1982 in rail transport

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1981, 1982, 1983

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1982.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March events 1.2 July events 1.3 September events 1.4 November events 1.5 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] March events

• March - The Tōhoku Shinkansen line in Japan opens between Omiya (near Tokyo) and Morioka.

[edit] July events

• July 28 - Fire destroys the Harrisonburg, Virginia, offices of the former Chesapeake Western Railway, which had been merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1954.

[edit] September events

• September 18 - The second stage of Brisbane, Australia, Suburban Electrification is commissioned between Bowen Hills and Shorncliffe, and also between Roma Street and Kingston.

[edit] November events

• November 15 - The Joetsu Shinkansen opens for service between Tokyo and Niigata.

[edit] Unknown date events

• Robert Krebs succeeds Alan Furth as president of the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

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[edit] References

• Elswick, Samuel T., and Madson, Tony, James Madison University Libraries (1998), Chesapeake Western Railroad Company records. Retrieved July 28, 2005.