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December 2016

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Illustration of "Old Ironsides", Baldwin's first commissioned locomotive built in 1832
Illustration of "Old Ironsides", Baldwin's first commissioned locomotive built in 1832
  • ...that the first commissioned steam locomotive built by Matthias W. Baldwin in 1832, nicknamed Old Ironsides, traveled at the rate of only 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) in initial trials, but was later refined and improved to reach speeds of 28 mph (45 km/h)?
The original platforms at Baker Street station in 2011
The original platforms at Baker Street station in 2011
Two trains load passengers at Bad Nieuweschans station in 2006
Two trains load passengers at Bad Nieuweschans station in 2006
An Acela train at Back Bay station in 2012
An Acela train at Back Bay station in 2012
Trains at Aylesbury station in 1991
Trains at Aylesbury station in 1991
The Avenue H station headhouse in 2013
The Avenue H station headhouse in 2013
An AVE Class 102 train showing the duckbill shaped power car
An AVE Class 102 train showing the duckbill shaped power car
A former Great Western Railway 'Aberdare' class 2-6-0 built in 1901 leads a goods train through Swindon Station in 1946
A former Great Western Railway 'Aberdare' class 2-6-0 built in 1901 leads a goods train through Swindon Station in 1946
Specifications flyer for the G 5/5 class locomotive
Specifications flyer for the G 5/5 class locomotive
A train on the Eritrean Railway, a former Italian colonial railway, between Arbaroba and Asmara in 2008
A train on the Eritrean Railway, a former Italian colonial railway, between Arbaroba and Asmara in 2008
An AEI tag affixed to a freight car in 2007
An AEI tag affixed to a freight car in 2007
Preserved rolling stock at Augsburg Railway Park in 2008
Preserved rolling stock at Augsburg Railway Park in 2008
First Great Western 43138 stands at Newquay railway station in Cornwall, United Kingdom with a summer Saturday service to London in 2009
First Great Western 43138 stands at Newquay railway station in Cornwall, United Kingdom with a summer Saturday service to London in 2009
A train at Assembly on opening day in 2014
A train at Assembly on opening day in 2014
An Ashover Light Railway locomotive at Ashover circa 1948
An Ashover Light Railway locomotive at Ashover circa 1948
  • ...that the 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm) gauge Ashover Light Railway in England was originally approved as a standard gauge railway between the Midland Railway station at Stretton and Ashover?
A WAG-5 locomotive like those at Asansol shed
A WAG-5 locomotive like those at Asansol shed
A Picadilly Line train at Arsenal station in 2015
A Picadilly Line train at Arsenal station in 2015
An ETR 401 train at Luino in 1988
An ETR 401 train at Luino in 1988
  • ...that Ansaldo and Fiat Ferroviaria collaborated in the mid-1970s to build the FS Class 401 EMU train which became the first train in the world featuring active body tilting to enter commercial service and was capable of speeds of up to 250 km/h (160 mph)?
A YHT train at Ankara Central Station in 2012
A YHT train at Ankara Central Station in 2012
AATC car number S68 in 1915
AATC car number S68 in 1915
Angels Flight in 2008
Angels Flight in 2008
  • ...that the Angels Flight funicular in Los Angeles has operated on two different sites, using the same cars and station elements?
1888 map of streetcar lines in Washington, D.C.; A&P is in yellow
1888 map of streetcar lines in Washington, D.C.; A&P is in yellow
Locomotive 'Polar Bear' and train at Lhen Coan station in 1993
Locomotive 'Polar Bear' and train at Lhen Coan station in 1993
A pair of Citadis trams in Mulhouse in 2009
A pair of Citadis trams in Mulhouse in 2009
The tracks and platforms at Alperton station in 2009
The tracks and platforms at Alperton station in 2009