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The post-renovation outbound headhouse for Copley station in 2014
The post-renovation outbound headhouse for Copley station in 2014
A preserved Connecticut Company open-side streetcar at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in 2004
A preserved Connecticut Company open-side streetcar at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in 2004
4-4-0 American type U.S. Military Railroad engine "W.H. Whiton" in 1863
4-4-0 American type U.S. Military Railroad engine "W.H. Whiton" in 1863
A preserved USRA light Mikado at the Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri, in 2008
A preserved USRA light Mikado at the Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri, in 2008
The Chattanooga Railroad roundhouse in Atlanta in 1864
The Chattanooga Railroad roundhouse in Atlanta in 1864
A Concarril-built light rail car on the Guadalajara light rail system in 1990
A Concarril-built light rail car on the Guadalajara light rail system in 1990
TCRT 1300, the first car on the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line, in 2007
TCRT 1300, the first car on the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line, in 2007
The Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads
The Commemorative Decoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Creation of the Railroads
Map of Washington, D.C., streetcar lines in 1888
Map of Washington, D.C., streetcar lines in 1888
Postcard of the Noon Daylight, one of the Coast Daylight trains, in 1949
Postcard of the Noon Daylight, one of the Coast Daylight trains, in 1949
JS 8284 preserved at Liuzhou Railway Vocational Technical College in 2016
JS 8284 preserved at Liuzhou Railway Vocational Technical College in 2016
A Clermont-Ferrand tramway tram in 2015
A Clermont-Ferrand tramway tram in 2015
Cleanup crews working to clear the line after the Clapham Junction accident
Cleanup crews working to clear the line after the Clapham Junction accident
Route map for Amtrak's Clamdigger train which replaced the New Haven's service
Route map for Amtrak's Clamdigger train which replaced the New Haven's service
A Cincinnati Bell Connector tram in September 2016
A Cincinnati Bell Connector tram in September 2016
Church Stretton station looking north in 2009 with a train for Carmarthen at platform 2
Church Stretton station looking north in 2009 with a train for Carmarthen at platform 2
Rhaetian Railway trains at Chur station in 2008
Rhaetian Railway trains at Chur station in 2008
Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series set 2001 in January 2011
Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series set 2001 in January 2011
  • ...that facing declining ridership, Chōshi Electric Railway in Japan ventured into selling nure-senbei (moist senbei rice crackers) to subsidize its operations, and the profits from confectionery sales are now double those from its railway operations?
Highams Park station, looking north towards Chingford in 2009
Highams Park station, looking north towards Chingford in 2009
A collage of trains on the Chinese Eastern Railway before 1919
A collage of trains on the Chinese Eastern Railway before 1919
A CRH380AL train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in 2012
A CRH380AL train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in 2012
CA&E timetable cover for 1936
CA&E timetable cover for 1936
A pair of 4000-series "Plushie" cars at Illinois Railway Museum in 2005
A pair of 4000-series "Plushie" cars at Illinois Railway Museum in 2005
SEPTA Queen Lane station in 2010
SEPTA Queen Lane station in 2010
#500, one of three Class M1 steam turbine locomotive delivered to the C&O for the Chessie
#500, one of three Class M1 steam turbine locomotive delivered to the C&O for the Chessie
The platforms of Chennai Egmore station in 2011
The platforms of Chennai Egmore station in 2011
A train at Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road in 1959
A train at Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road in 1959
The Torbay Express approaches Chard Junction in 1978
The Torbay Express approaches Chard Junction in 1978