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in 2006. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_events">January events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: January events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> January – New <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_railway_station" title="Kolkata railway station">Kolkata railway station</a> for long-distance passengers officially inaugurated in <a href="/wiki/Chitpur" title="Chitpur">Chitpur</a>.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> January 5 – Railway workers across India begin voting on whether or not to hold a strike against <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a> in February. The union's demands center around pay scales, pensions, and private investment into the railway. A <a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Railway_Mazdoor_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Railway Mazdoor Union (page does not exist)">Northern Railway Mazdoor Union</a> spokesperson stated that the decision to hold the strike vote was made at the recent <a href="/w/index.php?title=All_India_Railwaymen%27s_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All India Railwaymen's Union (page does not exist)">All India Railwaymen's Union</a> convention in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Railway_Mazdoor_Sangh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh (page does not exist)">Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh</a> union members protested at the convention by burning an effigy of Indian Finance Minister <a href="/wiki/P_Chidambaram" class="mw-redirect" title="P Chidambaram">P Chidambaram</a>. Voting is scheduled to conclude on January 8, and the vote count, which is expected to begin on January 9, will be monitored by external observers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> January 6 – China's Minister of Railways <a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a> announces details of a 160 billion <a href="/wiki/Renminbi" title="Renminbi">yuan</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>20 billion) plan for railway construction there in the coming year. The ministry expects to begin construction on as many as 87 new railway projects in 2006, including thirteen new express <a href="/wiki/Passenger_train" title="Passenger train">passenger train</a> routes and opening new <a href="/wiki/Railway_electrification" title="Railway electrification">electrified</a> lines. The plan also includes the acceleration of eleven express passenger route projects already under construction.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_events">February events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: February events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan"><img alt="Turkmenistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> February 7 – Workers in <a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> begin the final phase of construction on the <a href="/wiki/Trans_Karakum_railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans Karakum railway">Trans Karakum railway</a> that will connect <a href="/wiki/Ashgabat" title="Ashgabat">Ashgabat</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dashoguz" class="mw-redirect" title="Dashoguz">Dashoguz</a>, crossing the <a href="/wiki/Karakum_Desert" title="Karakum Desert">Karakum Desert</a>. The new railway connection is expected to cut travel times between the two cities in half, bypassing the current circuitous route from Ashgabat through <a href="/wiki/Mary_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Province">Mary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lebap_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Lebap Province">Lebap</a> provinces and along the border with <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a>. Once construction is completed, the official opening ceremony is expected to be held at the new <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichoguz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ichoguz (page does not exist)">Ichoguz</a> station on the border between <a href="/wiki/Ahal_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahal Province">Ahal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dashhowuz_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Dashhowuz Province">Dashhowuz</a> provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Genesee_%26_Wyoming" title="Genesee & Wyoming">Genesee & Wyoming</a> (G&W) announces that it has sold its 50% share in operations (the other 50% was owned by <a href="/wiki/Wesfarmers" title="Wesfarmers">Wesfarmers</a>) of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Railroad_Group" title="Australian Railroad Group">Australian Railroad Group</a> (ARG) in <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a> to <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Rail" title="Queensland Rail">Queensland Rail</a> (QR) and <a href="/wiki/Babcock_%26_Brown" title="Babcock & Brown">Babcock & Brown</a> (B&B). The deal, valued at <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>974 million (<a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>1.55 billion), splits the holdings between operations and infrastructure elements with QR purchasing the above-rail operations and B&B purchasing the below-rail infrastructure. In a concurrent deal, G&W is purchasing Westfarmer's share of ARG in <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a> for $15 million (A$22 million), which is renamed <a href="/wiki/One_Rail_Australia" title="One Rail Australia">Genesee & Wyoming Australia</a> and operated as a subsidiary company of G&W.