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EVENTS

January events

2006 .

March events

March 15 - In the Bourbonnais Train Accident , the southbound Amtrak train 59, '' City Of New Orleans '', strikes a loaded semi-truck on a Grade Crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois ; all but three of the Passenger Car s derail, killing 11 of the train's passengers. The NTSB attributes the cause to the truck driver trying to beat the train at the crossing.

May events

14 May - The first section of the London Underground Jubilee Line Extension opens between Stratford and North Greenwich in east London .

July events

July 16 - Indian Railways ' '' Grand Trunk Express '' on its way to Delhi collides with derailed freight cars near Mathura , India ; 17 people die and 200 more are injured in the accident.

August events

August 30 - The United States Surface Transportation Board approves Utah Railway 's petition to haul freight on the former Union Pacific Railroad line between Salt Lake City and Draper , a line now owned by Utah Transit Authority .

September events

September 3 - RailAmerica takes over operations of former Santa Fe Railroad Subsidiary , Toledo, Peoria And Western Railway , for a purchase price of approximately $ 18 million. (RailAmerica)

September 18 - Trillium Rail subsidiary Port Colborne Terminal Railway begins operations on 41 Mile s (66 Km ) of Track in Ontario 's Niagara Peninsula .

October events

October 5 - The Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of London 's Paddington Station , when two Passenger Train s collided nearly head-on; the cause of the accident is attributed to the placement of a signal (which was showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers to react in time.

October 18 - After 15 months, three months ahead of schedule, the $ 74 million project to rebuild the Franklin Avenue Shuttle in New York City is completed; the shuttle as well as four stations reopen for service.

December events

December 6 - Manchester Metrolink , in Manchester , England , is extended to Broadway.

22 December - The London Underground Jubilee Line Extension is finnally fully operational with the start of services at Westminster Tube Station , although through running had been in operation since November.

Unknown date events

David L. Gunn is succeeded by Rick Ducharme as commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission .

Amtrak begins a massive rebuild program to overhaul the railroad's fleet of EMD AEM7 locomotives at the Wilmington, Delaware , shops.

Melbourne 's Suburban Rail Network and Tram Network is privatised with operators Hillside Trains (now Connex Melbourne ), '''Bayside Trains''' (later M>Train ), as well as tram operators '''Swanston Trams''' (later M>Tram ) and Yarra Trams .

DEATHS

REFERENCES

Colin Churcher's Railway Pages ( 2005 .

Indian Railways Fan Club, '' IR History: Part VI (1995-present) ''. Retrieved July 12 2005 .

New York City Transit, '' New York City Transit – History and Chronology ''. Retrieved October 18 2005 .

RailAmerica ( 2005 .

Strack, Don ( 2005 .