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March 2011

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Tram 2532 calls at Blackhorse Lane tram stop with a Croydon service in 2009
Tram 2532 calls at Blackhorse Lane tram stop with a Croydon service in 2009
A section of track in Germany showing a transition from straight to curve
A section of track in Germany showing a transition from straight to curve
  • ...that a track transition curve, also known as a spiral easement, a mathematically calculated curve on a section of railroad track where a straight section changes into a curve, is designed to reduce the effects of centrifugal force experienced by trains traversing the curve and thus reduce the chances of a derailment?
Local trains stopped at Kō Station on the Tokushima Line in 2006
Local trains stopped at Kō Station on the Tokushima Line in 2006
The steam locomotive powered train of the Texas State Railroad in 2005
The steam locomotive powered train of the Texas State Railroad in 2005
TCDD E52522 at Haydarpaşa in 2008
TCDD E52522 at Haydarpaşa in 2008
  • ...that after two Turkish State Railways E52500 class electric locomotives were scrapped due to damage incurred during the Tasvancil accident in 2004, two replacement units were delivered in 2004 and 2005 that are capable of 160 km/h (100 mph), a top speed that is higher than the rest of the locomotive class?
The Tweed Viaduct showing the former right-of-way of the Talla Railway
The Tweed Viaduct showing the former right-of-way of the Talla Railway
Amanouzume-gō used for Torokko-Kagura-gō service on the Takachiho Railway
Amanouzume-gō used for Torokko-Kagura-gō service on the Takachiho Railway
An MRT train at Taft Avenue station in 2006
An MRT train at Taft Avenue station in 2006
A SuperVia train in 2008
A SuperVia train in 2008
  • ...that when SuperVia took over the concession in 1998 to operate rapid transit trains in and around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the system carried 145,000 passengers per day with a punctuality of less than 30%, figures that SuperVia was able to improve such that in 2009 the system carried 510,000 passengers per day with an average punctuality of 90%?
The Amtrak station in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 2011
The Amtrak station in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 2011
  • ...that of the six Amtrak stations in Kansas, the one in Hutchinson had the fewest passengers boarding or detraining in 2010, with an average of twelve per day?
Fare collection gates at Ikebukuro Station showing a lane exclusively for Suica card usage in 2006
Fare collection gates at Ikebukuro Station showing a lane exclusively for Suica card usage in 2006
The interior of a simple smokebox showing a single blastpipe
The interior of a simple smokebox showing a single blastpipe
L1 class locomotive 757 in 1928
L1 class locomotive 757 in 1928
A preserved car from the South Side Elevated Railroad at the Chicago History Museum in 2007
A preserved car from the South Side Elevated Railroad at the Chicago History Museum in 2007
The Godavari Arch Bridge in 2006
The Godavari Arch Bridge in 2006
Class 10B 756, ex CSAR Class 10-2 674
Class 10B 756, ex CSAR Class 10-2 674
A Class 20 locomotive in Luxembourg in 2007
A Class 20 locomotive in Luxembourg in 2007
A Dm3 locomotive pulling an ore train in 2006
A Dm3 locomotive pulling an ore train in 2006
  • ...that Statens Järnvägar in Sweden created the Dm3 series of electric locomotives, a class that is now being replaced with new IORE locomotives, when the railway company ordered 19 center power units in the late 1960s to be used in the middle of existing Dm locomotives?
Detail of a CTDOT-owned Shoreliner
Detail of a CTDOT-owned Shoreliner
A Shigaraki Kōgen Railway train passes the 1991 accident memorial in 2006
A Shigaraki Kōgen Railway train passes the 1991 accident memorial in 2006
A train on Seoul Subway Line 2 in 2005
A train on Seoul Subway Line 2 in 2005
A modern tram at La Terrasse station in 2006
A modern tram at La Terrasse station in 2006
  • ...that when new trams for the Saint-Étienne tramway in France were delivered in 1991 and 1992, they were equipped with trolley poles because PCCs were still in use on the system, but the poles were subsequently replaced by pantographs as the PCCs were withdrawn and the second batch of modern cars was introduced in 1998?
Preserved Class 70 locomotive number 7005 (bearing original number 270005) in 2002
Preserved Class 70 locomotive number 7005 (bearing original number 270005) in 2002
LMS 13809, a preserved 7F locomotive, working the Hellifield to Carnforth leg of a Cumbrian Mountain Pullman in 1983
LMS 13809, a preserved 7F locomotive, working the Hellifield to Carnforth leg of a Cumbrian Mountain Pullman in 1983
A Kanto Railway diesel railcar at Ryūgasaki Station in 2007
A Kanto Railway diesel railcar at Ryūgasaki Station in 2007
A modern low floor tram on the Rome Tram network in 2010
A modern low floor tram on the Rome Tram network in 2010
  • ...that the Rome Tram system, which now covers 39 kilometres (24 mi) on six lines, was once the largest tram system in Italy, which included 140 km (87 mi) of track on no fewer than 59 lines at its height in the late 1920s?
Rockingham station platforms in 2007
Rockingham station platforms in 2007
A post card showing Richmond's theater district and a couple streetcars in front of it in 1923
A post card showing Richmond's theater district and a couple streetcars in front of it in 1923
The original Ravenna Bridge in 1900
The original Ravenna Bridge in 1900