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March 2009

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EMD G16 locomotive in the former Yugoslavia
EMD G16 locomotive in the former Yugoslavia
An FM P-12-42, Boston and Maine Railroad #1
An FM P-12-42, Boston and Maine Railroad #1
Henschel locomotive preserved in São Paulo, Brazil
Henschel locomotive preserved in São Paulo, Brazil
An Angus Shops building
An Angus Shops building
Union Pacific Railroad class MT-1 4-8-2 steam locomotive
Union Pacific Railroad class MT-1 4-8-2 steam locomotive
Preserved locomotive equipped with Bagnall Price valve gear
Preserved locomotive equipped with Bagnall Price valve gear
Argentina's cloud train in 2004
Argentina's cloud train in 2004
Map detailing route of the Lithgow Zig Zag and Ten Tunnels Deviation
Map detailing route of the Lithgow Zig Zag and Ten Tunnels Deviation
Locomotive #120 of Israel Railways, a G12
Locomotive #120 of Israel Railways, a G12
Frontage of former Saint Aubin terminus building on the Jersey Railway
Frontage of former Saint Aubin terminus building on the Jersey Railway
  • ...that the Jersey Railway was built to three different gauges during its life, originally opening as a 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge system in 1870, then closing and reopening regauaged to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) in 1884, before closing again in 1937 and later being rebuilt during World War II to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge by the occupying German army to allow transport of materials for fortifying the island?
Passenger train at the station Psyrtskha (New Athos)
Passenger train at the station Psyrtskha (New Athos)
Sirkeci Terminal
Sirkeci Terminal
A Cyprus Government Railway ticket
A Cyprus Government Railway ticket
Preserved Indonesian steam locomotive
Preserved Indonesian steam locomotive
ACTS 1255 (NS 1200 Class) at Amersfoort station in 2007
ACTS 1255 (NS 1200 Class) at Amersfoort station in 2007
Type 64 electric railcar in 1939 at Granvin, terminus of the Hardanger Line
Type 64 electric railcar in 1939 at Granvin, terminus of the Hardanger Line
  • ...that when it was opened on March 30, 1935, the now-closed Hardanger Line between Voss and Granvin in Norway was the first railway in the country to open with electric traction?
Cudgewa line remnant to Bandiana
Cudgewa line remnant to Bandiana
Vosslog G 2000 BB with asymmetric drivers cab in Moers
Vosslog G 2000 BB with asymmetric drivers cab in Moers
NS Class 200
NS Class 200
SNCF BB 8629 at Matabiau Station, Toulouse
SNCF BB 8629 at Matabiau Station, Toulouse
  • ...that the BB 8500 class electric locomotives of the SNCF (French National Railway) acquired the nickname Danseuses (dancers) due to their tendency to sway from side to side at speed?
4002 leads a train through Hawkesbury River station
4002 leads a train through Hawkesbury River station
Vossloh G2000 locomotive
Vossloh G2000 locomotive
  • ...that Vossloh AG, a German rail infrastructure and locomotive manufacturer with sales of 1.2 billion in 2007, commenced operations in the 1880s when Eduard Vossloh began the manufacture of spring washers for rail fasteners in the Vossloh family's blacksmith shop?
Building a temporary bridge for N de M circa 1913
Building a temporary bridge for N de M circa 1913
Isle of Wight unit 483 001 in 1989.
Isle of Wight unit 483 001 in 1989.
A Belgian Coast Tram between Ostend and Middelkerke in 2006
A Belgian Coast Tram between Ostend and Middelkerke in 2006
The TranzAlpine skirting the Waimakariri River
The TranzAlpine skirting the Waimakariri River
A Komachi train at Omagari station in 2005
A Komachi train at Omagari station in 2005
CSX 627, an AC6000CW model diesel locomotive
CSX 627, an AC6000CW model diesel locomotive
  • ...that like the SD90MAC built by rival EMD, the GE AC6000CW suffered reliability problems with its 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) engine, which caused GE to sell more than 100 of them with 4,400 hp (3.3 MW) engines that were never upgraded?
A tram built by Ciegelski in operation in 2007
A tram built by Ciegelski in operation in 2007