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  • rail or rails in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport and related matters Railway track or railway lines, the running...
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    in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport....
    109 KB (12,398 words) - 13:56, 13 July 2024
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    Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit using rolling stock derived from tram technology while...
    69 KB (7,633 words) - 14:54, 18 July 2024
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    Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central...
    65 KB (7,517 words) - 09:17, 20 July 2024
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    The impact of the privatisation of British Rail has been the subject of much debate, with the stated benefits including improved customer service, and...
    77 KB (7,594 words) - 15:06, 8 July 2024
  • National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger...
    26 KB (2,803 words) - 08:14, 19 July 2024
  • British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway...
    103 KB (10,116 words) - 02:42, 17 July 2024
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    High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using...
    172 KB (19,499 words) - 09:00, 12 July 2024
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    A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through...
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  • This is the list of rail accident lists. Before 1880 1880–1889 1890–1899 1900–1909 1910–1919 1920–1929 1930–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979...
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    Plans for high-speed rail in the United States date back to the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965. Various state and federal proposals have...
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    Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, northwest of the city of Miami proper. This...
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    Via Rail Canada Inc. (reporting mark VIA) (/ˈviːə/), operating as Via Rail or Via (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated...
    97 KB (9,576 words) - 15:50, 15 July 2024
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    The rail profile is the cross sectional shape of a railway rail, perpendicular to its length. Early rails were made of wood, cast iron or wrought iron...
    37 KB (4,320 words) - 21:54, 12 July 2024
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    The Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Project is a construction project building a rail trail in Los Angeles County, California, United States...
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    The 1913 rail (MIL-STD-1913 rail), also known as the Picatinny rail (1913 Picatinny rail etc.) is an American rail integration system designed by Richard...
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    Rail Bhawan is the headquarters of the Indian Railways. It is located at Raisina Road, New Delhi, near the Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House). The office...
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    In rail transport, guard rails or check rails are rails used in the construction of the track, placed parallel to regular running rail to keep the wheels...
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  • Metrorail (redirect from Metro Rail)
    Metro Rail, the rapid transit system in Buffalo, New York, USA Capital MetroRail, the commuter rail service in Austin, Texas, USA New MetroRail, transit...
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  • oversee rail transport in Great Britain except for Transport for London, Merseytravel, light rail and tram services. It is to assume most rail functions...
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