The former Tawsfynydd Camp station platform in 2007
...that since Trawsfynydd Camp railway station served only the
Trawsfynydd Artillery range, and all traffic was by booked
special trains exclusively for military personnel, the station had no need of ticket offices or waiting rooms?
A pair of Zürich Tram 2000 Be 4/6 vehicles in August 2005
...that the name Tram 2000 derives from the numbering series applied to these
trams, but also reflects the fleet modernisation their introduction heralded in 1976?
Closeup of a train whistle mounted on a British Rail Class 483
...that the history of train whistles dates to 1832, when the
Leicester and Swannington Railway commissioned a local musical instrument builder to provide a steam-powered whistle, then known as a "steam trumpet"?
The former tracks with walking path installed in Train Track Park
Cover of a promotional brochure for GM's Train of Tomorrow
...that
Ralph Budd was one of the first people to see the sketches of the Train of Tomorrow's Astra-Dome cars, and was inspired by them to create the first modern
dome car for the
Burlington in 1945, two years before the Train of Tomorrow was unveiled?
A locomotive at Train Mountain in 2011
...that in the 2004
Guinness World Records, Train Mountain is recognized as the "Longest Miniature Hobby Railroad" with 69,900 feet (13.24 mi; 21.3 km) of 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm)
gaugemainlinetrack and 133,250 feet (25.237 mi; 40.61 km) of total track?
FRA track geometry car number T-3 at Oakland in August 1981
...that each of the three track geometry cars operated by the U.S.
Federal Railroad Administration travels approximately 30,000 miles (48,280 km) and finds approximately 10,000 defects every year, which are then fixed by the railroads?
The former Tawsfynydd Camp station platform in 2007
...that since Trawsfynydd Camp railway station served only the
Trawsfynydd Artillery range, and all traffic was by booked
special trains exclusively for military personnel, the station had no need of ticket offices or waiting rooms?
A pair of Zürich Tram 2000 Be 4/6 vehicles in August 2005
...that the name Tram 2000 derives from the numbering series applied to these
trams, but also reflects the fleet modernisation their introduction heralded in 1976?
Closeup of a train whistle mounted on a British Rail Class 483
...that the history of train whistles dates to 1832, when the
Leicester and Swannington Railway commissioned a local musical instrument builder to provide a steam-powered whistle, then known as a "steam trumpet"?
The former tracks with walking path installed in Train Track Park
Cover of a promotional brochure for GM's Train of Tomorrow
...that
Ralph Budd was one of the first people to see the sketches of the Train of Tomorrow's Astra-Dome cars, and was inspired by them to create the first modern
dome car for the
Burlington in 1945, two years before the Train of Tomorrow was unveiled?
A locomotive at Train Mountain in 2011
...that in the 2004
Guinness World Records, Train Mountain is recognized as the "Longest Miniature Hobby Railroad" with 69,900 feet (13.24 mi; 21.3 km) of 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm)
gaugemainlinetrack and 133,250 feet (25.237 mi; 40.61 km) of total track?
FRA track geometry car number T-3 at Oakland in August 1981
...that each of the three track geometry cars operated by the U.S.
Federal Railroad Administration travels approximately 30,000 miles (48,280 km) and finds approximately 10,000 defects every year, which are then fixed by the railroads?