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November 2018

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RENFE AVE and SNCF TGV trains at Figueres Vilafant station in 2013
RENFE AVE and SNCF TGV trains at Figueres Vilafant station in 2013
portrait drawing of Charles Elliott Perkins circa 1910
portrait drawing of Charles Elliott Perkins circa 1910
Penrith station in 2011
Penrith station in 2011
PRR 5549, the last of the T1 class locomotives built for Pennsylvania Railroad, on display in 1949
PRR 5549, the last of the T1 class locomotives built for Pennsylvania Railroad, on display in 1949
A MARC train on the Penn Line at Odenton station in 2014
A MARC train on the Penn Line at Odenton station in 2014
The City Island Railroad's 'Flying Lady' circa 1910
The City Island Railroad's 'Flying Lady' circa 1910
The remains of PD Draw bridge in 2007
The remains of PD Draw bridge in 2007
One of the columns on the platform at PATH's Newport station in 2005
One of the columns on the platform at PATH's Newport station in 2005
The platforms and tracks at Paul Avenue station as seen from a passing train in 2005
The platforms and tracks at Paul Avenue station as seen from a passing train in 2005
A PATrain train at Pittsburgh in 1985
A PATrain train at Pittsburgh in 1985
  • ...that although PATrain service between Pittsburgh and Versailles, Pennsylvania, was twice as fast as comparable bus service, it was discontinued in 1989 due to declining ridership and increasing operating losses?
Postcard view of the original Passaic Park station circa 1914
Postcard view of the original Passaic Park station circa 1914
Parnell Tunnel southern portal, showing the current double-track line and the former single-track tunnel entrance in 2011
Parnell Tunnel southern portal, showing the current double-track line and the former single-track tunnel entrance in 2011
  • ...that there is a proposal to re-open the original Parnell Tunnel in New Zealand to pedestrians and cyclists, as part of cycleway projects in the area?
Interior of an Amtrak parlor car in 2009
Interior of an Amtrak parlor car in 2009
Logo of the United States Military Railway Service
Logo of the United States Military Railway Service
A double-stack container train of the Panama Canal Railway in 2007
A double-stack container train of the Panama Canal Railway in 2007
A Baldwin-built 4-6-0 and a passenger train at Haifa station in 1931
A Baldwin-built 4-6-0 and a passenger train at Haifa station in 1931
A Palembang light rail car in July 2018
A Palembang light rail car in July 2018
An Inverclyde Line service to Glasgow Central departs Paisley Gilmour Street station in 2012
An Inverclyde Line service to Glasgow Central departs Paisley Gilmour Street station in 2012