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March, 2006

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Proastiakos train in Athens Central Railway Station
Proastiakos train in Athens Central Railway Station
Manila metropolitan railway map
Manila metropolitan railway map
2-8-8-8-2 locomotive "Matt H. Shay"
2-8-8-8-2 locomotive "Matt H. Shay"
Lidingöbanan leaving Kottla station
Lidingöbanan leaving Kottla station
A steam locomotive superheater
A steam locomotive superheater
  • ...that some superheater-equipped steam locomotives were also equipped with "front-end throttles" to counteract the delay between moving the engine's throttle and steam flowing into the locomotive's cylinders?
Original Papatoetoe station building
Original Papatoetoe station building
A CSX slug
A CSX slug
The facade of Fenchurch Street railway station
The facade of Fenchurch Street railway station
Ferrocentral route map
Ferrocentral route map
  • ...that most of the passenger trains operated by Ferrocentral in northern Argentina are operated in the late night and early morning hours as the rail lines are used for transporting cargo during the daytime?
Thomas George Shaugnessy
Thomas George Shaugnessy
Sydney Monorail at Liverpool and Pitt Streets
Sydney Monorail at Liverpool and Pitt Streets
The tracks at Cardiff Central station
The tracks at Cardiff Central station
A Baldwin Class 10-12-D in Michigan in 1921 after the end of the war.
A Baldwin Class 10-12-D in Michigan in 1921 after the end of the war.
DB class 420 in Munich
DB class 420 in Munich
Santa Fe locomotive number 3000
Santa Fe locomotive number 3000
A string of flatcars carrying tanks under tarps
A string of flatcars carrying tanks under tarps
EMD DDA40X
EMD DDA40X
A Thalys train at Aachen Hauptbahnhof
A Thalys train at Aachen Hauptbahnhof
An overhead view of the Weyauwega derailment March 5, 1996
An overhead view of the Weyauwega derailment March 5, 1996
  • ...that the fireballs from the initial fire in the Weyauwega derailment exploded up to 300 feet (90 m) high and were visible for nearly 13 miles (21 km)?
  • ...that on January 15, 1953, a PRR GG1 pulling the Federal Express crashed into the baggage room at Washington Union Station, but was able to be repaired and returned to service?
The Royal Albert Bridge
The Royal Albert Bridge
Train detection magnets
Train detection magnets