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> February 20 – Officials in <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> affirm that they will consider <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage Railway">World Heritage Railway</a> status for the Thailand-Burma Railway, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Death_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Death Railway">Death Railway</a>. Thousands of British, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> and Australian nationals perished in the railway's <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoner of war</a> construction camps during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and the railway's construction served as the inspiration for the <a href="/wiki/1957_in_film" title="1957 in film">1957 film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai" title="The Bridge on the River Kwai">The Bridge on the River Kwai</a></i>. The campaign to gain heritage status is being led by <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nagase" title="Takashi Nagase">Takashi Nagase</a>, an <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English language</a> teacher in Japan, who had served as an interpreter for the Japanese military during the war.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_events">March events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: March events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> March – Guilford Rail System changes its name to <a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Railways" title="Pan Am Railways">Pan Am Railways</a>.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> March 1 – <a href="/wiki/South_Korean_railroad_strike_of_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="South Korean railroad strike of 2006">South Korean railroad strike of 2006</a>: Members of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_Railway_Workers%27_Union" title="Korean Railway Workers' Union">Korean Railway Workers' Union</a> begin a <a href="/wiki/Strike_action" title="Strike action">strike action</a> against <a href="/wiki/Korean_National_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean National Railroad">Korean National Railroad</a> (Korail). Systemwide passenger service is reduced by 60% and freight service is also drastically reduced during the strike. Union members called the strike to protest Korail's practice of replacing regular long-term positions with short-term contract positions.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> March 9 – <a href="/wiki/Groundbreaking" title="Groundbreaking">Groundbreaking</a> ceremonies are held in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>, on Spencer Station, the first new <a href="/wiki/Railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway station">railway station</a> to be built in the city in more than 100 years. The first shovelfuls of dirt were turned by Minister for Transport <a href="/wiki/Martin_Cullen" title="Martin Cullen">Martin Cullen</a>. The new station, which is valued at <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">€</a>30 million, will serve the Maynooth and Navan lines and is planned as part of an extension of the city's <a href="/wiki/Luas" title="Luas">Luas</a> <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> system to the north docks area. The new station, part of the <a href="/wiki/Transport_21" title="Transport 21">Transport 21</a> plan announced in 2005, is expected to open in mid-2007.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> March 24 – Officials with the Portuguese firm <a href="/wiki/Mota-Engil" title="Mota-Engil">Mota-Engil</a> announce that the company will begin building a trans-<a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andean</a> railway line in April 2006 that will connect <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a>. Construction of the new <a href="/w/index.php?title=Transandino_del_Sur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Transandino del Sur (page does not exist)">Transandino del Sur</a> railway will begin near the Argentine city of <a href="/wiki/Zapala" title="Zapala">Zapala</a> and will run from there for the 50 km (31 mi) to the Chilean border; Mota-Engil expects to complete this section by 2008. From the border, the contract to build the segment to the Chilean city of <a href="/wiki/Lonquimay" title="Lonquimay">Lonquimay</a>, 170 km (110 mi) further, will be up for international bidding.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> March 27 – Second phase of the <a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Railway" title="Kintetsu Railway">Kintetsu</a> <a href="/wiki/Keihanna_Line" title="Keihanna Line">Keihanna Line</a> opens for service between <a href="/wiki/Ikoma_Station" title="Ikoma Station">Ikoma Station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gakken_Nara-Tomigaoka_Station" title="Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station">Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station</a>, bringing railway service further into <a href="/wiki/Kansai_Science_City" title="Kansai Science City">Kansai Science City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_events">April events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: April events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> April 1 – The London passenger rail services of <a href="/wiki/West_Anglia_Great_Northern" title="West Anglia Great Northern">West Anglia Great Northern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thameslink_(train_operating_company_1997%E2%80%932006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thameslink (train operating company 1997–2006)">Thameslink</a> are merged under <a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a> in a new franchise that will continue for six years. The new franchisee plans to overhaul the trains with new liveries and on-board services as well as an <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>8 million program of upgrades for several major stations.