit Australia February 2003 page 43
  13. ^ "企業情報" [Company Information]. twr.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Indian PM launches Delhi metro". BBC News. December 24, 2002. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  15. ^ Choudhury, Iqbaluddin; Rahman, Mostafizur (2002). "Jamuna bridge and dual-gauging unite the BR network". Railway Gazette International. 158: 326–7. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  16. ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  17. ^ Railroad Accident Brief: Derailment of Norfolk Southern Train 15T at Farragut, Tennessee, September 15, 2002 (PDF). Washington, DC: National Transportation Safety Board. 2003. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2009.