September 27 California Northern Railroad begins operations. Shin Seibijō Station, on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, is opened. October events October 31 - The Orange Line (9.2 miles/15.0 km), of the Chicago Transit Authority, opens on the Southwest Side between Midway International Airport and The Loop, using the Morrison-Knudsen-built 3200-series rail cars. Seven stations are opened on the route at Midway Airport, Pulaski, Kedzie, Western, 35th/Archer, Ashland, and Halsted. The Roosevelt/Wabash station, which Orange Line trains share with Green Line trains, is opened on November 1. November events November 5 - British Parliament passes Railways Act setting out the procedures for privatisation of British Rail. November 13 - The Berlin U-Bahn reopens direct connections across the line that was formed by the Berlin Wall, reuniting the city's rapid transit system. December events December 7 - 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting: Colin Ferguson opens fire with his Ruger 9mm pistol on a Long Island Rail Road train, killing six and injuring 19. December 31 - Most rail lines in Nicaragua are shut down by Presidential order. December - The STAR21 experimental train is operated at a record 425 km/h (264 mph) on Japan's Joetsu Shinkansen route between Tokyo and Niigata. Unknown date events Southern Pacific single-tracks the Donner Pass mainline. Accidents Deaths April deaths April 9 - Robert B. Claytor, president of Norfolk and Western Railway (b. 1922). References Lustig, David (May 2005), "Renaissance in California", Trains Magazine, p. 72-76.