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October 2018

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158767 passes through Pilning railway station on its way to Cardiff Central in 2009
158767 passes through Pilning railway station on its way to Cardiff Central in 2009
The tracks and station building at Pahiatua in 2009
The tracks and station building at Pahiatua in 2009
The preserved station building at Padstow in 2004
The preserved station building at Padstow in 2004
A Pacific National freight train at Branxton, NSW, in 2016
A Pacific National freight train at Branxton, NSW, in 2016
The multiple wires of an overhead line system in Japan, showing the carrier wire below and the catenary wire above it
The multiple wires of an overhead line system in Japan, showing the carrier wire below and the catenary wire above it
Outer Harbor station in 2005
Outer Harbor station in 2005
Memorial monument of the Otłoczyn railway accident
Memorial monument of the Otłoczyn railway accident
  • ...that although no evidence was found to substantiate it, some believed that the 1980 Otłoczyn railway accident in Poland was caused by an unknown person who terrorized crew of the freight train in the crash?
An Osaka Loop Line train at Tennōji Station in January 2006
An Osaka Loop Line train at Tennōji Station in January 2006
The station for the automated people movers at Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal in November 2017
The station for the automated people movers at Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal in November 2017
A Blue Line train at Orient Heights station in 2013
A Blue Line train at Orient Heights station in 2013
An OSShD approved coach operating on Syrian railways in 2007
An OSShD approved coach operating on Syrian railways in 2007
  • ...that the Organization for Cooperation of Railways (abbreviated as OSShD, based on the Russian translation) developed a common specification for variable-gauge wheelsets, designed for use on the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) and 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) gauge tracks of its member states?
An Øresundståg train at Helsingør station in June 2013
An Øresundståg train at Helsingør station in June 2013
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center in 2016
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center in 2016
The logo of Operation Pheonix
The logo of Operation Pheonix
An OnTrack train at Armory Square station in 1995
An OnTrack train at Armory Square station in 1995
A London Underground train at Ongar station in 1980
A London Underground train at Ongar station in 1980
A platform dispatcher assisting one-man operation on the Berlin S-Bahn in 2008
A platform dispatcher assisting one-man operation on the Berlin S-Bahn in 2008
A Manchester Metrolink tram between Newhey and Shaw in 2013
A Manchester Metrolink tram between Newhey and Shaw in 2013