Events April events April 9 Saltaire station is reopened in West Yorkshire, England, by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive nearly twenty years after it was closed by British Railways. Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Shibuya of Tokyo to Chuo-Rinkan route officially completed with regular operation service to start in Japan. April 15 – The first section of Pittsburgh Light Rail service begins after being upgraded from PCC streetcar operation. April 28 – Philadelphia's Center City Commuter Connection tunnel opens for service with shuttles between Suburban Station and Market East Station (now Jefferson Station). May events May 20 - The Metrorail opens in Miami, Florida. There is free service from Dadeland South to Overtown/Arena to entice residents to ride. May 29 - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) operates the last train over the railroad's Waltham subdivision between Wyman and Waltham; power for this train is handled by road number 6538, the last CPR locomotive to wear the railroad's maroon and grey livery. June events June 3 - Electrification is commissioned between Wyee and Newcastle allowing the introduction of electric interurban trains between Sydney and Newcastle and also the electric operation of freight services on this line. June 22 - Hundreds of stations in New Jersey are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, many of which are part of the recently formed New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. June 30 - The Minsk Metro in Belarus (then still a part of the Soviet Union) opens. July events July 23 - The Dublin Area Rapid Transit opens, serving Dublin with an electrified rapid transit service for commuters. The original route was from Howth to Bray. July 30 - The Polmont rail accident occurred at Polmont, near Falkirk, Scotland, when an express train from Edinburgh to Glasgow, travelling at high speed, struck a cow near Polmont station. Several of the carriages were derailed, resulting in 13 deaths and 61 injuries. August events August 15 - The first empty revenue Chicago and North Western Railway coal train enters the Powder River Basin to pick up a trainload of coal; the first consignment is destined for Arkansas Power and Light. August 16 - The first full revenue Chicago and North Western Railway coal train leaves the Powder River Basin with a load from the North Antelope Mine. September events September - Official ceremony at Kuanda to mark linking of eastern and western sections of Baikal Amur Mainline.