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A Fichtelbergbahn locomotive taking on water at Cranzahl station in February 2003
A Fichtelbergbahn locomotive taking on water at Cranzahl station in February 2003
  • ...that the preserved 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) gauge Fichtelberg Railway has become popular among winter sports enthusiasts because it connects the standard gauge Deutsche Bahn network at Cranzahl to the ski resort of Oberwiesenthal, the highest town in Germany?
The extant siding at Ferryhill in 2007
The extant siding at Ferryhill in 2007
Cuban sugar cane train in 1901
Cuban sugar cane train in 1901
A Type 8 trolley at Fenway station in May 2015
A Type 8 trolley at Fenway station in May 2015
A footpath level crossing at Felixstowe North terminal in 2013
A footpath level crossing at Felixstowe North terminal in 2013
New EMU cars for the FasTracks projects on display in 2014
New EMU cars for the FasTracks projects on display in 2014
  • ...that the FasTracks public transportation expansion plan under construction in metropolitan Denver is estimated to have injected $3 billion into the local economy from 2005 to 2013 and is responsible for creating 12,000 direct full-time jobs since 2005?
An MBTA train at Morton Street station in 2016
An MBTA train at Morton Street station in 2016
The platforms and tracks at Expo/Vermont station
The platforms and tracks at Expo/Vermont station
Expo '74 train near Wenatchee
Expo '74 train near Wenatchee
An Exmouth to Paignton train stops at Exeter St Thomas to pick up commuters in 2008
An Exmouth to Paignton train stops at Exeter St Thomas to pick up commuters in 2008
  • ...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?
Trains of South West Trains and Great Western Railway at Exeter Central station in 2014
Trains of South West Trains and Great Western Railway at Exeter Central station in 2014
Everett station in 1918
Everett station in 1918
  • ...that Everett station on the MBTA Orange Line was intended to be a temporary station so was constructed of wood like a house rather than like a permanent transit station?
Alfred Ilg, founder of the Ethio-Djibouti Railways, and his family at Dire Diwa station before 1906
Alfred Ilg, founder of the Ethio-Djibouti Railways, and his family at Dire Diwa station before 1906
Preserved 141 TB 407 at Longueville shed in 2011
Preserved 141 TB 407 at Longueville shed in 2011
Alfred Escher, circa 1875
Alfred Escher, circa 1875
Map of the New York & Erie Rail Road line in 1834
Map of the New York & Erie Rail Road line in 1834
  • ...that the New York & Erie Rail Road, an early predecessor of Erie Railroad, was built with 6 ft (1,829 mm) wide gauge track, as it was believed to be a superior technology to standard gauge, providing more stability?
The platforms of Epping station in 2014
The platforms of Epping station in 2014
Epes Randolph
Epes Randolph
EP10-007 at the front of a passenger train in 2010
EP10-007 at the front of a passenger train in 2010
  • ...that RŽD ordered only twelve EP10 electric locomotives and that in 2006 RŽD chief engineer Valentin Gapanovich called the type a не слишком перспективный локомотив (English: not very promising locomotive)?
"Peace Train" stopped at Portadown in 1989
"Peace Train" stopped at Portadown in 1989
Amtrak's 'Empire Builder' at St. Paul, MN, in 2010
Amtrak's 'Empire Builder' at St. Paul, MN, in 2010
A military train with a railway-mounted canon at Bourne Park tunnel in 1941
A military train with a railway-mounted canon at Bourne Park tunnel in 1941
  • ...that while building the Elham Valley Railway, South Eastern Railway reluctantly agreed to build Bourne Park tunnel in the 1880s instead of two bridges due to the objections of Matthew Bell who refused to see trains pass by the back of his mansion?
A New Haven EP-1 class electric locomotive in 1907
A New Haven EP-1 class electric locomotive in 1907
Edinburgh Waverley station as seen from the east in 2016
Edinburgh Waverley station as seen from the east in 2016