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December 2008

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Rush hour at Sangen-Jaya Station, February 2008
Rush hour at Sangen-Jaya Station, February 2008
  • ...that when oshiyas, an informal Japanese term for a worker who stands on the platform of a railway station during the morning and evening rush hours to push people onto the train, were first brought in at Shinjuku station, they were called "passenger arrangement staff" (旅客整理係, ryokaku seiri gakari), and were largely made up of students working part-time?
Union Line #6699, an insulated wood boxcar built in 1895
Union Line #6699, an insulated wood boxcar built in 1895
The Veresk Bridge
The Veresk Bridge
A Šargan Eight train approaching the line's longest bridge in 2003
A Šargan Eight train approaching the line's longest bridge in 2003
  • ...that the 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) gauge Šargan Eight railway, which closed to regular traffic in 1974, was rebuilt between 1999 and 2003 by the Serbian Ministry of Tourism and the Yugoslav Railways (JŽ) to be operated as a heritage railway?
The Barentin Viaduct shortly after it was rebuilt in 1846
The Barentin Viaduct shortly after it was rebuilt in 1846
  • ...that shortly after it was completed near Rouen, France, the 100-foot (30 m) tall, 600-yard (550 m) long Barentin Viaduct collapsed following heavy rains on January 10, 1846, but was rebuilt with funds supplied by Thomas Brassey, the bridge's contractor, and still stands today?
Interior of the John Street Roundhouse undergoing restoration in May 2008
Interior of the John Street Roundhouse undergoing restoration in May 2008
The Indian Pacific train at Sydney Terminal
The Indian Pacific train at Sydney Terminal
  • ...that for several holiday seasons the Indian Pacific has operated a Christmas Train with stops at several locations across Australia to entertain the locals and thank them for their support of the train?
A baby health clinic car at Baradine in 1936
A baby health clinic car at Baradine in 1936
Lm 23, one of Nærumbanen's RegioSprinter trains, just before departure from Jægersborg station
Lm 23, one of Nærumbanen's RegioSprinter trains, just before departure from Jægersborg station
  • ...that the Nærumbanen, a short passenger railway in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, originally opened as the Lyngby-Vedbæk railway in 1900 to serve as a freight carrier for industries in the Mølleå valley?
The Pacific Electric bridge in Torrance
The Pacific Electric bridge in Torrance
SS7 electric locomotive at Shilin in 1999
SS7 electric locomotive at Shilin in 1999
Iron ore train on the Mauritania Railway
Iron ore train on the Mauritania Railway
  • ...that iron ore trains on the Mauritania Railway can extend up to 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length, making them among the longest and heaviest in the world?
Sibirjak express departing from Berlin Zoologischer Garten station
Sibirjak express departing from Berlin Zoologischer Garten station
Train driver pointing
Train driver pointing
Kelso, California, depot in 2004
Kelso, California, depot in 2004
SNCF BB 25610 at Paris Montparnasse Station
SNCF BB 25610 at Paris Montparnasse Station
First-generation DF4 near Beijing West train station
First-generation DF4 near Beijing West train station
USAX 1811 preserved in the Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis, VA
USAX 1811 preserved in the Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis, VA
  • ...that although the EMD MRS-1 locomotives failed to earn the US Army contract that went to ALCO for its MRS-1, they did prompt NMBS/SNCB to order EMD-licensed locomotives from NOHAB after the demonstrator locomotives made test runs on their lines?
Diagram of the Lansdowne Bridge
Diagram of the Lansdowne Bridge
  • ...that the Lansdowne Bridge near Rohri in present day Pakistan was the 'longest "rigid" girder bridge in the world' when it was opened in 1887?
A bridge of the Ferrocarril Central Andino near Matucana
A bridge of the Ferrocarril Central Andino near Matucana
An Edmonton LRT train in 2006
An Edmonton LRT train in 2006
A former US Army ALCO MRS-1 on the Bay Coast Railroad
A former US Army ALCO MRS-1 on the Bay Coast Railroad
Platform 2 at Ilkley railway station
Platform 2 at Ilkley railway station
An Nr I class tram at Hämeentie in Helsinki
An Nr I class tram at Hämeentie in Helsinki
Conrail 4100, an SD80MAC
Conrail 4100, an SD80MAC