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Carterton station in 2007
Carterton station in 2007
A First Great Western HST at Cardiff Central in February 2017
A First Great Western HST at Cardiff Central in February 2017
A worker demonstrating a car gwyllt in 1959
A worker demonstrating a car gwyllt in 1959
A CapeFlyer train at Hyannis yard in 2013
A CapeFlyer train at Hyannis yard in 2013
No. 4 Wellington, derailed during labour unrest circa 1870
No. 4 Wellington, derailed during labour unrest circa 1870
Former South Eastern Railway locomotives with modifications for the C&WR's smaller loading gauge
Former South Eastern Railway locomotives with modifications for the C&WR's smaller loading gauge
Canning Bridge railway station in 2007
Canning Bridge railway station in 2007
The aboveground portion of Canary Wharf station in August 2016
The aboveground portion of Canary Wharf station in August 2016
A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train in Campbellville, Ontario, in 2011
A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train in Campbellville, Ontario, in 2011
A Canadian National freight train at Newtonville, Ontario, in 1987
A Canadian National freight train at Newtonville, Ontario, in 1987
A Canada Line train in 2012
A Canada Line train in 2012
  • ...that Vancouver SkyTrain's Canada Line was anticipated to have 100,000 boardings per day in 2013 but has consistently exceeded early targets carrying 105,000 per day in March 2010 and over 136,000 passengers per weekday in June 2011?
Canada Atlantic Railway locomotive number 618
Canada Atlantic Railway locomotive number 618
C&MLR locomotive "Atlantic" and passenger car in 1907
C&MLR locomotive "Atlantic" and passenger car in 1907
A CRH1 train on the Guangshen Railway in 2007
A CRH1 train on the Guangshen Railway in 2007
A camelback locomotive, Central Railroad of New Jersey number 769, in 1922
A camelback locomotive, Central Railroad of New Jersey number 769, in 1922
Caledonian Railway number 49 in 1903
Caledonian Railway number 49 in 1903
The Birmingham Airport system in 2004, showing how it is built on the old Maglev guideway
The Birmingham Airport system in 2004, showing how it is built on the old Maglev guideway
The current freight-only Bushwick Branch line in Bushwick in 2008
The current freight-only Bushwick Branch line in Bushwick in 2008
A BR class 504 train on the Bury Line just before Metrolink conversion in 1991
A BR class 504 train on the Bury Line just before Metrolink conversion in 1991
The track side of Burlington Station in 2007
The track side of Burlington Station in 2007
A BNSF train crossing Bridge 9.6 in 2011
A BNSF train crossing Bridge 9.6 in 2011
Burgh-le-Marsh station in 1967
Burgh-le-Marsh station in 1967
  • ...that following the closure of Burgh-le-Marsh railway station in 1970, the station buildings and signal box have survived virtually intact in private ownership and are intermittently in use as tea-rooms?
Buffalo Central Terminal main building in 2007
Buffalo Central Terminal main building in 2007
A 1913 advertisement for Ferrocarril del Sud
A 1913 advertisement for Ferrocarril del Sud
  • ...that the government contract establishing Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril del Sud) in 1862 exempted the railroad company from paying contributions, taxes and custom fees but mandated it to carry the post for free?
One of ConnDOT's 13 SPV-2000 railcars, used by Amtrak for New Haven-Springfield service, at New Haven in May 1982
One of ConnDOT's 13 SPV-2000 railcars, used by Amtrak for New Haven-Springfield service, at New Haven in May 1982
Buckingham Branch Railroad locomotive number 2
Buckingham Branch Railroad locomotive number 2