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Mystic River Drawbridge No. 7 circa 1975
Mystic River Drawbridge No. 7 circa 1975
Preserved NYC 2933, an L-2b class Mohawk, at the Museum of Transport St Louis in 1970
Preserved NYC 2933, an L-2b class Mohawk, at the Museum of Transport St Louis in 1970
Mockup of new Siemens design for London shown in 2011
Mockup of new Siemens design for London shown in 2011
  • ...that Siemens presented a design for rolling stock in the New Tube for London plan that reduces weight by 30 tonnes (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons) and energy consumption by 17 per cent?
An R160 New Technology Train in M service near Hewes Street station in 2008
An R160 New Technology Train in M service near Hewes Street station in 2008
  • ...that although several models of New Technology Trains have entered service on the New York City Subway system, the two original prototypes were taken out of service by 2000, due to multiple issues with the trains?
New Southgate station tracks and platforms in 2011
New Southgate station tracks and platforms in 2011
  • ...that New Southgate opened in 1850 as 'Colney Hatch & Southgate' by order of the Middlesex Justices who insisted on trains stopping daily for the benefit of the Second Middlesex County Asylum adjacent to the station?
Metro-North trains at New Rochelle station in 2015
Metro-North trains at New Rochelle station in 2015
A string of New England Central Railroad locomotives in April 2005
A string of New England Central Railroad locomotives in April 2005
A "photo freight" recreation of a vintage freight train on the Nevada Northern Railway in 2015
A "photo freight" recreation of a vintage freight train on the Nevada Northern Railway in 2015
A Network Rail morning "leaf buster" train uses high-pressure water jets to clear fallen leaves from the line on the approach to Taunton station in November 2009
A Network Rail morning "leaf buster" train uses high-pressure water jets to clear fallen leaves from the line on the approach to Taunton station in November 2009
  • ...that in 2006, Network Rail announced a high-tech plan to combat the effects of slippery rail by using satellites for tracking trouble areas, water-jetting trains and railhead scrubbers, and a substance called Natrusolve, which dissolves leaf mulch?
Nehru Setu bridge in July 2016
Nehru Setu bridge in July 2016
  • ...that when the 3,059-metre long (1.9 mi) Nehru Setu railway bridge in Bihar opened in 1900, it was the longest bridge in India and was believed to be the second longest bridge in the world?
Two N class locomotives pull the Edinburgh Express circa 1900
Two N class locomotives pull the Edinburgh Express circa 1900
Locomotive 872 Auld Reekie departs Edinburgh with an express passenger service circa 1911
Locomotive 872 Auld Reekie departs Edinburgh with an express passenger service circa 1911
The crowded Navy Yard station after a Washington Nationals baseball game in May 2009
The crowded Navy Yard station after a Washington Nationals baseball game in May 2009
National Limited departing Cincinnati in April 1963
National Limited departing Cincinnati in April 1963
Natick Center station in 2016
Natick Center station in 2016
The main station area of Nassau Station in 2014
The main station area of Nassau Station in 2014
1910 postcard showing Mystic station
1910 postcard showing Mystic station
A New York City Subway train at Myrtle Avenue station in 2008
A New York City Subway train at Myrtle Avenue station in 2008
Telescoped passenger cars in the aftermath of the 1888 Mud Run disaster
Telescoped passenger cars in the aftermath of the 1888 Mud Run disaster
  • ...that one of the lookouts on a train involved in the 1888 Mud Run disaster admitted to having seen a red (danger) light but 'did not think the red light meant anything, as nobody used it'!