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

Events

April events

• 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

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). Retrieved on 3 April, 2006.
2. ^ Translated from "26 octobre dans les chemins de fer" (in Français). Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
3. ^ Johnston, Bob (February 1997). "Amtrak RoadRailers get rolling". Trains Magazine 57 (2): 26–27.