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March 2018

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A refurbished 2-car ART Mark II train at Kelana Jaya station in 2015
A refurbished 2-car ART Mark II train at Kelana Jaya station in 2015
A Keisei AE series EMU on the Narita Airport Line in July 2010
A Keisei AE series EMU on the Narita Airport Line in July 2010
A train on the Keio Inokashira Line in 2006
A train on the Keio Inokashira Line in 2006
Keadby Bridge in 2015
Keadby Bridge in 2015
  • ...that when the first train operated over new Keadby Bridge 1916, becoming the largest bascule bridge in Europe, Joshua Slowan, who had driven the first passenger train across the old bridge, rode on the engine?
New York Central diesel locomotive number 1525 circa 1928
New York Central diesel locomotive number 1525 circa 1928
Arisaig station in 1997
Arisaig station in 1997
The platforms at Jurong East station in 2005
The platforms at Jurong East station in 2005
Cleanup work from the July 2013 derailment continuing in the narrow rock cut
Cleanup work from the July 2013 derailment continuing in the narrow rock cut
A section of the arches above the PATH tracks at Journal Square in 2010
A section of the arches above the PATH tracks at Journal Square in 2010
An E4 series train on a Joetsu Shinkansen Max Tanigawa service in 2017
An E4 series train on a Joetsu Shinkansen Max Tanigawa service in 2017
EF64 class locomotive 1049 with an updated Japan Rail Freight livery in 2015
EF64 class locomotive 1049 with an updated Japan Rail Freight livery in 2015
  • ...that since their introduction in 1964, there have been no accident-related withdrawals of EF64 locomotives, but the first member of the class was withdrawn in 2003 following the introduction of the JR Freight Class EH200?
A discontinued JFK Express route indicator on a car in Franklin Avenue Shuttle service in 2008
A discontinued JFK Express route indicator on a car in Franklin Avenue Shuttle service in 2008
A JNR class 150 steam locomotive
A JNR class 150 steam locomotive
An Isle of Man Railway train at Ramsey station in 1964
An Isle of Man Railway train at Ramsey station in 1964
A train on the Lexington Avenue Line at 125th Street station in 2014
A train on the Lexington Avenue Line at 125th Street station in 2014
Ipoh station facade in 2009
Ipoh station facade in 2009
Iowa Northern Railway locomotive in 2011
Iowa Northern Railway locomotive in 2011
A Bombardier Flexity tram for Ion rapid transit
A Bombardier Flexity tram for Ion rapid transit
  • ...that during public hearings in the planning stages for Ion rapid transit, concerns were raised on its relative service infrequency when compared with rapid transit systems in other cities although it would still outperform the Region's best bus services in capacity and frequency?
A streetcar in Syracuse, New York, in 1909
A streetcar in Syracuse, New York, in 1909
The International Railway Bridge from the Canadian shore circa 1912
The International Railway Bridge from the Canadian shore circa 1912
The now disused Ingleton Viaduct in 2003
The now disused Ingleton Viaduct in 2003
Builder's photo of a class XP locomotive in 1935
Builder's photo of a class XP locomotive in 1935
A special train of preserved rolling stock passes Hammels Wye on the Rockaway Line on its way uptown in 2013
A special train of preserved rolling stock passes Hammels Wye on the Rockaway Line on its way uptown in 2013
Trams at Immingham Dock station in 1958
Trams at Immingham Dock station in 1958