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Trains and Railroads
This is a wikizine for enthusiasts of the train. Whether you're interested in locomotive engines or mag-lev technology; train travel or the mysteries of the train system -- signals, tracks and train yards -- look here for images, blogs... [more]
This is a wikizine for enthusiasts of the train. Whether you're interested in locomotive engines or mag-lev technology; train travel or the mysteries of the train system -- signals, tracks and train yards -- look here for images, blogs, discussions and news. The wikizine provides a meeting of train-loving minds including history buffs, lovers of train museums, and cognoscenti in all other areas of trainiana.
Join in the exciting train discussions, share your train images, read the latest train-related news, or just browse and be wowed by the world of trains.
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Experiments with turf as a fuel for steam locomotives began in the early days of Irish railways. The first use of turf in a locomotive was on the [[Midland Great Western Railway]] in 1848. Further experiments were conducted over the years on the Waterford and Limerick, [[Great Southern and Western...
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Passengers stranded when modern-day trains fell victim to the freezing weather have been rescued by the crew of a steam engine. About 100 passengers climbed aboard the first mainline steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost half a century at London Victoria when electric trains were delayed. The 1940s technology used to power Tornado, a £3million Peppercorn class A1 Pacific, was able to withstand the snow and ice that brought much...
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I took this photo after work one afternoon, in early April of 2007.It is the very begining of the springtime season in the greater Chicagoland area, and there is still quiete a bit of wintertime straw brown scenery and overcast skies to be had. Seen here at approximately West 33rd Street and South Kostner Avenue at the former Illinois Central Railroad Crawford Yard east of Cicero Illinois, are two EMD locomotives from predecessor railroads...
From eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com
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- Damaged fixtures in suburban trains hassles passengers (news.google.com)
With today’s passage of the Jobs for Main Street Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, GE Transportation has moved a major step closer to a potential order for the next generation, higher-speed passenger locomotives from Amtrak. The Act provides $800 million for Amtrak fleet modernization, including the purchase of new “fuel efficient locomotives.”
Amtrak has previously expressed interest in upgrading their aging passenger locomotive...
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At the time of year when toy trains begin appearing around Christmas trees, California State Railroad museum officials are announcing a big model railroading exhibit coming down the tracks to Sacramento.
The National Model Railroad Association and California State Parks have agreed to develop a 3,500-square-foot model railroad exhibit at the Old Sacramento museum. The exhibit, which has no scheduled opening date, is expected to cost...
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- Railroad buffs hope Oklahoma City trains bring fans (newsok.com)
- 7 and 1/ 2" guage miniature live steam train. The Hesston Steam Museum... (eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com)
- Model railroad display modeled on areas of Prince William (news.google.com)
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) The Indian Railways will run 2,872 special trains across the country during summer to clear the extra rush of passengers during the holiday season, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday.
“These special trains will have 4,326 coaches to ensure even the wait-listed passengers are able to travel. As hundreds of college [...]
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PKP Locomotives
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[[Category:Polish State Railways electric locomotives|EP09]]
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[[Category:Electric locomotives of Poland]]
[[Category:3000V DC locomotives]]
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