CGR 0-4-0ST of 1873, no. M2 Little Bess circa 1880
...that the first Cape gaugesteam locomotives to operate in present day South Africa were a pair, soon followed by a third locomotive of the same design, of 0-4-0ST locomotives in construction service for Mac Donald & Company?
Platform 3 on the Island Line at Central Station in 2013
...that Hong KongMTR's Central Station was initially conceived to cater to 330,000 passengers daily and was planned to be 380 metres (1,250 ft) long, making it one of the longest stations in the world?
The northern end of the platforms at Central station, Montreal, in 1952
Local residents at Bancroft wait on the station platform for the ceremonial first passenger train to arrive in 1900
...that the Central Ontario Railway carried its first load of ore from Coe Hill in 1884, but when samples were analyzed, the ore was too low grade to be useful for mining, leaving the company on the verge of bankruptcy?
One of Central Funicular's cars in 2010
...that the Central Funicular of Naples, Italy, which opened for passenger traffic in 1928, is one of the most used funicular railways in the world, and carries over 10 million passengers per year?
Map showing the Central Branch and Eastern Division (both yellow) meeting near Clay Center, Kansas
A streetcar at North Station's southbound platform in 1912, five days after the Causeway Street Elevated opened
...that the Causeway Street Elevated, which opened in 1912, was one of the last pieces of elevated line constructed in Boston, and, except for a short section remaining at Lechmere, was the last section in service?
Catskill Mountain Railroad's Kingston Holiday Shuttle in 2008
...that Earl Pardini, President of the Catskill Mountain Railroad's corporate predecessor Catskill Mountain Transportation Corporation, was the brakeman on the last freight train that ran on the line when it was closed to freight in 1976?
An FS class 428 locomotive similar to the one of the 1962 disaster
...that during the Castel Bolognese train disaster in 1962 in Italy, a shipment of truffles received minor damage, but its strong smell became a distinctive memory for the emergency responders?
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