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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 2018 [update], there are approximately 1,052,000 kilometres (654,000 mi) of railway track in use worldwide. ( World Bank (via Archive.org)) |
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The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a dispute over land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) that took place on May 11, 1880 on a farm located 5.6 miles (9 km) northwest of Hanford, California in the central San Joaquin Valley, leaving seven people dead. Frank Norris' 1901 novel, The Octopus: A California Story, was inspired by this incident, as was W. C. Morrow's 1882 novel Blood-Money. The exact history of the tragedy has been the source of some disagreement, due to a popular anti-railroad sentiment in the 1880s which saw the tragedy as a clear example of corrupt and cold-blooded corporate greed. Muckraking journalists and anti-railroad activists glorified the settlers and used the tragedy as evidence and justification for their anti-corporate crusades. The site of the episode is now registered as California Historical Landmark #245. The historical marker is at 36°23′21″N 119°42′31″W / 36.38917°N 119.70861°W on the east side of 14th Avenue, 350 yards (320 m) north of Elder Avenue.
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Clearing snow in 1908 on the Bergensbanen, in Norway. Bergensbanen, connecting Bergen to Oslo, is the highest mainline railway line in Europe, crossing the Hardangervidda plateau at over 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) above sea level.
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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 2018 [update], there are approximately 1,052,000 kilometres (654,000 mi) of railway track in use worldwide. ( World Bank (via Archive.org)) |
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The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a dispute over land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) that took place on May 11, 1880 on a farm located 5.6 miles (9 km) northwest of Hanford, California in the central San Joaquin Valley, leaving seven people dead. Frank Norris' 1901 novel, The Octopus: A California Story, was inspired by this incident, as was W. C. Morrow's 1882 novel Blood-Money. The exact history of the tragedy has been the source of some disagreement, due to a popular anti-railroad sentiment in the 1880s which saw the tragedy as a clear example of corrupt and cold-blooded corporate greed. Muckraking journalists and anti-railroad activists glorified the settlers and used the tragedy as evidence and justification for their anti-corporate crusades. The site of the episode is now registered as California Historical Landmark #245. The historical marker is at 36°23′21″N 119°42′31″W / 36.38917°N 119.70861°W on the east side of 14th Avenue, 350 yards (320 m) north of Elder Avenue.
Recently selected: Union Station (Toronto) - Trench railways - SR Lord Nelson Class
Clearing snow in 1908 on the Bergensbanen, in Norway. Bergensbanen, connecting Bergen to Oslo, is the highest mainline railway line in Europe, crossing the Hardangervidda plateau at over 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) above sea level.
Recently selected: VIA Rail's Ocean - Dm3 electric locomotive - Shay locomotive cylinders
WikiProject Trains (Shortcut: WP:TWP)
Note: WikiProjects marked as inactive are retained pending future editing activity
See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Todo and Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Railroads
The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: