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* 13 January 2018. The new [[Brightline]] train service between [[Fort Lauderdale]] and [[ West Palm Beach]] commenced operations. The first commercial service operated by a private company in the United States since the 1970s.<ref>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/transportation/fl-reg-brightline-service-begins-20180109-story.html</ref> |
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* {{Trains portal/News image|Munchen Hbf ET 325 2.jpg|ET 325, the eastbound unit involved in the February 9 accident, photographed in 2015}} '''February 9, 2016''' – Two [[Meridian (commuter rail)|Meridian]]-branded [[passenger train]]s '''[[Bad Aibling rail accident|collide in a head-on collision]]''' at [[Bad Aibling]] in southeastern [[Germany]]. In total 11 people die and 150 others are injured, including 20 seriously. Early reports suggested that the accident may have been the fault of the [[train dispatcher|dispatcher]] allowing two opposing trains on a [[Single-track railway|single-track]] section of line, but police investigating the incident have dismissed theory this as "pure speculation." [http://www.polizei.bayern.de/oberbayern/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/236284 (Bavaria Police)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.polizei.bayern.de/oberbayern/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/236284| title=Schreckliches Zugunglück bei Bad Aibling; 11. Todesopfer im Krankenhaus verstorben; alle Toten identifiziert; 20 Schwerverletzte und 62 Leichtverletzte; schwierige Bergungsarbeiten am Unglücksort gehen heute weiter; 3. Blackbox noch nicht geborgen|trans-title=Terrible train accident in Bad Aibling; 11th fatality died in hospital; all the dead identified; 20 seriously injured and 62 slightly injured; difficult salvage operations at the accident continuing this day; third black box not yet recovered| author=Polizei Oberbayern Süd| publisher=Bayerische Polizei| date=11 February 2016| accessdate=11 February 2016| language=de}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.polizei.bayern.de/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/236164 (Bavaria Police)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.polizei.bayern.de/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/236164| title=Schreckliches Zugunglück bei Bad Aibling; bislang 10 Tote; 1 Mensch noch vermisst; 17 Schwerverletzte und 63 Leichtverletzte; bis zu 700 Helfer im Einsatz; Staatsanwaltschaft und Kripo ermitteln zur Ursache| author=Polizei Oberbayern Süd| publisher=Bayerische Polizei| date=9 February 2016| accessdate=9 February 2016| language=de| trans-title=Terrible train accident in Bad Aibling; so far 10 dead; 1 person still missing; 17 seriously injured and 63 slightly injured; up to 700 helpers in use; prosecutors and detectives identify the cause}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/zugunglueck-in-bad-aibling-polizei-dementiert-dringenden-verdacht-gegen-fahrdienstleiter/12943056.html (Tages Spiegel)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/zugunglueck-in-bad-aibling-polizei-dementiert-dringenden-verdacht-gegen-fahrdienstleiter/12943056.html| title=Polizei dementiert dringenden Verdacht gegen Fahrdienstleiter|trans-title=Police strongly deny suspicion of signaller| work=Tages Spiegel}}</ref></noinclude> [https://www.tegernseerstimme.de/lokfuehrer-ist-elftes-todesopfer/200614.html (Tegernseer Stimme)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.tegernseerstimme.de/lokfuehrer-ist-elftes-todesopfer/200614.html| title=Lokführer ist elftes Todesopfer| newspaper=Tegernseer Stimme| date=11 February 2016| language=German|trans-title=Train driver is eleventh death}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.rnd-news.de/Exklusive-News/Meldungen/Februar-2016/Zugunglueck-Ermittler-gehen-von-menschlichem-Versagen-aus (RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rnd-news.de/Exklusive-News/Meldungen/Februar-2016/Zugunglueck-Ermittler-gehen-von-menschlichem-Versagen-aus| title=Zugunglück: Ermittler gehen von menschlichem Versagen aus| trans-title=Train crash: Human error investigation| publisher=RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland| date=9 February 2016| accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35539089 (BBC)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35539089| title=Germany train crash: Controller error theory dismissed| publisher=BBC News Online| accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref></noinclude>{{-}} |
