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Rail Transport

Also Known As Train Transport
Rail Mode
Parallel Rails on Sleepers

The movement of people and goods over fixed steel rails by wheeled vehicles running on low friction flanged wheels. Rail transport depends on a centrally scheduled, shared network rather than point to point routing, which lets a single train move very large loads efficiently but requires the whole route, from track gauge to signalling, to be built and maintained as one coordinated system. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Core Concern
Moving large, scheduled loads efficiently along a shared fixed guideway. 1
Origin Year
1825 1
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Exemplified By

DB Class 103, Vehicles
DRG Class 05, Vehicles
EMD F7, Vehicles
EMD FT, Vehicles
EMD GP9, Vehicles
EMD SD40-2, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Flying Scotsman (locomotive)
GE Genesis, Vehicles
Rocket, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Rocket (locomotive)
Source Wikipedia: Shinkansen
TGV, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: TGV

Pioneered By

Source Wikipedia: George Stephenson
George Westinghouse, Figures

Westinghouse pioneered the fail-safe air brake, one safety-critical element of rail transport, rather than the mode as a whole; recorded associated rather than holds for that reason.

Source Wikipedia: George Westinghouse

Built and ran the first steam locomotive to haul a load on rails, 1804, twenty one years before George Stephensons Stockton and Darlington Railway, this axiss other pioneered-by holder, opened the first public railway in 1825; the two pioneered different milestones of the same mode.

Source Wikipedia: Richard Trevithick

Pioneered electric traction specifically: the worlds first electric passenger train (1879) and first electric tram service (1881), distinct from the earlier steam era pioneers Trevithick and Stephenson also holding this edge.

