Jump to content

Portal:Trains/Did you know/July 2009

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

July 2009

[edit]
Bishop's Stortford station in 2008
Bishop's Stortford station in 2008
EMD/MP GP15D locomotive CEFX 1509 in Houston, Texas, in 2003
EMD/MP GP15D locomotive CEFX 1509 in Houston, Texas, in 2003
A French Red Cross train bearing sick and wounded soldiers to Paris after passing through a field hospital in 1917
A French Red Cross train bearing sick and wounded soldiers to Paris after passing through a field hospital in 1917
Modern CFS passenger train, hauled by General Electric Class U17C, north of Aleppo on the former Baghdad Railway
Modern CFS passenger train, hauled by General Electric Class U17C, north of Aleppo on the former Baghdad Railway
The remains of Alton railway station as seen in 2006
The remains of Alton railway station as seen in 2006
TP&W 400, an RS-11 that used a V12 251 engine
TP&W 400, an RS-11 that used a V12 251 engine
  • ...that ALCO's 251 engine model, first designed in 1951 and offered in inline-6, V12 and V16 configurations, proved successful enough that it is still available for purchase from Fairbanks-Morse for new applications?
SNCF 231G 558 pulling an excursion train in June 2009
SNCF 231G 558 pulling an excursion train in June 2009
Freight Australia G class locomotives hauling the Melbourne bound SCT train near Geelong
Freight Australia G class locomotives hauling the Melbourne bound SCT train near Geelong
Berney Arms station in 2004
Berney Arms station in 2004
Bristol Railroad locomotive number 1
Bristol Railroad locomotive number 1
  • ...that the period of operations for the Bristol Railroad, a 6-mile (9.7 km) long railroad in Vermont, was short enough that one man, John S. Burt, rode both the grand opening train on January 5, 1892, and the final train on April 12, 1930?
Map showing the proposed rail extension to Kippa-Ring
Map showing the proposed rail extension to Kippa-Ring
The Festungsbahn in operation in 2008
The Festungsbahn in operation in 2008
  • ...that the Festungsbahn in Salzburg, Germany, opened in 1892 as a water balance funicular, was later modernized in 1960 to use electric traction and again modernized in 1991 with new cars that allowed a higher passenger capacity and faster speed reducing the travel time for its 198-metre (650 ft) length to one minute?
Class 9F locomotive 92021 at Wellingborough shed in 1959
Class 9F locomotive 92021 at Wellingborough shed in 1959
Tank cars parked on a spur of the Chemical Coast Line that passes under the Staten Island Railway in 2006
Tank cars parked on a spur of the Chemical Coast Line that passes under the Staten Island Railway in 2006
Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo station interior in 2007
Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo station interior in 2007
Carris operated tram and bus in Lisbon
Carris operated tram and bus in Lisbon
A BR Mark 1 composite sleeping car in the LNWR carriage sheds at Crewe in the mid-1970s
A BR Mark 1 composite sleeping car in the LNWR carriage sheds at Crewe in the mid-1970s
Great Northern's former Skykomish station in 2008
Great Northern's former Skykomish station in 2008
EF66 37 original build with extended roof and air conditioning in 2007
EF66 37 original build with extended roof and air conditioning in 2007
Łódź Kaliska railway station in 2005
Łódź Kaliska railway station in 2005
Moniaive station facade as seen in May 2009
Moniaive station facade as seen in May 2009
Gomaco-built replica double-truck Birney cars on the River Rail Streetcar in Little Rock
Gomaco-built replica double-truck Birney cars on the River Rail Streetcar in Little Rock
An EMD GL8 owned by América Latina Logística
An EMD GL8 owned by América Latina Logística
The facade of the Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho, Santiago, Chile, in 2006
The facade of the Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho, Santiago, Chile, in 2006
251 902-3 (formerly series V 51) arrives at Warthausen in 1988
251 902-3 (formerly series V 51) arrives at Warthausen in 1988
  • ...that in 1964 with financial support from the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the German locomotive manufacturer Gmeinder built a small series of narrow gauge diesel locomotives including the 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) gauge series V 51 and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge V 52 for Deutsche Bundesbahn to replace outdated steam locomotives that were still in use?
JA class steam locomotive
JA class steam locomotive
MARC train at Rockville rail station as seen from the Metro platform in 2007
MARC train at Rockville rail station as seen from the Metro platform in 2007