...that the while the SJ AB (Swedish Railways) Y1 series railcars are no longer in service at SJ, many were sold second-hand and are now providing local rail services in countries as far afield as Norway, Kosovo, Serbia and Croatia?
...that the interior of the new 800 Series Shinkansen utilises many traditional Japanese interior materials, including Persimmontannin color for the walls, ancient lacquer for the doors, seats made from wood with cushions of Nishijin textiles, bamboo window curtains and wooden interior flooring?
...that all four Alaska Railroad locomotives comprising the runaway in the 1985 movie adaptation of the Akira Kurosawa screenplay Runaway Train still survive twenty five years later, with one, EMD F7A #1500, preserved in a museum and the other three (two EMD GP7s and one EMD GP40) still in regular service?
...that the oldest train station in Turkey, Izmir's Alsancak Railway Station, although expanded from four tracks and two platforms to ten tracks and four platforms as recently as 2001, was then closed to all passenger services in 2006?
...that the design of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (German Federal Railway) Class 662-6-4tank locomotive of 1955 placed great emphasis on the working conditions for the engine driver and stoker, with a fully-enclosed driver's cab, skylights, floor heating and upholstered seats with back rests?
...that despite falling over 60 metres (200 ft) to the seabed of the Firth of Tay in the Tay Bridge disaster of 1879, North British Railway locomotive 224 was salvaged, repaired and remained in service until 1919, acquiring the nickname of "The Diver" and being unpopular with superstitious drivers reluctant to take it over the newly rebuilt Tay Rail Bridge?
...that many locomotives operated by Dutch open access freight operator ACTS Nederland BV wear "I love Betuwe Route" stickers, a reference to the fact that the operator has opted to use this specialised freight route rather than congest passenger lines with freight traffic?
...that while United StatescongressmanOakes Ames is credited by many historians as being the single most important influence in the building of the Union Pacific Railroad portion of the transcontinental railroad, he is also noted for the subsequent scandal that alleged the improper sale of stock of the railroad's construction company that saw him censured?
...that Toledo Railway Station in Spain, designed in the Neo-Mudéjar style and opened in 1920, has been declared a Property of Cultural Interest and classified as a monument?