2003 in rail transport

Events

January events

February events

March events

  • March 21 – Official launch of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo trains in Melbourne, Australia.

April events

  • April 3 – First revenue run of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo train.
  • April 5 – The third rapid transit line of the Philippines which is the Manila Line 2, began partial operations from Santolan Station to Araneta Center–Cubao Station.
  • April 11 – M>Train withdrew fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.
  • April 26 – DLW completed construction of the first WDP-4 locomotive to be built entirely within India.[1]

May events

June events

  • June 20 – North East MRT Line in Singapore opened. It is the world's first fully underground, automated and driverless rapid transit line.
  • June 21 – The IE 29000 Class Diesel Multiple Unit commuter train enters service in the Dublin Suburban Area.

July events

August events

September events

  • September 1 – Deutsche Bahn took over operations of shipping company Stinnes Group in Germany.
  • September 25 – James J. Dermody became President of Long Island Rail Road in New York.[8]

October events

November events

  • November 3 – NYC Subway's "Redbird" R36 trains make final run from 42nd Street Times Square to Willets Point Shea Stadium.
  • November 4 – A new intermodal service was inaugurated between Aiton, France, and Orbassano (near Turin), Italy, to transport complete trucks (both the tractor and trailer) and their loads. The trains include coach seating for the truck drivers.
  • November 28 – SNCF (France) celebrates the one-billionth passenger on its TGV.

December events

Accidents

Deaths

June deaths

Industry awards

Japan

Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club

North America

2003 E. H. Harriman Awards
GroupGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
ANorfolk Southern Railway  
BMetraSoo Line Railroad 
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S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisConrail 
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

United Kingdom

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References

Many of the events listed here were translated from 2003 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.

  1. Indian Railways Fan Club (2005). "IR History: Part VI (1995–present)". Archived from the original on April 25, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2006.
  2. "Texas Transportation Pioneer Inducted into Hall of Honor". Texas Transportation Researcher. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. L. Stanley Crane, elected in 1978 as a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering
  4. L. Stanley Crane (born in Cincinnati, 1915) raised in Washington, lived in McLean before moving to Philadelphia in 1981. He began his career with Southern Railway after graduating from The George Washington University with a chemical engineering degree in 1938. He worked for the railroad, except for a stint from 1959 to 1961 with the Pennsylvania Railroad, until reaching the company's mandatory retirement age in 1980. Crane went to Conrail in 1981 after a distinguished career that had seen him rise to the position of CEO at the Southern Railway. He died of pneumonia on July 15, 2003 at a hospice in Boynton Beach, Fla.
  5. Alward, Daniel (2005). "Kinzua Bridge In McKean County Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. Retrieved June 13, 2005.
  6. Indian Railways Fan Club (2005). "IR History: Part VI (1995–present)". Archived from the original on August 6, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2005.
  7. "This week in state and local history". HistoryLink. 2005. Archived from the original on July 31, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2005.
  8. "MTA Picks Helena Williams to Head Long Island Rail Road" (Press release). New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
  9. "Commission clears northern England train JV between FirstGroup and Keolis" (Press release). European Commission. December 9, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  10. Redfern, Bernadette (October 23, 2003). "Irish rail bridge collapse triggers network-wide inspections". New Civil Engineer. Metropolis. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  11. Vantuono, William C. (January 2003). "Union Pacific's Dick Davidson: managing a 33,000-mile factory — with no roof – Railroader of the Year – Company Profile". Railway Age. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
  12. ScotRail (February 24, 2004). "ScotRail highly commended in rail 'Oscars'" (Press release). Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
  13. Rail Professional, Ltd. "HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review". Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
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