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The Class G 1 locomotive, "Landwührden"
The Class G 1 locomotive, "Landwührden"
Several tracks at Old Oak Common depot in 2007
Several tracks at Old Oak Common depot in 2007
A CapeFLYER train at Hyannis station in 2013
A CapeFLYER train at Hyannis station in 2013
Odakyu 5000 series EMU near Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station in 2006
Odakyu 5000 series EMU near Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station in 2006
  • ...that the name of Odakyu Electric Railway, an abbreviation of Odawara Kyūkō Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha, was made popular by the title song of the 1929 movie Tokyo Kōshinkyoku?
A portion of the former Pacific Electric Railroad right of way that is planned for use as the site of the Harbor Transit Center
A portion of the former Pacific Electric Railroad right of way that is planned for use as the site of the Harbor Transit Center
Builders photo circa 1899 of B class 4-8-0 steam locomotive, NZR number 178
Builders photo circa 1899 of B class 4-8-0 steam locomotive, NZR number 178
NX Bridge in 2010
NX Bridge in 2010
An NSB Class 69 train at Lørenskog Station in 2006
An NSB Class 69 train at Lørenskog Station in 2006
Northern Rail number 323224 at Alderley Edge station in 2015
Northern Rail number 323224 at Alderley Edge station in 2015
Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha at Missoula in July 1976
Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha at Missoula in July 1976
A Northeast Regional train crosses the James River near Lynchburg in 2011
A Northeast Regional train crosses the James River near Lynchburg in 2011
Southbound train emerging into Roade cutting having climbed the incline on the Northampton loop line in June 2011
Southbound train emerging into Roade cutting having climbed the incline on the Northampton loop line in June 2011
An MBTA train at North Scituate station in April 2013
An MBTA train at North Scituate station in April 2013
North Quincy station in January 2016
North Quincy station in January 2016
A Class 378 "Capitalstar" n the North London line at Canonbury in June 2010
A Class 378 "Capitalstar" n the North London line at Canonbury in June 2010
North Acton station with the former New North Main Line visible
North Acton station with the former New North Main Line visible
N&W 2156 on display at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis in 2008
N&W 2156 on display at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis in 2008
  • ...that N&W's improved Y5/Y6 classes of 2-8-8-2 steam locomotives, including the preserved 2156, could pull trains at speeds up to 50 mph (80 km/h) while other locomotives of similar class, such as Virginian's AE class 2-10-10-2s, could only reach 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)?
Tourists arrive at a station on a norry in Battambang, Cambodia, in December 2010
Tourists arrive at a station on a norry in Battambang, Cambodia, in December 2010
  • ...that although originally propelled by hand using punt poles, propulsion for a norry can be provided by small gas engine with belt drive direct to the rear axle, delivering top speeds of 40 km/h (25 mph) or more?
Holt station on the North Norfolk Railway in 2007
Holt station on the North Norfolk Railway in 2007
N&W 1218 pulling an excursion train in 1988
N&W 1218 pulling an excursion train in 1988
A Superpacific leading the Fleche d'Or in Paris circa 1926
A Superpacific leading the Fleche d'Or in Paris circa 1926
The still active upper level of Ninth Avenue station
The still active upper level of Ninth Avenue station
The first Night Tube train arrives at Pimlico station on August 20, 2016
The first Night Tube train arrives at Pimlico station on August 20, 2016
Map showing Boxmoor station location with the Nickey line veering off to the north
Map showing Boxmoor station location with the Nickey line veering off to the north
An NI Railways train at Helen's Bay station in 2009
An NI Railways train at Helen's Bay station in 2009
1901 Baldwin builder's photo of Zululand Railway number 2, later an NGR Class I locomotive
1901 Baldwin builder's photo of Zululand Railway number 2, later an NGR Class I locomotive
The tracks and footbridge of Newport railway station viewed from the Clytha Road bridge in 2011
The tracks and footbridge of Newport railway station viewed from the Clytha Road bridge in 2011