1867 in rail transport — Events May events * May 7 The Windsor and Annapolis Railway is incorporated in Nova Scotia. [cite web| url=http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/SignificantDatesInNSRailwayHistoryPart2.html| title=Significant Dates in Nova Scotia s… … Wikipedia
1891 in rail transport — EventsApril events* April 19 a fatal collision in Kipton, Ohio between a freight train and a passenger train, attributed to a faulty engineer s pocket watch which stopped for 4 minutes. This accident will become the impetus for the adoption of… … Wikipedia
January 5 in rail transport — Events 19th century 20th century * 1977 ndash; Gare de Bercy station, near Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, opens. * 1985 ndash; At ceremonies held in Nenana and Seward, Alaska, ownership of the Alaska Railroad is officially transferred to the U.S … Wikipedia
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Channel Tunnel — Map of the Channel Tunnel Overview Location English Channel (Strait of Dover) Coordinates Folkestone … Wikipedia
Geelong — This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. Geelong Victoria … Wikipedia
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railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
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