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2016

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The following items were used in the Did you know section of Wikipedia's Main page in 2016.

New London Union Station
New London Union Station
North Philadelphia station
North Philadelphia station
A Shore Line East train in 2015
A Shore Line East train in 2015
Kinki Sharyo SLRV
Kinki Sharyo SLRV
New terminus station of the Northwest Extension at 19th Ave/Dunlap
New terminus station of the Northwest Extension at 19th Ave/Dunlap
A refurbished Kawasaki C151 train
A refurbished Kawasaki C151 train
  • ... that competition for the contract to build Singapore's first MRT trains (pictured) was so fierce that it involved last-minute discounts, offers of free parts, and allegations of sabotage?
McBride Creek bridge
McBride Creek bridge
Diesel rail car in Onverwacht
Diesel rail car in Onverwacht
Chappel Viaduct
Chappel Viaduct
  • ... that newly minted coins placed inside a pier of Chappel Viaduct (pictured) went missing within hours, and a bricklayer who proffered a new half-sovereign in a pub was suspected?
  • ... that a plaque on the Nene Viaduct, built in 1850, claims that it is the last surviving cast-iron structure on a main-line railway in Britain?
Friargate Bridge
Friargate Bridge
Framingham Railroad Station in 1959
Framingham Railroad Station in 1959
Arnos Park Viaduct
Arnos Park Viaduct
Elephant & Castle tube station
Elephant & Castle tube station
N&W LC-1 No. 2501 on the Elkhorn Grade in 1915
N&W LC-1 No. 2501 on the Elkhorn Grade in 1915