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December 2019

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Schematic drawing of a track circuit on unoccupied track
Schematic drawing of a track circuit on unoccupied track
An TLR0600 train on the Toyama Light Rail Toyama Port Line in 2015
An TLR0600 train on the Toyama Light Rail Toyama Port Line in 2015
The former Tower station and preserved train behind it in 2017
The former Tower station and preserved train behind it in 2017
The Tower City Center complex main building in 2012
The Tower City Center complex main building in 2012
  • ...that site preparation for Cleveland Union Terminal in 1922, now Tower City Center, required the demolition of approximately 2,200 buildings?
A train at Totnes station passing the unused atmospheric railway engine house in 2013
A train at Totnes station passing the unused atmospheric railway engine house in 2013
Uinta-Piceance Basins geologic map
Uinta-Piceance Basins geologic map
The southern signal box at Torquay station in 2009
The southern signal box at Torquay station in 2009
One of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway's Fairlie locomotives circa 1915
One of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway's Fairlie locomotives circa 1915
The cab and number plate of First Great Western locomotive 57604 "Pendennis Castle" in November 2010
The cab and number plate of First Great Western locomotive 57604 "Pendennis Castle" in November 2010
A token catcher in operation at Horopito in 1921
A token catcher in operation at Horopito in 1921
  • ...that some British railways developed mechanical systems that enabled faster token handover, using catcher devices that could be extended from the locomotive cabside?
A Tobu 7800 series 4-car EMU approaching Ogose Station on the Tobu Ogose Line in 1977
A Tobu 7800 series 4-car EMU approaching Ogose Station on the Tobu Ogose Line in 1977