Archive for the "Rail" Category

1
Feb

its been a long asked question,why isnt the railways such a dirty place…recently i was travelling in train and found out a few things,people are really ignorant on keeping the surroundings clean,after buying tea/coffee and other food item,packaged drinking water all of them throw it out of the window of the trains.I really appreciate the […]

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1
Feb

Where can I find a coupon code for Mexican Train Dominoes Hub
Answer: Mexican Train Dominoes Hub
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1
Feb

I have the ability to run them but dont know that much about the prime mover!
Answer: Not sure what you're looking for here, but I'll aim for the actual turbo fan first. Going from memory here, it's about 14 inches in diameter and about 7 inches thick at the center. Looks like it's made up […]

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24
Feb

I ask because I notice amongst the North American Class I railroads they are the smallest of the US five (Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern and CSX are the other four) and only have a few lines in the US that mainly go south to Mexico. I’m thinking with all the Railroad Mergers, they could […]

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24
Feb

I need to get to Vancouver this summer to visit relatives and I don't want to fly, but I don't want to spend that much time travelling. I am planning to drive to Chicago from Toronto, then catch a train to Seattle and transfer north to Vancouver.
Is one night enough for the trip?
Answer: As […]

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24
Feb

need the answers for boy scouts
Box car -
Inter-modal automobile -
Tank automobile -
Flat automobile -
Bulk head flat car -
Hopper automobile -
Covered hopper car -
Gondola car -
Center beam flat vehicle -
Spine car -
Thank you.
Answer: Box car- to haul well boxes, lol, but mostly anything.
Inter-modal car- hauls shipping containers, […]

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24
Feb

need it for boyscouts
Answer: Amtrak was formed because the private freight railroads dropped their passenger service.
Passenger trains do not make a profit, they actually cost money for the railroads to operate.
The Federal Government realized there were a lot of people that wanted to travel but did not want to travel by highway so […]

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24
Feb

boy scouts
Answer: UNit trains leave one city and end at a second without any stops for switching automobiles in or out of the train.
Answer: Exactly what Ken stated. If all of the freight is going from Point A to Point B, with no drop-offs or pick-ups at other terminals along the way, it makes […]

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24
Feb

need it 4 boy scouts! thanks
Answer: Well lets see freight cars there are box vehicles, inter-model cars, tank cars, flat cars, bulk head flat automobiles, hopper vehicles, covered hopper automobiles, gondola vehicles, center beam flat automobiles, and spine vehicles (trailer on flat car). Hope this helps.
Answer: Open first class, open second class, open composite (first […]

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24
Feb

If so, do you have to pay for the key, and where do you get it from?
Answer: The toilets at Charing Cross station are open to the public and do not require a key.
I think there’s a small charge (20p?) which lets you through the turnstiles into the toilet area.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/795.as…

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