January 2006 In Rail Transport

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January 1 - January 7

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- David R. Goode , chairman of Norfolk Southern retires.

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- NJ Transit takes over '' Clocker '' service from Amtrak .

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- Railway workers across 2006 .

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January 8 - January 14

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January 15 - January 21

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- About 160,000 passengers are delayed as more than 20 trains leaving 2006 .

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January 22 - January 28

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- A passenger train derails and plunges into a steep river canyon near 2006 . ''See also Bioče Train Disaster .''

- Railway police in 2006 .

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- England 's Office Of Rail Regulation gives provisional approval to Grand Central Trains ' proposal to operate a new Passenger Train service between London and Sunderland . The new service, expected to begin in 2007 , would consist of four trains per day in both directions. The company plans to use a fleet of five of Bombardier Transportation ’s five-carriage Class 222 Diesel Electric Multiple Unit 125- Mph (200- Km/h ) trains, similar to those already in use by Hull Trains and Midland Mainline , and related to the Class 220/221 units used by Virgin Trains .

January 29 - January 31

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