1996

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By month

March

  • March 4 - A Wisconsin Central freight train derails on a broken switch in Weyauwega, Wisconsin; the derailment forces the evacuation of the entire town until March 20 while fire crews work to control the resulting blaze.

December

  • December 30 - Dallas Area Rapid Transit opens the first line of Trinity Railway Express between Dallas and Irving, Texas.[1][2]

Unknown date

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