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> April 7 – Officials with <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF Railway</a> announce that the railway will become the first United States railroad to open an office in China when its office in Shanghai opens later in April. Both <a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" title="Canadian National Railway">Canadian National Railway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway" title="Canadian Pacific Railway">Canadian Pacific Railway</a>, which both maintain track and operate in the US, already maintain offices in China, but this will be the first office for a US-headquartered railway. The office is hoped to help BNSF with logistics planning for <a href="/wiki/Containerization" title="Containerization">containerized</a> shipments between the US and Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the African Union"><img alt="Flag of the African Union" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> April 10–14 – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060410194658/http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/Conferences/Past/2006/April/SA/Apr10/Documents/AU-EXP-RT-3_I_-Rail%20Development.pdf">Conference of African Railway Ministers discusses integration and gauge standardisation.</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong"><img alt="Hong Kong" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> April 11 – Hong Kong's Executive Council formally approves the <a href="/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions" title="Mergers and acquisitions">merger</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kowloon-Canton_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Kowloon-Canton Railway">Kowloon-Canton Railway</a> (KCR) and <a href="/wiki/MTR" title="MTR">Mass Transit Railway</a> (MTR). Officials close to the negotiations estimate a passenger fare reduction for as many as 2.8 million riders on the first day that the merger is effective. The proposal includes a formula for future fare adjustments. The resulting company will use the MTR name and identity; it will be responsible for the daily operation of both KCR and MTR systems. Although up to 700 layoffs are predicted due to job duplication, officials estimate that the combined company could be looking to hire 1,300 more employees within a few years.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> April 24 – <a href="/wiki/Bern%E2%80%93L%C3%B6tschberg%E2%80%93Simplon_railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway">Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway</a> merges with <a href="/wiki/Regionalverkehr_Mittelland" title="Regionalverkehr Mittelland">Regionalverkehr Mittelland</a> to form the new <a href="/wiki/BLS_AG" title="BLS AG">BLS AG</a>, operating primarily in the Swiss <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Bern" title="Canton of Bern">Canton of Bern</a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the Basque Country"><img alt="Flag of the Basque Country" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="560" /></a></span> April 25 – Officials with the governments of Spain and the <a href="/wiki/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)" title="Basque Country (autonomous community)">Basque autonomous region</a> sign an agreement outlining the proposed <a href="/wiki/Basque_Y" title="Basque Y">Basque Y</a> railway service. The service would provide passenger and freight rail transport between the three Basque provincial capitals of <a href="/wiki/Vitoria-Gasteiz" title="Vitoria-Gasteiz">Vitoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bilbao" title="Bilbao">Bilbao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donostia" class="mw-redirect" title="Donostia">Donostia</a> and connections to the <a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail" title="High-speed rail">high-speed</a> <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>-Vitoria-Paris rail corridor. The agreement puts the section between Vitoria and Bilbao under Spanish control, and the section in <a href="/wiki/Gipuzkoa" title="Gipuzkoa">Gipuzkoa</a> province under Basque control.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_events">May events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: May events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> May 9 – The last train from <a href="/wiki/Beijing_South_railway_station" title="Beijing South railway station">Beijing South railway station</a> departed at 23:09, and the station then stops services for preparing the rebuild. The new Beijing south will be the starting station of high-speed trains include <a href="/wiki/Beijing-Tianjin_high-speed_rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail">Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beijing-Shanghai_Express_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway">Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway</a>. The rebuild work is scheduled to be completed in 2008.