1999

Timelines:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Births:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Deaths:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Establishments:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Disestablishments:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Introductions:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Accidents:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Images:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

By month

January

• January 8 - Control of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway is officially transferred from Canadian Pacific Railway to RailAmerica.
• January 9 - A man climbs over a safety barrier at Sakudaira Station on the Nagano Shinkansen line in Japan and is hit by a non-stop service in a suicide attempt.

Unknown date

• The Derwent Valley Railway reopens the line to Hayes.