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* {{Trains portal/News image|12-07-12-wikimania-wdc-by-RalfR-010.jpg|Washington Metro's McPherson Square station in 2012}} '''January 22, 2016''' – In anticipation of heavy snowfall and preparation for the effects of [[January 2016 United States winter storm|winter storm Jonas]], [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority]] (WMATA) shuts down all services for the weekend. '''[[Washington Metro|Metrorail]]''' services, which constitute the second largest [[rapid transit]] system in the United States, are suspended as of 11:00 pm and will remain closed until Monday morning. Action to shut down the system was previously taken in October 2012 during [[hurricane Sandy]]. Trains will be stored in the system's subway tunnels to shelter them from the storm. [http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/metro_service_status/advisories.cfm?AID=5401 (WMATA)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/metro_service_status/advisories.cfm?AID=5401| title=All Metro services will remain suspended/closed all day Saturday and Sunday| date=January 22, 2016| website=Washington Metro| accessdate=January 23, 2016}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=6029 (WMATA)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=6029| title=Metro to suspend service during blizzard| author=Washington Metro| date=January 21, 2016| accessdate=January 23, 2016}}</ref></noinclude> [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-region-braces-for-snowstorm-as-it-continues-to-struggle-with-one-inch-from-last-night/2016/01/21/8744619e-c041-11e5-83d4-42e3bceea902_story.html (Washington Post)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-region-braces-for-snowstorm-as-it-continues-to-struggle-with-one-inch-from-last-night/2016/01/21/8744619e-c041-11e5-83d4-42e3bceea902_story.html| title=D.C. region braces for epic blizzard; Metro to shut down subway, bus lines| website=Washington Post| date=January 21, 2016| first1=Ashley, III| last1=Halsey| first2=Paul| last2=Duggan| accessdate=January 23, 2016}}</ref></noinclude> [http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/266644-dc-metro-to-shut-down-amid-weekend-blizzard (The Hill)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/266644-dc-metro-to-shut-down-amid-weekend-blizzard| title=DC Metro to shut down amid weekend blizzard| website=The Hill| date=January 21, 2016| first=Keith| last=Laing| accessdate=January 23, 2016}}</ref></noinclude>{{-}} |
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* {{Trains portal/News image flag|China}} '''December 30, 2015''' – Construction begins on the '''[[Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway]]''' in [[China]]. The {{convert|21.8|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} line, expected to open in 2020, will be a suburban [[rapid transit|metro]] line connecting Gaotang Bridge Station to Jinhai Road Station. [http://news.cnnb.com.cn/system/2015/12/30/008450047.shtml (CNNB)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnnb.com.cn/system/2015/12/30/008450047.shtml|title=宁波-奉化城际铁路开工 对接轨道交通3号线| trans-title=Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway begins construction and is scheduled to open in June 2019| publisher=CNNB| date=December 30, 2015| accessdate=January 1, 2016| language=Chinese}}</ref></noinclude>{{-}} |
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* {{Trains portal/News image|CRH at Nanjing railway station.jpg|A CRH2A train at Nanning station in 2007}} '''December 11, 2015''' – The first phase of the '''[[Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway]]''', connecting [[Nanning Railway Station|Nanning]] to Baise, opens. This first section of [[double track]] mainline was built to allow [[CRH2A]] trains to travel up to {{convert|250|km/h}}. The newly constructed line, which will eventually connect to [[Kunming South Railway Station|Kunming]], will be [[Yunnan Province]]'s first [[high-speed rail|high-speed]] transport corridor to the sea. [http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20151211/newgx5669fee0-14073930.shtml (GXNews)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20151211/newgx5669fee0-14073930.shtml|title=南昆客专南百段开通 南宁-百色动车二等票82.5元|publisher=广西新闻网|date=2015-12-11|accessdate=2015-12-11}}</ref></noinclude>{{-}} |
