Northern Electric Railway line next to a dirt road with horse-drawn wagons in 1908
...that increasing car and truck traffic on newly built highways in the 1910s was attributed as one reason the Scranton, Montrose and Binghamton Railroad never reached Binghamton?
A night view of the new Schenectady station from the platform on its first day of service in October 2018
...that the current Schenectady station, which opened in 2018, is the third station to be built on the site, the first being constructed in 1908?
Ontario Northland train with unpowered trailer number 1981 at the end undergoing servicing in June 1979
...that the Buchli drive used on the Ae 4/7electric locomotives helped to keep the class in regular service from its introduction in the 1920s through to the late 1990s?
An SBB Cargo train passing Quartino station in June 2009
...that Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) subsidiary SBB Cargo transports over 175,000 tons of goods, roughly equivalent to the weight of 425 fully loaded jumbo jets, every day?
Postcard view of B&M's Lynn station circa 1907-1913
A RENFE Class 730 train similar to the one in the 2013 derailment
...that the driver in the 2013 Santiago de Compostela derailment had boasted on his personal Facebook page about the speeds at which his trains would travel during normal operations?
A BART train at San Francisco International Airport station in February 2019
...that although the BARTSan Francisco International Airport station finally opened in 2009, a BART extension to the airport was first proposed in 1970, before the initial system even opened?
Salem station with 2014-constructed high-level platform and garage
...that according to an April 2016 ridership count, Salem is the busiest commuter railstation in the MBTA system outside of the central Boston stations, with an average of 2,389 daily inbound boardings?
A bridge over the Salem Branch in 2014
...that by the early 2000s, much of the Salem Branch in New Jersey, parts of which were opened as early as 1863, was limited to a maximum speed of 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)?
Aftermath of the 2010 Sainthia train collisionAftermath of the 2010 Sainthia train collision