Aftermath of the Nidareid train disaster the morning after the accident
...that a contributing factor in the Nidareid train disaster in 1921 on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen in Norway was the use of the phrase "night to Monday the 19th" which was misinterpreted by train crews to mean the night one day after the incident?
Union Pacific heritage equipment, led by EMD E9 number 949, was used on an excursion train from Chicago to Clinton, Iowa, in 1995
...that almost one third of the entire production of 144 EMD E9diesel-electric locomotives built in the 1950s and 60s have been preserved by railroad museums as well as by several railroad companies across the United States?
Diagram of Eurobalise and related equipment placement on a track
...that a Eurobalisetransponder installed on the European rail network can transmit at least 3 copies of a 'telegram' to be received by a train passing above it at any speed up to 500 km/h (311 mph)?
Caltrain trains at San Francisco station in 2010
Sandplace station platform on the Liskeard to Looe line in January 2013
...that a peculiarity of the Liskeard and Looe Railway line in Cornwall, England, is the circuitous route from Liskeard to Coombe, which includes a steep gradient to descend from Liskeard into the valley, and sharp curves?