Events January events January – Electrification of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a project begun in 1929, was completed. January 1 – E. Hunter Harrison, former president of Illinois Central Railroad (now a subsidiary of CN), succeeds Paul Tellier as president of Canadian National Railway. January 18 – Singapore's second LRT Line, Sengkang LRT Line, is opened. January 21 – The first segment of High Speed 1 in England is completed. February events March events March 21 – Official launch of M>Train's new Siemens Nexas trains in Melbourne, Australia. April events April 3 – First revenue run of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo train. April 5 – The third rapid transit line of the Philippines which is the Manila Line 2, began partial operations from Santolan Station to Araneta Center–Cubao Station. April 11 – M>Train withdrew fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues. April 26 – DLW completed construction of the first WDP-4 locomotive to be built entirely within India. May events June events June 20 – North East MRT Line in Singapore opened. It is the world's first fully underground, automated and driverless rapid transit line. June 21 – The IE 29000 Class Diesel Multiple Unit commuter train enters service in the Dublin Suburban Area. June 22 – Bay Area Rapid Transit opens its extension to Millbrae, where trains interchange with Caltrain services, as well as to San Francisco International Airport. July events July – David Laney was promoted to Chairman of the Board of Directors for Amtrak. July 15 – L. Stanley Crane, twice the Railroader of the Year, died of pneumonia at a hospice in Boynton Beach, Fla. July 26 – The original Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Gold Line opens for revenue service between Los Angeles Union Station and Sierra Madre Villa. July 21 – A tornado knocked down most of the former Erie Railroad's Kinzua Bridge. July 30 – Eurostar train number 3313/14 established a new speed record in England at 334.7 km/h (208 mph) on High Speed 1. August events August 9 – Indian Railways began passenger train service between Hyderabad and Secunderabad with 13 trains between Lingampally and Hyderabad, and 11 between Lingampally and Secunderabad. August 10 M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) returned fleet of Siemens trains to service. Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail), Naha Airport Station to Shuri Station route open in Okinawa Island, Japan. August 22 – Sound Transit connected to