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March 2007

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NMBS/SNCB trains in Antwerp-Central
NMBS/SNCB trains in Antwerp-Central
  • ...that in 2005 the National Railway Company of Belgium was split into three parts: Infrabel to maintain the infrastructure, NMBS/SNCB to manage train operations, and NMBS/SNCB-Holding to own and coordinate the other two?
Map of Thailand rail lines
Map of Thailand rail lines
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
Victorian Goldfields Railway
Victorian Goldfields Railway
CN Tower
CN Tower
Kalka-Shimla Railway train traveling toward Shimla in 2000
Kalka-Shimla Railway train traveling toward Shimla in 2000
Andrew Vivian
Andrew Vivian
A Ma On Shan Rail train in Hong Kong
A Ma On Shan Rail train in Hong Kong
GO Transit cab control car with the CN Tower in the background
GO Transit cab control car with the CN Tower in the background
  • ...that since it began operating in the greater Toronto, Canada, area in May 1967, GO Transit, has carried more than 1 billion passengers?
Velachery station in Chennai
Velachery station in Chennai
Changing wheels of the Trans-Mongolian railway at the Mongolia-China border
Changing wheels of the Trans-Mongolian railway at the Mongolia-China border
The Empire State Express takes on water from a track pan in 1905
The Empire State Express takes on water from a track pan in 1905
Cornish Riviera Express circa 1910
Cornish Riviera Express circa 1910
Aftermath of a boiler explosion circa 1850
Aftermath of a boiler explosion circa 1850
The Mormon Rocks
The Mormon Rocks
  • ...that a section of Cajon Pass in Southern California is named Mormon Rocks in commemoration of a group Mormon settlers who crossed through the pass in 1851?
  • ...that bank engines, also called helper engines, are sometimes added to trains that require more power or traction to climb a grade (or bank)?
William Dargan bridge on the Luas Green Line
William Dargan bridge on the Luas Green Line
A Bombardier CX-100 train at South View LRT Station
A Bombardier CX-100 train at South View LRT Station
The Goldfields Railway at the Waikino terminus in 2005
The Goldfields Railway at the Waikino terminus in 2005
An Austro-Hungarian armoured train of 1915
An Austro-Hungarian armoured train of 1915
The approach to the Hell Gate Bridge
The approach to the Hell Gate Bridge
Locomotives receiving maintenance at Crewe Works
Locomotives receiving maintenance at Crewe Works
Two 400-class Redhen railcars working a Belair to Adelaide local train in 1990
Two 400-class Redhen railcars working a Belair to Adelaide local train in 1990
Volos station in 1990
Volos station in 1990
John Bull circa 1893
John Bull circa 1893
A covered hopper owned and operated by Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
A covered hopper owned and operated by Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
End of track at Thurso
End of track at Thurso