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February 2019

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A River Line train at 36th Street in 2006
A River Line train at 36th Street in 2006
Rio Grande 223 during restoration work in 2010
Rio Grande 223 during restoration work in 2010
The tracks and platforms at Rickmansworth station in 2009
The tracks and platforms at Rickmansworth station in 2009
A train at Richmond station in 2009
A train at Richmond station in 2009
An Amtrak Capitol Corridor train at Richmond station in April 2018
An Amtrak Capitol Corridor train at Richmond station in April 2018
A New York & Atlantic Railroad freight train passes the disused Richmond Hill station platform in July 2018
A New York & Atlantic Railroad freight train passes the disused Richmond Hill station platform in July 2018
A destroyed Richmond & Petersburg Railroad locomotive in 1865
A destroyed Richmond & Petersburg Railroad locomotive in 1865
A steam-powered excursion train on Ribblehead Viaduct in 2013
A steam-powered excursion train on Ribblehead Viaduct in 2013
Ribblehead station in 2007
Ribblehead station in 2007
Interior of a first class coach belonging to the Rheingold in September 1930
Interior of a first class coach belonging to the Rheingold in September 1930
The preserved Reuben Wells locomotive on display in 2010
The preserved Reuben Wells locomotive on display in 2010
A Class 373/2 train in GNER livery at Kings Cross in 2004
A Class 373/2 train in GNER livery at Kings Cross in 2004
A Siemens Desiro in RegioJet livery in 2010
A Siemens Desiro in RegioJet livery in 2010
A damp Sunday finds Great Western Railway's 165130 in the new platform 0 at Redhill with a stoping service to Reading in August 2018
A damp Sunday finds Great Western Railway's 165130 in the new platform 0 at Redhill with a stoping service to Reading in August 2018
Red Line cars at the West Park station in 1968
Red Line cars at the West Park station in 1968
Reading 2124 preserved at Steamtown in 2008
Reading 2124 preserved at Steamtown in 2008
Both Reading stations in 1865 with the SER station on the left
Both Reading stations in 1865 with the SER station on the left
Postcard view of Raleigh Union Depot at an unspecified date
Postcard view of Raleigh Union Depot at an unspecified date
A three-way stub switch at Sheepscot station on the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway in 2007
A three-way stub switch at Sheepscot station on the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway in 2007
  • ...that unlike a typical railroad switch that uses tapered points to align routes, a stub switch uses movable rails with square-cut ends to align with the rails of one of the diverging routes?
Official seal of the Railroad Retirement Board
Official seal of the Railroad Retirement Board
A three-car train of 2000 class railcars in suburban Adelaide, Australia in 2007
A three-car train of 2000 class railcars in suburban Adelaide, Australia in 2007