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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1992.

Events

April events

• April 14- The Madrid-Seville AVE line opens
• April 3 - The Goderich Exeter Railway begins operations in Ontario, Canada.^[1]
• April 6 - The first section of Manchester Metrolink, in Manchester, England, opens.

August events

• August 27 - The 3200-Series rapid transit cars (3201-3457), built by the Morrison-Knudsen Company of Hornell, New York, are placed in service on the Chicago 'L' system, subsequently retiring the last of the old 6000-Series cars from the 1950s.

October events

• October 26 - Southern California's Metrolink opens.^[2]

December events

• December 23 - Nuevo Central Argentino is granted a concession to operate freight trains over former Ferrocarriles Argentinos tracks in and around Buenos Aires.

Unknown date events

• General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD70.
• Paul Tellier is appointed to the presidency of Canadian National Railway.
• Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad is acquired by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
• Amtrak commissions three prototype Roadrailers for testing behind regular revenue passenger trains.^[3]
• Indian Railways introduces 'women only' trains on Mumbai Western and Central suburban lines^[4]

Deaths

October deaths

• October 19 - H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (b. 1925).

References

1. ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 17 March 2006. http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm. Retrieved 3 April 2006.  
2. ^ Translated from "26 octobre dans les chemins de fer" (in Français). http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=26_octobre_dans_les_chemins_de_fer&oldid=11014661. Retrieved 2006-10-26.  
3. ^ Johnston, Bob (February 1997). "Amtrak RoadRailers get rolling". Trains Magazine 57 (2): 26–27.  
4. ^ "No men allowed". Trains: 46. January 2008.