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* {{Trains portal/News image flag|Pakistan}} '''November 17, 2015''' – The ''[[Jaffar Express]]'' [[passenger train]] traveling from [[Quetta]] to [[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]], derails killing 20 and injuring almost a hundred others. The train's [[railroad engineer|driver]] and assistant driver were among the fatalities. Early reports indicate that the train's brakes had failed; [[Pakistan Railways]] is investigating the accident. ''See also: '''[[Aab-e-Gum derailment]]''''' [http://www.dawn.com/news/1220505/death-toll-from-jaffar-express-accident-climbs-to-19 (Dawn)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1220505/death-toll-from-jaffar-express-accident-climbs-to-19| title=Death toll from Jaffar Express accident climbs to 19| website=Dawn| date=November 18, 2015| author1=AFP| author2=Syed Ali Shah| accessdate=December 13, 2015}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=368712 (Daiji World)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=368712| title=Two killed as train derails in Pakistan| website=Daiji World| date=November 17, 2015| accessdate=December 13, 2015}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-149264.html (New Kerala)]<noinclude><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-149264.html| website=New Kerala| title=20 die as train derails in Pakistan| date=November 17, 2015| accessdate=December 13, 2015}}</ref></noinclude>{{-}} |
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* {{Trains portal/News image|Relevage de la motrice TGV Dasye 29787 (rame 744).jpg|The rear power car of the derailed train}} '''November 14, 2015''' – A test [[TGV]] train traveling eastbound on the southern track of the [[LGV Est]] high-speed rail line '''[[Eckwersheim derailment|derails]]''' as it enters a curve at {{convert|265|km/h|abbr=on}} in [[Eckwersheim]]. The accident killed eleven crew and injured the remaining 42 persons aboard, which included 4 children who were not authorized by [[SNCF]] to be on the train. According to investigators, late braking, which led to the train entering the curve at excessive speed, was the immediate cause of the accident. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34827049 (BBC)]<noinclude><ref name="bbc34827049">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34827049 |title=France TGV crash: Children on board derailed train |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref></noinclude> [http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2015/11/14/un-train-se-renverse-et-prend-feu-a-eckwersheim-pres-de-strasbourg (DNA)]<noinclude><ref name="dna">{{cite news|url=http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2015/11/14/un-train-se-renverse-et-prend-feu-a-eckwersheim-pres-de-strasbourg|title=Accident de la rame d'essai de TGV : 10 morts, douze blessés dans un état grave, cinq personnes recherchées, numéro vert mis en place|language=fr|newspaper=[[Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace]]|date=14 November 2015|last1=Bach|first1=Christian|last2=Poivret|first2=Aurélien}}</ref></noinclude> [https://web.archive.org/web/20151120085231/http://www.sncf.com/ressources/rapport_denquete_deraillement_rame_dessai_814521_sur_le_raccordement_de_la_lgv_ee_le_14_novembre_2015.pdf (SNCF)]<noinclude><ref name="SNCF report 19 Nov">{{Cite report |author=SNCF - Direction générale de l'audit et des risques, Direction des audits de sécurité |date=19 November 2015 |title=Rapport d'enquête immediate n° 2015-AS-67: Déraillement du train d’essai n°814521 sur le raccordement de Vendenheim de la LGV EE en construction le 14 novembre 2015 |trans-title=Urgent Inquiry Report No. 2015-AS-67: Derailment of Test Train No.814521 on the Vendenheim Junction of the Under-Construction LGV EE on 14 November 2015 |url=http://www.sncf.com/ressources/rapport_denquete_deraillement_rame_dessai_814521_sur_le_raccordement_de_la_lgv_ee_le_14_novembre_2015.pdf |language=French |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120085231/http://www.sncf.com/ressources/rapport_denquete_deraillement_rame_dessai_814521_sur_le_raccordement_de_la_lgv_ee_le_14_novembre_2015.pdf |archive-date=20 November 2015 |dead-url=no}}</ref></noinclude> |
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- 13 January 2018. The new Brightline train service between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach commenced operations. The first commercial service operated by a private company in the United States since the 1970s.[1]
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