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> May 11 – Transport and Communications Minister of Greece, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mihalis_Liapis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mihalis Liapis (page does not exist)">Mihalis Liapis</a>, announces a <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">€</a>2 billion pledge by the government to rehabilitate the country's rail network. One of the projects included in the pledge is an expansion of passenger rail service between <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thessaloniki" title="Thessaloniki">Thessaloniki</a>. <a href="/wiki/Organism%C3%B3s_Sidirodr%C3%B3mon_Ell%C3%A1dos" class="mw-redirect" title="Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládos">OSE</a>, the national railway of Greece, is expected to submit orders for new equipment valued at over €750 million in the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> May 13 – Inauguration of Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> May 16 – In ceremonies held in <a href="/wiki/Washington_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington DC">Washington DC</a>, the 2005 <a href="/wiki/E._H._Harriman_Award" title="E. H. Harriman Award">E. H. Harriman Awards</a> for employee safety on American railroads are presented. Recipients in class A (line-haul railroad companies with more than 15 million employee hours per year) are: Gold – <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern Railway</a> (for the 17th consecutive year); Silver – <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF Railway</a>; and Bronze – <a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX Transportation</a>. In class B (between 4 and 15 million employee hours per year), the recipients are: Gold – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway" title="Canadian Pacific Railway">Canadian Pacific</a>'s U.S. subsidiary (formerly <a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_Railroad" title="Soo Line Railroad">Soo Line Railroad</a>); Silver – <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Southern_Railway" title="Kansas City Southern Railway">Kansas City Southern Railway</a>; and Bronze – <a href="/wiki/Metra" title="Metra">Metra</a>. In class C (less than 4 million employee hours per year), the recipients are: Gold – <a href="/wiki/Florida_East_Coast_Railway" title="Florida East Coast Railway">Florida East Coast Railway</a>; Silver – <a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Railways" title="Pan Am Railways">Pan Am Railways</a>; Bronze – <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Joliet_and_Eastern_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad">Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad</a>. The final group, switching and terminal railroads, recipients are: Gold – <a href="/wiki/Terminal_Railroad_Association_of_St._Louis" title="Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis">Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis</a>; Silver – <a href="/wiki/Conrail" title="Conrail">Conrail</a>; Bronze – <a href="/wiki/Belt_Railway_of_Chicago" title="Belt Railway of Chicago">Belt Railway of Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div style="float:right; margin-left:0.9em;"><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Opening celebration for Berlin Hauptbahnhof"><img alt="Opening celebration for Berlin Hauptbahnhof" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG/75px-Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG/113px-Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG/150px-Opening_Berlin_Central_Station.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="735" /></a><figcaption>Opening celebration for Berlin Hauptbahnhof</figcaption></figure></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> May 22 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_4_(Iarnr%C3%B3d_%C3%89ireann)" title="Mark 4 (Iarnród Éireann)">Mark 4 InterCity Coaches</a> enter service in the Republic of Ireland.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> May 26 – <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Hauptbahnhof" title="Berlin Hauptbahnhof">Berlin Hauptbahnhof</a> is ceremonially opened by Chancellor <a href="/wiki/Angela_Merkel" title="Angela Merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, who arrives together with transport minister <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Tiefensee" title="Wolfgang Tiefensee">Wolfgang Tiefensee</a> in a specially chartered <a href="/wiki/InterCityExpress" class="mw-redirect" title="InterCityExpress">InterCityExpress</a> from <a href="/wiki/Leipzig" title="Leipzig">Leipzig</a>. A "Symphony of Light" is performed immediately following the dedication. <a href="/wiki/Reamonn" title="Reamonn">Reamonn</a> and <a href="/wiki/BAP_(German_band)" title="BAP (German band)">BAP</a> perform at Hauptbahnhof, and there are also events at the other new stations: <a href="/wiki/Berlin-Gesundbrunnen_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin-Gesundbrunnen station">Gesundbrunnen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potsdamer_Platz" title="Potsdamer Platz">Potsdamer Platz</a> and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%BCdkreuz" class="mw-redirect" title="Südkreuz">Südkreuz</a>. Full public operation begins 2 days later.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_events">June events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: June events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> – <a href="/wiki/Fastline" title="Fastline">Fastline</a> Freight begins revenue operation.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> June 5 – <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a> begins construction on a new rail bridge that will become the highest railroad bridge in the world. The bridge, crossing the <a href="/wiki/Chenab_River" title="Chenab River">Chenab River</a> at 359 metres (1,178 ft) above the river and connecting <a href="/wiki/Katra,_Jammu_and_Kashmir" title="Katra, Jammu and Kashmir">Katra</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Laol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laol (page does not exist)">Laol</a> in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a>, will also include the world's largest supporting arch. The arch will span 1,315 m (4,314 ft). Construction is expected to be completed by 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> June 6 – In a precedent-setting case brought