2003 in rail transport explained

Events

January events

March events

April events

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

Accidents

Deaths

June deaths

Industry awards

Japan

Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club

North America

2003 E. H. Harriman Awards:
Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
A    
B  
C      
S&T  
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine:

United Kingdom

Train Operator of the Year

References

Many of the events listed here were translated from 2003 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605063443/https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/corporate/profile/history/index.html . 2023-06-05 . 2024-07-13 . tokyometro.jp.
  2. Web site: IR History: Part VI (1995–present). 2005. Indian Railways Fan Club. April 26, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060425041342/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html. April 25, 2006. live.
  3. http://www.nae.edu/29537.aspx L. Stanley Crane, elected in 1978 as a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering
  4. L. Stanley Crane (born in Cincinnati, 1915) raised in Washington, lived in McLean before moving to Philadelphia in 1981. He began his career with Southern Railway after graduating from The George Washington University with a chemical engineering degree in 1938. He worked for the railroad, except for a stint from 1959 to 1961 with the Pennsylvania Railroad, until reaching the company's mandatory retirement age in 1980. Crane went to Conrail in 1981 after a distinguished career that had seen him rise to the position of CEO at the Southern Railway. He died of pneumonia on July 15, 2003 at a hospice in Boynton Beach, Fla.
  5. Web site: Alward, Daniel . 2005 . Kinzua Bridge In McKean County Pennsylvania . June 13, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050408135101/http://www.venangoil.com/bridgeskinzua.html . April 8, 2005 . live . mdy.
  6. News: Gold Line Is Set to Open July 26. June 19, 2003. Kurt . Streeter . . 14 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Indian Railways Fan Club . 2005 . IR History: Part VI (1995–present) . August 9, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050806004824/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html . August 6, 2005 . live.
  8. Web site: HistoryLink. 2005. This week in state and local history. August 22, 2005. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050731224536/http://www.historylink.org/this_week/index.cfm. July 31, 2005. live.
  9. MTA Picks Helena Williams to Head Long Island Rail Road . June 4, 2007 . August 9, 2007 . New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701070720/http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=070604-HQ42 . July 1, 2007 . live.
  10. . December 9, 2003 . Commission clears northern England train JV between FirstGroup and Keolis . December 9, 2006.
  11. News: Irish rail bridge collapse triggers network-wide inspections. Redfern. Bernadette. New Civil Engineer. Metropolis. 23 October 2003. 8 May 2018.
  12. Railway Age. Vantuono. William C.. January 2003. Union Pacific's Dick Davidson: managing a 33,000-mile factory — with no roof – Railroader of the Year – Company Profile. January 13, 2007.
  13. ScotRail highly commended in rail 'Oscars' . ScotRail . February 24, 2004 . November 6, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060515193830/http://www.scotrail.co.uk/press240204.htm . May 15, 2006 . dead . mdy-all .
  14. Web site: HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review . November 6, 2006 . Rail Professional, Ltd. . https://web.archive.org/web/20061007080415/http://www.railpro.co.uk/issues/apr2004.html . October 7, 2006 . dead . mdy.