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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. |
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A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car or observation. Dome cars were primarily used in the United States and Canada, though a small number were constructed in Europe for Trans Europ Express service. In North America, dome cars were manufactured by the Budd Company, Pullman Standard and American Car & Foundry. Southern Pacific Railroad built its own dome cars in their Sacramento, California, shops. In the 1990s Colorado Railcar began producing dome cars. Generally, seats in the dome were considered "non-revenue" like lounge car seats. When dome cars operate today in excursion trains, the dome seats often command a premium fare.
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Three main lines crossing above one another in Richmond, Virginia. In this colorized post card image from 1919, a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway passenger train leaves Richmond for the upper James River Valley on the topmost track, while just beneath it a train of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad leaves the Main Street (Union) Station for the South, and on the ground a train of the Southern Railway arrives at Richmond from West Point on the York River.
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- ...that the Kintetsu Utsube Line's status as one of only four 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge lines in Japan makes it a popular attraction to Japanese railfans?
- ...that Gare Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris has featured in works of art by some of France's most influential artists, including paintings by Édouard Manet, Claude Monet and Gustave Caillebotte, a famous photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson, and a play by Emile Zola?
- ...that the 10,841 km (6,736 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in) gauge freight rail network of Belgrano Cargas in Argentina was built by the state-owned Ferrocarril Central Norte and the French-owned Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe?
- ...that the Quatama Station light rail stop in Hillsboro, Oregon, includes a piece of art based on an arrangement created by a Japanese Macaque at the Oregon National Primate Research Center?
September 5
- 1836 – The Lake Wimico and St. Joseph Canal and Railroad, the first steam railroad in Florida, opens.
- 1876 – The first through train from San Francisco, arrives in Los Angeles, after travelling over the Southern Pacific Railroad's newly completed Tehachapi Loop (pictured).
- 1887 – Charles Fairburn, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944–1945, is born (d. 1945).
- 1986 – The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad begins operations in Minnesota and South Dakota.
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August 20 – The Argentine Ambassador to Venezuela Alicia Castro and Venezuelan Infrastructure Minister Isidro Rondon preside over ceremonies at La Rinconada station in Caracas to officially launch a project that will connect the capitals of the two nations by rail. In a speech at the ceremony, Rondon called the line that would travel southward from Caracas through Brazil to Buenos Aires, "a realizable utopia." The three nations' governments hope the new line would encourage trade and foster further integration between them. (Xinhua)
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August 19 – Norges Statsbaner orderes 50 Flirt electric multiple units from Stadler Rail. Delivery for the five-car units will start in 2012, costing NOK 4 billion. The trains will be used as part of the Oslo Commuter Rail and on intercity services. (NRK) (NSB)
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August 17 – Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train construction to begin in 2010. Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev project will be 199.43 km long, nearly 25 km longer than previously reported. Preparatory work should be done by the end of this year. (CRI) (China Daily)
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August 13 – Under the direction of Schenectady's City Historian, construction workers excavate a portion of one of the first railway tunnels in the United States. Eventually, plans are for a portion of the tunnel to be restored and opened for public display. The tunnel was initially dug in 1832, providing a 1,500-foot (460 m) passage through which horse-drawn trains traveled; the tunnel was closed and filled in 1838. It is believed that the original track through the tunnel remains in place but further excavation will be needed to determine this. (Newsday)
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August 8 – A EuroCity train, traveling at 134 km/h (83 mph) en route from Kraków, Poland, to Prague, Czech Republic, collides with a bridge that had collapsed onto the track in front of the train near Studénka. Some initial reports indicate that part of the bridge fell onto the train while others state that the bridge was already collapsed. The bridge was still under construction at the time of the accident. At least ten people have died in the accident, and about 100 others aboard the train were injured. About 400 people were aboard the train. (AP/MSNBC) (RTÉ News)
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August 1 – Officials in China hold two opening ceremonies, one in Beijing and another in Tianjin, to officially open the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway line. The opening makes the new line the first in the world to regularly host trains traveling up to 350 km/h (220 mph). The first regular service train departed Beijing South Station at 10:40 AM local time, while another train left Tianjin at 10:42 AM. (BBC) (Xinhua) (TimesOnline)
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