Heaviest trains — The heaviest trains in the world are freight trains hauling bulk commodities such as coal and iron ore. One might distinguish between regular operations, and occasional record breaking runs. One might also distinguish between the total weight of… … Wikipedia
List of longest suspension bridge spans — This list of suspension bridges ranks the world s suspension bridges by the length of main span (the length of suspended roadway between the towers). The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges.… … Wikipedia
Holocaust trains — The Holocaust trains were railway transports run by German Nazis and their collaborators to forcibly deport interned Jews and other victims of the Holocaust to the Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps.Modern historians suggested that… … Wikipedia
List of driverless trains — Driverless trains and people movers reduce the operational costs and improve the frequency of service of trains operating on metropolitan railways and light railways. Systems * Miami Metromover in Miami, Florida* Kelana Jaya Line |operation mode … Wikipedia
List of longest cantilever bridges — This list of cantilever bridges ranks the world s cantilever bridges by the length of their main span.A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.Completed… … Wikipedia
Passing loop — Trains in a passing loop A passing loop (also called a passing siding, crossing loop, crossing place or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing… … Wikipedia
IRT Flushing Line — The 7 and 7 Express trains serve the entire IRT Flushing Line at all times Overview Type Rapid transit … Wikipedia
Shinkansen — The nihongo| Shinkansen |新幹線 is a network of high speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Since the initial Tōkaidō Shinkansen opened in 1964 running at 210 km/h (130 mph), the network (2,459 km or 1,528… … Wikipedia
Rail transport in the United States — This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. Today, most rail transport in the United States is based in freight train shipments. Changing U.S. economic needs and the rise of automobile, bus, and air transport led to… … Wikipedia
Transport in Mauritania — Railways * 717 km of rail in total (single track, standard gauge 1435 mm), owned and operated by a government mining company S.N.I.M.. The mines are at Fderik and Zouerat. * One of the world s longest trains runs here (up to 2.5 km long), with… … Wikipedia