by <a href="/wiki/European_Green_Party" title="European Green Party">European Green Party</a> legislator <a href="/wiki/Alain_Lipietz" title="Alain Lipietz">Alain Lipietz</a> and his sister, <a href="/wiki/SNCF" title="SNCF">SNCF</a>, the national railway of France, is ordered to pay almost <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>80,000 in reparations for transporting members of their family to the <a href="/wiki/Drancy_deportation_camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Drancy deportation camp">Drancy deportation camp</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. SNCF argued at trial that they were at the time under orders of the German military; the railroad further argued that the German military threatened to shoot any railroad official who disobeyed their orders. The court disagreed with SNCF concluding that there was no way that SNCF could have avoided knowledge of the prisoners' likely deportation to concentration camps and that SNCF made no effort to either protest the transportation or to transport them in a humane manner.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Railway">Hankyu Railway</a> announces that it has completed its stock purchase for control of <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Electric_Railway" title="Hanshin Electric Railway">Hanshin Electric Railway</a> in a transaction totalling about <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>2.2 billion. Hankyu now owns a 63.7% interest in Hanshin, which is planned to be operated as a <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> company beginning later in 2006. The purchase makes the combined company the third largest railway in Japan by revenue, and the second largest in the <a href="/wiki/Kansai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansai">Kansai</a> region.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> June 26 – <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_South_railway_station" title="Shanghai South railway station">Shanghai South railway station</a> opens for limited service; the first regular train out of the station is train N521 bound for <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a>. The station features the world's largest circular transparent roof and can accommodate up to 16,000 passengers at once. Formal opening ceremonies are currently scheduled for July 1.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_events">July events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: July events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> July 1 – China's President <a href="/wiki/Hu_Jintao" title="Hu Jintao">Hu Jintao</a> presides over a ribbon cutting ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Golmud" title="Golmud">Golmud</a> to officially open the <a href="/wiki/Qingzang_railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Qingzang railway">Qingzang railway</a> for service. The first train over the newly constructed line carried about 900 passengers to <a href="/wiki/Lhasa" title="Lhasa">Lhasa</a>. With the highest point on the new line at 5,072 m (16,640 ft) above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>, the Qingzang railway is now the highest operating railway in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> July 2 – <a href="/wiki/SNCF" title="SNCF">SNCF</a>'s president <a href="/wiki/Louis_Gallois" title="Louis Gallois">Louis Gallois</a> leaves the French railway company for <a href="/wiki/Airbus" title="Airbus">Airbus</a>. He's been replaced by <a href="/wiki/Anne-Marie_Idrac" title="Anne-Marie Idrac">Anne-Marie Idrac</a>, former president of the <a href="/wiki/RATP_Group" title="RATP Group">RATP</a>. Louis Gallois had been SNCF's president for 10 years, and SNCF's employees applauded him as he was leaving.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_events">August events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: August events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> August 3 – The power car of the first <a href="/w/index.php?title=RUS_250/330&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RUS 250/330 (page does not exist)">RUS 250/330</a> <a href="/wiki/High_speed_train" class="mw-redirect" title="High speed train">high speed trainset</a> built by <a href="/wiki/Siemens_Mobility" title="Siemens Mobility">Siemens</a> is delivered in a ceremony at <a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">Saint Petersburg</a>, Russia. A total of six 10-car trains are being built by Siemens for use between Saint Petersburg and Moscow; in service, the trains are expected to reach speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) and are designed for speeds as fast as 300 km/h (186 mph). Although current trackage between the two cities could not currently support such speeds, a Russian Siemens official stated that construction is underway to upgrade existing track and build new track.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> August 10 – Officials in China announce plans to extend the <a href="/wiki/Qingzang_railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Qingzang railway">Qingzang railway</a> beyond <a href="/wiki/Lhasa" title="Lhasa">Lhasa</a> to <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a>'s second-largest city, <a href="/wiki/Xigaze" class="mw-redirect" title="Xigaze">Xigaze</a>, which would add another 170 miles (270 km) of track to the already controversial line. Chinese officials anticipate the extension to be completed in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> August 29 – <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> announces the selection of <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Kummant" title="Alexander Kummant">Alexander Kummant</a> to become president and CEO of the company effective September 12 to succeed <a href="/wiki/David_L._Gunn" title="David L. Gunn">David L. Gunn</a>. <a href="/wiki/David_Hughes_(railroad_executive)" title="David Hughes (railroad executive)">David Hughes</a>, who had stepped in as interim president, will step down from that position but will remain with the company. Before Amtrak, Kummant had served as a vice president for <a href="/wiki/Komatsu_Limited" title="Komatsu Limited">Komatsu America Corporation</a> and as a Regional Vice President for <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific Railroad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_events">September events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: September events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> 1 September – Helsinki-Lahti railway opens. Finnish Railways start 220 km/h operations.