Source Wikipedia: Werner von Siemens
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1. Wikipedia: George Stephenson
WikipediaOverview
Quote, Overview
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 - 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the 'Father of Railways,' Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
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Wikipedia: Rail transport
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    Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a mode of transport using wheeled vehicles running on tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.
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    Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a mode of transport using wheeled vehicles running on tracks
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Wikipedia: Rocket (locomotive)
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Wikipedia: TGV
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Wikipedia: Flying Scotsman (locomotive)
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  • Has Part: Channel Tunnel
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Wikipedia: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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Wikipedia: Japanese National Railways
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Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway was debuted by JNR in 1964.
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (Wikipedia)
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Øresund Bridge (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
WikipediaPioneered By: George Westinghouse, Railroad air brakes and signaling/switching systemsView the Source
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Wikipedia: Richard Trevithick
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Wikipedia: Werner von Siemens
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Wikipedia: Standard-gauge Railway
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Journey Beyond (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Journey Beyond, Lead, flagship services
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operates several luxury passenger trains including The Ghan, Indian Pacific, Great Southern, and The Overland
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ONCF (Wikipedia)
Has Part: ONCF, Lead, role
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responsible for passenger and freight transport on the national rail network
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New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, lead paragraph describes it as an American Class II freight railwayView the Source
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, lead paragraph describes it as a British railway company operating a rail networkView the Source
Liskeard and Caradon Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Liskeard and Caradon Railway, lead paragraph describes it as a mineral railway in CornwallView the Source
Mid-Wales Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Mid-Wales Railway, lead paragraph describes it as a railway trunk route through central WalesView the Source
Ashover Light Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Ashover Light Railway, lead paragraph describes it as a narrow gauge railway in DerbyshireView the Source
Kuybyshev Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Kuybyshev Railway, lead paragraph describes it as a subsidiary railway of Russian RailwaysView the Source
Emu Bay Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Emu Bay Railway, lead paragraph describes it as a Tasmanian railway companyView the Source
Connecticut Company (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Connecticut Company, lead paragraph describes it as an electric street railway companyView the Source
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, lead paragraph describes it as an American railroadView the Source
Wikipedia: Norfolk and Western Railway
WikipediaHas Part: Norfolk and Western Railway, Article lead
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was a US class I railroad
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Wikipedia: Pakistan Railways
WikipediaHas Part: Pakistan Railways, Article lead
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is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan
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Wikipedia: Colas Rail
WikipediaHas Part: Colas Rail, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Colas Rail, Article lead
is a railway infrastructure company, which also serves as a rail freight operator in the United Kingdom
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Wikipedia: Underground Electric Railways Company of London
WikipediaHas Part: Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Article lead
Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Limited (UERL), known operationally as the Underground
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Wikipedia: Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
WikipediaHas Part: Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, Article lead
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is a Class II regional railroad in Southern Wisconsin
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Wikipedia: Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
Has Part: Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, Article lead
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was a railway company operating in India from 1883 to 1950
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Wikipedia: Ferrosur
WikipediaHas Part: Ferrosur, Article lead
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is a railway that serves the southeastern regions of Mexico
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Wikipedia: Cambrian Railways
WikipediaHas Part: Cambrian Railways, Article lead
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The Cambrian Railways owned 230 miles (370 km) of track over a large area of mid Wales
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Wikipedia: Fitchburg Railroad
Has Part: Fitchburg Railroad, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Fitchburg Railroad, Article lead
is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts
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Wikipedia: St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Has Part: St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, Article lead
was an American railway company that operated from 1856 until 1917
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Wikipedia: Yakutian Railway
WikipediaHas Part: Yakutian Railway, Article lead
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is a rail operator in the Republic of Yakutia in Russia
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Wikipedia: Utah Railway
WikipediaHas Part: Utah Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Utah Railway, Article lead
is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado
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Wikipedia: Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
Has Part: Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad, Article lead
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is a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon
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Wikipedia: Cartier Railway
Has Part: Cartier Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Cartier Railway, Article lead
is a privately owned railway that operates 260 miles
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General Roca Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Metropolitano, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Metropolitano, Article lead
railway in Argentina which runs from
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Wikipedia: Cornwall Railway
Has Part: Cornwall Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Cornwall Railway, Article lead
broad gauge railway between Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, England
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Wikipedia: Montour Railroad
WikipediaHas Part: Montour Railroad, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Montour Railroad, Article lead
was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service
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Wikipedia: Llanelly Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaHas Part: Llanelly Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Llanelly Railway, Article lead
was an early Welsh railway system
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Wikipedia: Yorkshire Dales Railway
Has Part: Yorkshire Dales Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Yorkshire Dales Railway, Article lead
was a branch line linking the town of Skipton with the villages of Rylstone
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Wikipedia: Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaHas Part: Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway, Article lead
The Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway was authorised in 1875
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Wikipedia: Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaHas Part: Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, Article lead
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was a railway line on the Isle of Wight
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Wikipedia: New Brunswick East Coast Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaHas Part: New Brunswick East Coast Railway, Article lead
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was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of New Brunswick
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China Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: China Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: China Railway, Article lead
is the state-owned rail transport operator and rail infrastructure manager
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Genesee & Wyoming (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Genesee and Wyoming Inc., Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Genesee and Wyoming Inc., Article lead
is an American short line railroad holding company
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Ferromex (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Ferromex, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Ferromex, Article lead
is a private rail consortium that operates
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Pennsylvania Railroad (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Pennsylvania Railroad, Article lead
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was an American Class I railroad established in 1846
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Great Western Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Great Western Railway, Article lead
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was a British railway company that linked London with
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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, Article lead
was a main line railway opened between Lancaster and Carlisle in 1846
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Arbroath and Forfar Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Arbroath and Forfar Railway, Article lead
Quote, Has Part: Arbroath and Forfar Railway, Article lead
was a railway that connected Forfar with the port town of Arbroath
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Ofotbanen (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Ofotbanen (company), Article lead
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was a Norwegian passenger and freight railway company
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Dakota Southern Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Dakota Southern Railway, Article lead
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was a railroad that until late May 2021 ran
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Mawddwy Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Mawddwy Railway, Article lead
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was a rural line in the Dyfi Valley in mid-Wales
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Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846-1917) (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846-1917), Lead sentence
Quote, Has Part: Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846-1917), Lead sentence
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (CH&D) was a railroad based in the U.S.
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Servicios Ferroviarios Patagónico (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Tren Patagonico, Lead sentence
Quote, Has Part: Tren Patagonico, Lead sentence
Tren Patagónico (in English: "Patagonian Train") is a state-owned company of Río Negro Province in Argentina which operates an 827-kilometre-long (514 mi) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge railway line between Viedma and San Carlos de Bariloche.
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Wikipedia: Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaHas Part: Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway, Lead sentence
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The Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway (ADR) was a company formed in 1882 from the former Newport Dock Company of 1865.
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GE Transportation (Wikipedia)
Has Part: GE Transportation, Lead sentence
Quote, Has Part: GE Transportation, Lead sentence
GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until it merged into Wabtec on February 25, 2019.
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British Rail Engineering Limited (Wikipedia)
Has Part: British Rail Engineering Limited, Lead sentence
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British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was the rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance subsidiary of British Rail.
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Russian Railways (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Russian Railways, Lead sentence
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is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services and has a near-monopoly on long-distance train travel in Russia.
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Getlink (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Getlink, Lead
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operates the LeShuttle railway service
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Swiss Federal Railways (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Swiss Federal Railways, Lead
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is the national railway company of Switzerland
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Network Rail (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Network Rail, Lead
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is the owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain
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China Railway Qingzang Group (Wikipedia)
Has Part: China Railway Qingzang Group, Lead
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responsible for the railway network within Qinghai and Tibet
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Indian Railways (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Indian Railways, Lead
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operates India's national railway system
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Transnet Freight Rail (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Transnet Freight Rail, Lead
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is a South African rail transport company
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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, Lead
Quote, Has Part: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, Lead
provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the state-owned Indian Railways
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East Japan Railway Company (Wikipedia)
Has Part: East Japan Railway Company, Lead
Quote, Has Part: East Japan Railway Company, Lead
is a major passenger railway company in Japan
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Pacific Harbor Line (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Pacific Harbor Line, Lead
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The railroad has 18 route miles
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