Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1997.

Events

January events

March events

April events

May events

June events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

  • December – Illinois RailNet is formed.
  • 10 December – Inauguration of the 2nd and last part of the Belgian High Speed Line 1 (HSL 1 – Antoing<>Lembeek) by King Albert II.
  • 14 December – Belgian High Speed Line 1 (HSL 1) put into service, reducing the travel time Brussels<>Paris to 1h25 and Brussels<>London to 2h36.

Accidents

Deaths

Awards

North America

1997 E. H. Harriman Awards
GroupGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B   
C   
S&T   
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

References

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  6. "GO celebrates 40 years of success" (Press release). CNW Group. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
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  8. Union Pacific Railroad. "Chronological History". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. "Railway Investigation Report R97H0009". Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. "Project Rheilffordd Eryri". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
  11. "Rail Safety Investigation Report 1998001 – Coal Train Collision". Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  12. "Australian Southern Railroad". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin: 283–284. August 2000. ISSN 0005-0105.
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