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> September – The new federal railway agency of Finland will begin work.<sup id="cite_ref-NewsRoom_Finland_10300_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsRoom_Finland_10300-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_events">October events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: October events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela"><img alt="Venezuela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/45px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" title="President of Venezuela">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Hugo Chávez">Hugo Chávez</a> presides over the opening ceremonies for the first new above-ground train line constructed in Venezuela for more than 70 years, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ezequiel_Zamora_Mass_Transportation_System&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ezequiel Zamora Mass Transportation System (page does not exist)">Ezequiel Zamora Mass Transportation System</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_events">November events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: November events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela"><img alt="Venezuela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/45px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> November 3 – <a href="/wiki/Los_Teques_Metro" title="Los Teques Metro">Los Teques Metro Line 1</a>, Ayacucho to Ali Primera route, officially regular operation service to start and first section in <a href="/wiki/Altos_Mirandinos_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area">Altos Mirandinos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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states.<sup id="cite_ref-UP_2005_0802_express_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UP_2005_0802_express-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam"><img alt="Vietnam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> – <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> expects to begin construction to upgrade the <a href="/wiki/Hanoi" title="Hanoi">Hanoi</a>–<a href="/wiki/L%C3%A0o_Cai" title="Lào Cai">Lào Cai</a> railway line.<sup id="cite_ref-Xinhua_France_Funding_Vietnam_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Xinhua_France_Funding_Vietnam-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> – The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Deadwood,_Black_Hills_and_Western_Railroad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deadwood, Black Hills and Western Railroad (page does not exist)">Deadwood, Black Hills and Western Railroad</a> expects to begin <a href="/wiki/Passenger_train" title="Passenger train">passenger train</a> service between <a href="/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota" title="Rapid City, South Dakota">Rapid City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Piedmont,_South_Dakota" title="Piedmont, South Dakota">Piedmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sturgis,_South_Dakota" title="Sturgis, South Dakota">Sturgis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whitewood,_South_Dakota" title="Whitewood, South Dakota">Whitewood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deadwood,_South_Dakota" title="Deadwood, South Dakota">Deadwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Black_Hills_Today_1150_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Black_Hills_Today_1150-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> – Feasibility tests of airport-style security systems will be performed at <a href="/wiki/Paddington_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Paddington railway station">London Paddington station</a> as random passengers are asked to pass through detectors and have their bags <a href="/wiki/X-ray" title="X-ray">X-ray</a> scanned. The test period is expected to last about six months.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_4400940_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_4400940-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Hudson" title="Royal Hudson">Royal Hudson</a> steam <a href="/wiki/Locomotive" title="Locomotive">locomotive</a> <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_2860" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Pacific 2860">2860</a> is expected to return to excursion service after its overhaul.<sup id="cite_ref-Trains_NewsWire_-_Royal_Hudson_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trains_NewsWire_-_Royal_Hudson-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents">Accidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Accidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro"><img alt="Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> January 23 – The <a href="/wiki/Bio%C4%8De_train_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Bioče train disaster">Bioče train disaster</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a> kills at least 45 people, including five children, and injures another 184 injured. It is the worst train disaster in Montenegrin history.