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In rail transport, a train is a vehicle or (more frequently) a string of vehicles capable of being moved along a continuous line of rails or other guideway for the purpose of conveying freight or passengers between points on a predetermined route. The train may be hauled or propelled by one or more vehicles designed exclusively for that purpose (locomotives) or may be driven by a number of motors incorporated in all or several of the vehicles (multiple units). As of 2006[update], there are approximately 1,370,782 kilometres (851,764 mi) of railway track in use worldwide. |
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University Street is a light rail and bus station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington. The station is located under 3rd Avenue at University Street, between Westlake and Pioneer Square stations. It is served by the Central Link, part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system, as well as buses from King County Metro and Sound Transit Express. The station was designed in the style of high-tech architecture and includes several pieces of public art added during construction and later additions. The transit tunnel opened on September 15, 1990, and was used exclusively by buses until until 2009. Along with all other stations in the transit tunnel, University Street station was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a major renovation to accommodate light rail. Link light rail service to the station began on July 18, 2009. Trains and buses serve the station 20 hours a day on most days; the headway between light rail trains is 6 minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times.
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An RŽD freight train, led by 2ES6 class electric locomotive number 137, departs Golden Sopka station in 2010.
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Did you know...
- ...that in 1848, Exeter St Thomas station was worked by atmospheric trains, but since there was no engine house at the station, the driver had to hold the train on its brakes against the pressure in the pipes while it was stopped there?
- ...that although Exeter Central is the most centrally located of the railway stations in the City of Exeter, St Davids is the city's main station serving the principal fast services to London?
- ...that because Everett station on the MBTA Orange Line was originally intended to be a temporary station, it was constructed of wood, like a house, rather than like a permanent transit station?
- ...that although the metre gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railways line has been superseded and replaced by the standard gauge Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, much of the original infrastructure is visible on satellite imagery, including two trains at Adigale station?
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- August 21
- 1854 – The Great Western Railway of Canada (pictured) opens its Galt Branch.
- 1867 – The Mount Morgan Railway in Queensland, Australia, opens between Rockhampton and Westwood via Kabra.
- 1882 – The first California Southern Railroad train from San Diego arrives at Colton, California.
- 1913 – Construction begins on the Morrisburg and Ottawa Electric Railway just south of Billings Bridge, Ottawa.
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February 9, 2016 – Two Meridian-branded passenger trains collide in a head-on collision at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany. In total 11 people die and 150 others are injured, including 20 seriously. Early reports suggested that the accident may have been the fault of the dispatcher allowing two opposing trains on a single-track section of line, but police investigating the incident have dismissed theory this as "pure speculation." (Bavaria Police) (Bavaria Police) (Tages Spiegel) (Tegernseer Stimme) (RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland) (BBC)
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January 22, 2016 – In anticipation of heavy snowfall and preparation for the effects of winter storm Jonas, Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) shuts down all services for the weekend. Metrorail services, which constitute the second largest rapid transit system in the United States, are suspended as of 11:00 pm and will remain closed until Monday morning. Action to shut down the system was previously taken in October 2012 during hurricane Sandy. Trains will be stored in the system's subway tunnels to shelter them from the storm. (WMATA) (WMATA) (Washington Post) (The Hill)
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December 30, 2015 – Construction begins on the Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway in China. The 21.8-kilometre long (13.5 mi) line, expected to open in 2020, will be a suburban metro line connecting Gaotang Bridge Station to Jinhai Road Station. (CNNB)
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December 11, 2015 – The first phase of the Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway, connecting Nanning to Baise, opens. This first section of double track mainline was built to allow CRH2A trains to travel up to 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph). The newly constructed line, which will eventually connect to Kunming, will be Yunnan Province's first high-speed transport corridor to the sea. (GXNews)
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November 17, 2015 – The Jaffar Express passenger train traveling from Quetta to Rawalpindi, Pakistan, derails killing 20 and injuring almost a hundred others. The train's driver and assistant driver were among the fatalities. Early reports indicate that the train's brakes had failed; Pakistan Railways is investigating the accident. See also: Aab-e-Gum derailment (Dawn) (Daiji World) (New Kerala)
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November 14, 2015 – A test TGV train traveling eastbound on the southern track of the LGV Est high-speed rail line derails as it enters a curve at 265 km/h (165 mph) in Eckwersheim. The accident killed eleven crew and injured the remaining 42 persons aboard, which included 4 children who were not authorized by SNCF to be on the train. According to investigators, late braking, which led to the train entering the curve at excessive speed, was the immediate cause of the accident. (BBC) (DNA) (SNCF)
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WikiProject Trains (Shortcut: WP:TWP)
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