Alps, completing the Gardermoen Line. August 30 – The United States Surface Transportation Board approves Utah Railway's petition to haul freight on the former Union Pacific line between Salt Lake City and Draper, a line now owned by Utah Transit Authority. September events September 3 – RailAmerica takes over operations of former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway subsidiary Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway, for a purchase price of approximately $18 million. September 18 – Trillium Rail subsidiary Port Colborne Terminal Railway begins operations on 41 miles (66 km) of track in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. September 27 – After departing from England on September 17 then traveling , the Kosovo Train for Life arrives in Pristina, Kosovo, with a trainload of humanitarian aid. October events October – SY class 2-8-2 #1772 is completed at Tangshan, People's Republic of China, thought to be the world's last steam locomotive built for commercial service. She is delivered to the Tiefa Mining Railway. October 5 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of Paddington railway station, when two passenger trains collide nearly head-on killing 31 and injuring 400; the cause is attributed to the placement of a signal (showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers to react in time. October 18 – After 15 months, three months ahead of schedule, the $74 million project to rebuild the Franklin Avenue Shuttle in New York City is completed; the shuttle as well as four stations reopen for service. October 22 – Romeriksporten, Norway's longest railway tunnel, is taken into use. November events November 6 – The first LRT Line in Singapore, Bukit Panjang LRT Line, opened. November 19 – Vereina Tunnel opens to traffic on the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland. December events December 2 – Glenbrook rail accident occurs near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. December 6 – Manchester Metrolink in England is extended to Broadway. December 15 – The second rapid transit line of the Philippines which is the Manila Line 3, begins partial operations from North Avenue Station to Buendia Station. December 22 – The London Underground Jubilee Line Extension is finally fully operational with the start of services at Westminster tube station, although through running has been in operation since November. Unknown date events Amtrak begins a massive rebuild program to overhaul the railroad's fleet of