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> June 14 – Two <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF Railway</a> trains collide near <a href="/wiki/Madera,_California" title="Madera, California">Madera, California</a> injuring all 4 crew members. 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Four <a href="/wiki/Passenger_car_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Passenger car (rail)">passenger cars</a> derail in the accident which closes the line in the country's <a href="/wiki/Nile_Delta" title="Nile Delta">Nile Delta</a> region. 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This is the first ever <a href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">fatal accident</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Maglev_train" class="mw-redirect" title="Maglev train">maglev train</a>.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> October 9 – A BNSF Railway coal train rear-ended a local train in a siding near <a href="/wiki/Cactus,_Texas" title="Cactus, Texas">Cactus, Texas</a> injuring both crew members. The cause was a misaligned switch.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> October, 17 - A train crash happened in <a href="/wiki/Vittorio_Emanuele_(Rome_Metro)" title="Vittorio Emanuele (Rome Metro)">Vittorio Emanuele</a> station, on the <a href="/wiki/Line_A_(Rome_Metro)" title="Line A (Rome Metro)">line A</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Rome_metro" class="mw-redirect" title="Rome metro">Rome metro</a>, the injuries was 110 and the deaths was 1 (Alessandra Lisi)</li> <li><span 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width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Jul 3</span>   <a href="/wiki/Valencia_Metro_derailment" title="Valencia Metro derailment">Valencia Metro derailment, Spain</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Jul 11</span>   <a href="/wiki/2006_Mumbai_train_bombings" title="2006 Mumbai train bombings">Mumbai train bombings, India</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Aug 21</span>   <a href="/wiki/Qalyoub_train_collision" title="Qalyoub train collision">Qalyoub train collision, Egypt</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Sep 22</span>   <a href="/wiki/Lathen_train_collision" title="Lathen train collision">Lathen train collision, Germany</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Oct 11</span>   <a href="/wiki/Zoufftgen_train_collision" title="Zoufftgen train collision">Zoufftgen train collision, France</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Oct 17</span>   <a href="/wiki/2006_Rome_Metro_crash" title="2006 Rome Metro crash">Rome Metro crash, Italy</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Nov 13</span>   <a href="/wiki/Faure_level_crossing_accident" title="Faure level crossing accident">Faure level crossing crash, South Africa</a></li> <li><span style="display:inline-block; width:3.6em; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;">Nov 20</span>   <a href="/wiki/2006_West_Bengal_train_explosion" title="2006 West Bengal train explosion">West Bengal train explosion, India</a></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Template:Railway_accidents_and_incidents_in_2005" title="Template:Railway accidents and incidents in 2005">◄  2005</a>   <a href="/wiki/Template:Railway_accidents_and_incidents_in_2007" title="Template:Railway accidents and incidents in 2007">2007  ►</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_deaths">February deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: February deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> February 5 – <a href="/wiki/W._Thomas_Rice" title="W. Thomas Rice">W. Thomas Rice</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Fredericksburg_and_Potomac_Railroad" title="Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad">Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad</a> 1955–1957, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad" title="Atlantic Coast Line Railroad">Atlantic Coast Line Railroad</a> 1957–1967, <a href="/wiki/Seaboard_Coast_Line_Railroad" title="Seaboard Coast Line Railroad">Seaboard Coast Line Railroad</a>, cofounder of <a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX Transportation</a>, dies (b. 1913).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> February 24 – Emery Gulash, prolific and widely published photographer of mid-20th century <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern United States</a> railroading, dies (b. 1918).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_deaths">April deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: April deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> April 7 – <a href="/wiki/Ian_David_Sinclair" title="Ian David Sinclair">Ian David Sinclair</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway" title="Canadian Pacific Railway">Canadian Pacific Railway</a> 1969–1981, dies (b. 1913).<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_deaths">June deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: June deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> June 5 – <a href="/wiki/Edward_L._Moyers" title="Edward L. Moyers">Edward L. Moyers</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/MidSouth_Rail" class="mw-redirect" title="MidSouth Rail">MidSouth Rail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Central_Railroad" title="Illinois Central Railroad">Illinois Central Railroad</a>, chairman and CEO of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Pacific Railroad">Southern Pacific Railroad</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Railroader_of_the_Year" title="Railroader of the Year">Railroader of the Year</a>" for 1995, dies (b. 1928).