1998 in rail transport explained
Events
January events
February events
March events
April events
June events
July events
August events
September events
- September 12 – The Westside Line of Portland's MAX light rail system, running west to Hillsboro, Oregon, opens.[2]
- September – Construction begins to convert the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel in Alaska from rail traffic only to combined rail and highway traffic.
October events
November events
December events
Unknown date events
Accidents
- May 12 – A Norfolk Southern conductor saved a little girl by kicking her off the tracks in front on his oncoming train while he was still on it in Lafayette, Indiana. The girl, who had wandered away from her home a couple blocks away, had only minor injuries.[4] [5]
Deaths
September deaths
Awards
North America
- 1998 E. H. Harriman Awards
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- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
References
- Notes
- Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). Retrieved November 8 and November 20, 2005.
Notes and References
- Choudhury, Iqbaluddin. Rahman, Mostafizur. Jamuna bridge and dual-gauging unite the BR network. Railway Gazette International. 158. 2002. 326–7. 2015-06-07. 2018-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624161238/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/jamuna-bridge-and-dual-gauging-unite-the-br-network.html. dead.
- Morgan, Steve (November 1998). "US Vice-President Gore launches Portland's new Westside route". Tramways & Urban Transit, p. 416. Ian Allan Publishing.
- Trinity Railway Express, Trinity Railway Express Facts . Retrieved December 5, 2005.
- Web site: Perry . Collin . A Toddler Was Playing on Train Tracks as a Train Approached—The Conductor’s Quick Action Saved Her Life . Reader's Digest . 11 December 2020 . 18 May 2020.
- News: Associated Press . Heroic Efforts of Trainman Save Child Lying on Tracks . 11 December 2020 . Los Angeles Times . 14 May 1998.
- The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005), Politicians in Railroading in Illinois. Retrieved December 30, 2005.