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High Speed Trains
A site dedicated to information on high speed trains in the UK and around the world
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High-Speed Rail in NY State and Along the NE Corridor
Ridership on New York State's high-speed rail system will continue to rise even if no improvements are made. An attempt to match or better a bus trip from Delaware to Old Saybrook which appeared in the NY TIMES. Travel over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between New Haven
and Washington. Electrified railroads.
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The NorthEast Corridor
Trips along the North East Corridor of AMTRAK are not always without problems. Find out how to play the "hidden city" game on AMTRAK and learn what other pitfalls may trap the travelers. One can't help but be amazed by the many rail lines in northern New Jersey. Most of these were CONRAIL, most of these are commute and most of these are ex Erie-Lackawanna.
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Airport-on-Rails
Proposes to build a big airport for Eastern Europe 36 km west of Warsaw, Poland, on top of two intersecting high-speed rail lines, in line with EU policy to promote rail as the most environment-friendly mode of transport.
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The 20th Century Limited plus more fast passenger
Before the world of passenger trains collapsed in the 1950's, the New York Central was one of the nation's premier passenger railroads. Its 10,000 miles reached from Boston to St. Louis, but its heart was the four-track mainline from New York City to Buffalo. During the 1920's, 37 name trains traveled the "Water Level" mainline. This huge mass of trains was sometimes referred to as the "Great Steel Fleet".
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Union Pacific -- the railroad
Union Pacific -- the railroad established by Congress and Abraham Lincoln to span the continent - has had some very tough growing pains recently. A 1996 merger with Southern Pacific to form the nation's largest railroad caused what regulators call an unprecedented breakdown in rail traffic through the heart of America that has lasted more than 10 months.
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John W. Barriger: Rail Historian and Railfan
Short biography of an amazing man who ran several railroads, was both a rail historian and a railfan, and proposed many new ideas for railroads.
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The Inter City 125 High Speed Train Gallery
A gallery of pictures dedicated to Bristish Rails High Speed Train the Inter City 125. The gallery contains pictures of the class 43 power cars at work for British Rail throughout the early 1990's and more recently for the privatised railway companies First Great Western, Virgin Trains, Midland Mainline and The Great North Eastern Railway.
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Model Trains - Train Models - RC Trains Reviews
Intro to most popular rc train models & collection of rc model trains pictures.
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Amtrak's Secret Business
Amtrak operates commuter trains for several local/regional transportation authorities, but they don't publicize this at all. Find out more about this profitable operation in a time when Amtrak looses all kinds of money. Plus get a great understanding of some local transportation systems.
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