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February 2010 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in February 2010.

Events

February 4
  • – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announces that Union Pacific Railroad (UP) will transfer ownership of the MKT Bridge to the city of Boonville, Missouri. UP had wanted to demolish the bridge and reuse the steel in a new bridge crossing the Osage River at Jefferson City, but part of the railroad construction stimulus grants announced by President Obama will be used to pay for the new bridge instead. The city of Boonville has announced plans that it will rehab the existing bridge and incorporate it back into the Katy Trail.
    • February 6
  • – The Zhengzhou-Xi'an High-Speed Railway opens in China. The first revenue train on the line departed Xi'an at 10:50 AM, arriving in Zhengzhou at 1:15 PM traveling at speeds up to 350 km/h (220 mph). Called by reporters the first high-speed railway in western China, the line is expected to host 14 high-speed passenger trains daily. Train travel time between the two cities before this line opened was as long as 6 hours.
    • February 12
  • – Chicago's Metra is considering the possibility of selling the naming rights to its train stations, rail lines, and even bridges to generate additional revenue. The regional rail system for Chicago and its surrounding suburbs has been experiencing revenue shortfalls, along with other public transportation agencies such as the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace. Metra has said that it will be sensitive to the wishes of the communities near the stops, and town names will not be removed from station names.
    • February 15
  • – Two passenger trains collide head-on in Buizingen, in the Belgian municipality of Halle, Flemish Brabant. One of the trains involved was a long-distance service traveling from Quiévrain to Liège, which had just left Halle station heading north. The other train was a local service traveling from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte, which had just left Buizingen heading south. Eighteen bodies were recovered from the wreckage, and more than 150 others were injured, some seriously. See also: Halle train collision.

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    February 2010 in rail transport Wikipedia
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