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July 2013

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Curve with superelevation of tracks on the Keystone Corridor near Rosemont, PA, in 2011
Curve with superelevation of tracks on the Keystone Corridor near Rosemont, PA, in 2011
  • ...that one element of railway track geometry is superelevation in curved track, in which the track is usually designed with a raised outer rail, providing a banked turn, thus allowing trains to maneuver through the curve at higher speeds than would otherwise be possible if the surface was flat or level?
A 10-car train of Tobu 8000 series cars on the Tōjō Line in 2008
A 10-car train of Tobu 8000 series cars on the Tōjō Line in 2008
  • ...that a total of 712 cars in Tobu Railway's 8000 series fleet were built between 1963 and 1983, making this the most numerous EMU type operated by a private railway operator in Japan?
The platforms and tracks of the relocated Tel Aviv South station in 2008
The platforms and tracks of the relocated Tel Aviv South station in 2008
A coal train of Rinkō Line in 2007
A coal train of Rinkō Line in 2007
The IRT Sixth Avenue line looking north from 14th Street in 1905
The IRT Sixth Avenue line looking north from 14th Street in 1905
System map of the Gulf Coast Lines system from before 1924
System map of the Gulf Coast Lines system from before 1924
Class 1ES no. E145 at Salt River, Cape Town, in 1975
Class 1ES no. E145 at Salt River, Cape Town, in 1975
A split-flap departure board at Gare du Nord, Paris, in 2007
A split-flap departure board at Gare du Nord, Paris, in 2007
An example of single-line working in the Czech Republic in 2011
An example of single-line working in the Czech Republic in 2011
  • ...that when a section of track which is not normally signaled for bi-directional operations has to be used in both directions for single-line working, very special safety measures, such as tokens or pilotman operations, are needed to ensure safe operation?
The west exit of Shinsen Station in 2008
The west exit of Shinsen Station in 2008
Shin-Kobe station in 2004
Shin-Kobe station in 2004
The former Tomoegawaguchi Station in 2008
The former Tomoegawaguchi Station in 2008
Part of the Seneseki Line platforms and tracks at Sendai Station in 2007
Part of the Seneseki Line platforms and tracks at Sendai Station in 2007
An S-Bahn Zürich RABe 514 "DTZ" train on the S8 service near Felben-Wellhausen in 2009
An S-Bahn Zürich RABe 514 "DTZ" train on the S8 service near Felben-Wellhausen in 2009
  • ...that because delivery of the first Swiss Federal Railways RABe 514 trains was delayed from the manufacturer by several months, Siemens agreed to build an additional train instead of paying a penalty, completing delivery of all 61 trains in July 2009?
A Hokusei Line 270 series train in 2006
A Hokusei Line 270 series train in 2006
  • ...that in addition to the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge Sangi Line, the Sangi Railway, which was originally established in 1928 in Japan, also operates the former Kintetsu Hokusei Line, the longest of only four lines remaining in the country that are still 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge?
The remnant of the gravel line west of Sakado station in 2011
The remnant of the gravel line west of Sakado station in 2011
Haslem's Creek Cemetery station on the Rookwood Cemetery line circa 1865
Haslem's Creek Cemetery station on the Rookwood Cemetery line circa 1865
RENFE number 353-001-1 at Irun station in 2000
RENFE number 353-001-1 at Irun station in 2000
JR's first experimental magnetic levitation train, ML100, on display outside RTRI in 2005
JR's first experimental magnetic levitation train, ML100, on display outside RTRI in 2005
A rail push trolley in India in 1978
A rail push trolley in India in 1978
PRR #460, preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2010
PRR #460, preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2010
The main exhibition hall of Pietrarsa railway museum in 2008
The main exhibition hall of Pietrarsa railway museum in 2008
The tracks and platforms of Gare de Poitiers on the Paris–Bordeaux railway in 2010
The tracks and platforms of Gare de Poitiers on the Paris–Bordeaux railway in 2010
Little Eaton Gangway in July 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons arriving
Little Eaton Gangway in July 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons arriving