1993 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1993.

Events

February 1 – The metre gauge Harz Narrow Gauge Railways in the former East Germany are moved from federal control to the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH.^[2]
February 21 – The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan) and the Green Line (Lake-Englewood/Jackson Park) rapid transit routes are formed by the Chicago Transit Authority, and a 0.92 mile (0.57 km) subway link between the Dan Ryan Line and the State Street Subway allowing the "Rail System Reroute". The switching of the lines south of Roosevelt Road, ended service on the former Howard-Englewood/Jackson Park and Lake-Dan Ryan routes.

July 6 – The last regular freight train between Turkey and Armenia crosses the international border separating the two countries.
July 11 – The last empty freight cars belonging to each other's railway networks are transferred across the closed border between Turkey and Armenia and returned to their respective railways.
July 31 – St. Louis-based Bi-State Transit inaugurates service on its MetroLink light rail system.^[4]

September 22 – Amtrak's worst rail accident to date occurs in the Big Bayou Conot train disaster when the westbound Sunset Limited derails on a bridge in Alabama killing 47 and injuring 103; the cause of the accident is found to be a collision between a river barge and one of the bridge's pilings knocking the rail out of alignment on the bridge.
September 27
- California Northern Railroad begins operations.
- Shin Seibijō Station, on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, is opened.^[7]

October 31 - The Orange Line (9.2 miles/15.0 km), of the Chicago Transit Authority, opens on the Southwest Side between Midway International Airport and The Loop, using the Morrison-Knudsen-built 3200-series rail cars. Seven stations are opened on the route at Midway Airport, Pulaski, Kedzie, Western, 35th/Archer, Ashland, and Halsted. The Roosevelt/Wabash station, which Orange Line trains share with Green Line trains, is opened on November 1.

November 5 – British Parliament passes Railways Act setting out the procedures for privatisation of British Rail.
November 13 – The Berlin U-Bahn reopens direct connections across the line that was formed by the Berlin Wall, reuniting the city's rapid transit system.

December 7 – 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting: Colin Ferguson opens fire with his Ruger 9mm pistol on a Long Island Rail Road train, killing six and injuring 19.
December 31 – Most rail lines in Nicaragua are shut down by Presidential order.^[8]
December – The STAR21 experimental train is operated at a record 425 km/h (264 mph) on Japan's Joetsu Shinkansen route between Tokyo and Niigata.

Lustig, David (May 2005), "Renaissance in California", Trains Magazine, p. 72–76.

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^ Ward, Davidson (2010). "The little engines that do". Historic Trains Today. Trains Magazine: 78–85.
^ Klugman, Mark. Brief Report: L.A.’s Transit Policing Partnership. Spring 1998. Retrieved April 4, 2006 Archived December 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Read, Brendan. "The Dawn of New Ridership in St. Louis". Mass Transit magazine, September/October 1993 issue, pp. 32–38. Cygnus Publishing.
^ "Opening of Currambine railway station next month". Media Statements. 17 July 1993. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "New warning devices for Fastrak trains". Media Statements. 8 August 1993. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ Hock, Mathias (2000). "Ferrocarril del Ingenio San Antonio". Ferrolatino.ch. Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ Janet Fullwood (October 20, 2005). "In their tracks". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved November 10, 2020.