<sup id="cite_ref-TribObit_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TribObit-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_deaths">September deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: September deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> September 12 – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Moyes" title="Chris Moyes">Chris Moyes</a>, Chief Executive Officer for <a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_Group" title="Go-Ahead Group">Go-Ahead Group</a> 2005–2006 (b. 1949).<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_deaths">October deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: October deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> October 8 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vasilie_V._Magdei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vasilie V. Magdei (page does not exist)">Vasilie V. Magdei</a>, Chairman of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ulaanbaatar_Railway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ulaanbaatar Railway (page does not exist)">Ulaanbaatar Railway</a> 2004–2006.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industry_awards">Industry awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Industry awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club</dt></dl> <ul><li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ribbon_Award_(railway)" title="Blue Ribbon Award (railway)">Blue Ribbon Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Odakyu_Electric_Railway" title="Odakyu Electric Railway">Odakyu Electric Railway</a> <a href="/wiki/Odakyu_50000_series_VSE" title="Odakyu 50000 series VSE">50000 series VSE</a> EMU</li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Laurel_Prize" title="Laurel Prize">Laurel Prize</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya Railroad">Nagoya Railroad</a> <a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_2000_series" title="Meitetsu 2000 series">2000 series</a> <i>μSky</i> EMU</li> <li>Aichi Rapid Transit 100 series <i><a href="/wiki/Linimo" title="Linimo">Linimo</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway" title="Hiroshima Electric Railway">Hiroshima Electric Railway</a> 5100 series <i><a href="/wiki/Green_Mover_Max" title="Green Mover Max">Green Mover Max</a></i> tramcar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_City_Transportation_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau">Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau</a> <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Subway_3000_series" title="Fukuoka Subway 3000 series">3000 series</a> EMU</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_America">North America</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: North America"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>2006 <a href="/wiki/E._H._Harriman_Award" title="E. H. Harriman Award">E. H. Harriman Awards</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Group</th> <th>Gold medal</th> <th>Silver medal</th> <th>Bronze medal </th></tr> <tr> <td>A</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced) </td></tr> <tr> <td>B</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced) </td></tr> <tr> <td>C</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced) </td></tr> <tr> <td>S&T</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced)</td> <td>(not yet announced) </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Awards presented by <a href="/wiki/Railway_Age" title="Railway Age">Railway Age</a> magazine</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Railroader_of_the_Year" title="Railroader of the Year">Railroader of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Timmons" title="Richard F. Timmons">Richard F. Timmons</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Short_Line_and_Regional_Railroad_Association" title="American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association">American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association</a>)</li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Regional_Railroad_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional Railroad of the Year">Regional Railroad of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_and_Pittsburgh_Railroad" title="Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad">Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad</a><sup id="cite_ref-Railway_Age_2006_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Railway_Age_2006-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Short_Line_Railroad_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Short Line Railroad of the Year">Short Line Railroad of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Midland_Railroad" title="Georgia Midland Railroad">Georgia Midland Railroad</a><sup id="cite_ref-Railway_Age_2006_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Railway_Age_2006-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Train_Operator_of_the_Year" title="Train Operator of the Year">Train Operator of the Year</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline" class="mw-redirect" title="Midland Mainline">Midland Mainline</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_rail_transport&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hindustan Times (January 5, 2006), <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1590988,0015002500030002.htm">Railway employees vote on proposed strike issue</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194943/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1590988%2C0015002500030002.htm">Archived</a> September 27, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i>. 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