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March 2015

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A Park Series car in operation on VIA Rail's Canadian in 2004
A Park Series car in operation on VIA Rail's Canadian in 2004
Ex-NER N8 0-6-2T at Hull Dairycotes Locomotive Depot in 1947
Ex-NER N8 0-6-2T at Hull Dairycotes Locomotive Depot in 1947
An MRT Blue Line train at SiLom Station in 2006
An MRT Blue Line train at SiLom Station in 2006
  • ...that within 30 minutes of its opening in July 2004, sightseers filled the MRT Blue Line system in Bangkok to its maximum capacity, but after the initial rush ridership has settled down to around 180,000 riders daily?
Melton station in 2006
Melton station in 2006
VIA's Canadian at a station stop in Jasper in 2013
VIA's Canadian at a station stop in Jasper in 2013
Lygten Station shortly after its construction in 1908
Lygten Station shortly after its construction in 1908
  • ...that Lygten Station in Denmark was built in 1906 quite a bit from the Copenhagen city center, but it was supposed to be temporary until the exact routing of the various new railways near Copenhagen that were in planning at the time had been finalized?
Track of the Leamside Line in 2009
Track of the Leamside Line in 2009
Aftermath of the bombing of Kyōbashi Station in 1945
Aftermath of the bombing of Kyōbashi Station in 1945
Kintetsu Ise-Shima Liner at Ujiyamada Station in 2008
Kintetsu Ise-Shima Liner at Ujiyamada Station in 2008
JR East EV-E301 series battery EMU set V1 being recharged at Karasuyama Station in March 2014
JR East EV-E301 series battery EMU set V1 being recharged at Karasuyama Station in March 2014
Two UTA S Line streetcars at the 500 East stop in December 2013
Two UTA S Line streetcars at the 500 East stop in December 2013
  • ...that Utah Transit Authority's S Line began operations in 2013 using the same design of Siemens S70 trams as were already used on UTA's TRAX system, but Mayor Becker suggested that cars used could move "toward a more traditional streetcar design" as the S Line evolves?
Preserved JR East locomotive EF60-19 on an excursion train between Tsukuda and Iwamoto stations in 2008
Preserved JR East locomotive EF60-19 on an excursion train between Tsukuda and Iwamoto stations in 2008
A Howrah bound local train leaving Bandel station in 2011
A Howrah bound local train leaving Bandel station in 2011
The tracks and platforms at Blackpool Central station in 1959
The tracks and platforms at Blackpool Central station in 1959
A train of Cologne Stadtbahn's line 5 at Heumarkt station in April 2014
A train of Cologne Stadtbahn's line 5 at Heumarkt station in April 2014
A Hankyu train passes in front of Takarazuka Grand Theater on the Imazu Line in 2003
A Hankyu train passes in front of Takarazuka Grand Theater on the Imazu Line in 2003
The eastern entrance to Birmingham New Street station in 2009
The eastern entrance to Birmingham New Street station in 2009
Eketahuna station platform in 2008
Eketahuna station platform in 2008
A train at Devyatkino station in 2010
A train at Devyatkino station in 2010
56115 on a railtour in 2004
56115 on a railtour in 2004
The line 2 platforms of Cuauhtémoc station in 2007
The line 2 platforms of Cuauhtémoc station in 2007
Chengannur Railway Station platforms in February 2015
Chengannur Railway Station platforms in February 2015
CN 89 operating on the Strasburg Railroad in 2010
CN 89 operating on the Strasburg Railroad in 2010