April 15 – First freight train operated under concession by Ferrovias Guatemala (subsidiary of Railroad Development Corporation) to rehabilitate the national rail network, disused since 1996.[6]
August 1 – Gauhati rail disaster: two trains carrying 2,500people collide at the remote station of Gaisal, 310 miles from the city of Gauhati in West Bengal, India, killing more than 285 people.[8]
September 18 – Trillium Rail subsidiary Port Colborne Terminal Railway begins operations on 41 miles (66km) of track in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula.[12]
October – SY class 2-8-2 #1772 is completed at Tangshan, People's Republic of China, thought to be the world's last steam locomotive built for commercial service. She is delivered to the Tiefa Mining Railway.
October 5 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of Paddington railway station, when two passenger trains collide nearly head-on killing 31 and injuring 400; the cause is attributed to the placement of a signal (showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers to react in time.[16]
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.[2]
October 22 – Romeriksporten, Norway's longest railway tunnel, is taken into use.
"地下鉄(高速電車)の概要"[Overview of the subway (high-speed train)]. city.sapporo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.