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Recent Examples on the Web Indian railways typically transport 13 million passengers every day. — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2023 Few audiences had ever heard a Black singer perform in an opera house when Ms. Bumbry was growing up in St. Louis in the 1930s and ’40s, the daughter of a railway clerk and a schoolteacher. — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 8 May 2023 But a major railway that would accelerate deforestation in Metuktire’s ancestral land risks souring relations between the leftist leader and the chief of the Kayapó people. — Eléonore Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023 Record-breaking bridges The world’s tallest railway bridge is set to open in India at the end of this year. — Maureen O'hare, CNN, 6 May 2023 The square is close to the restaurants and shops of tony Connaught Village, and public transportation stops Marble Arch on the Central Line, Edgware Road on the Bakerloo Line and Paddington Station railway. — Mary Forgione, Forbes, 5 May 2023 His book about railways won the German Non-Fiction Prize in 1978. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 4 May 2023 The city is located in southeastern Ukraine, behind the main eastern and southern front lines in the war, and includes a railway hub. — Reuters, NBC News, 1 May 2023 The accident happened near Voorschoten, a village between The Hague and Amsterdam, at approximately 3:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday morning when the train hit a construction crane on the tracks and derailed, a Dutch railway spokesperso...

List • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Website .indianrailways .gov .in Overview IR Technical 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3⁄ 8 in) 762 mm ( 2 ft 6 in) 58,812 kilometres (36,544 mi) as of April, 2023 Length 102,831 kilometres (63,896 mi) (route) 115,067 kilometres (71,499 mi) (running track) 128,305 kilometres (79,725 mi) (total track) as of 31 March 2022 In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. As of March 2020 Contents • 1 History • 2 Organisation • 2.1 Structure • 2.2 Human resources • 2.3 Subsidiaries • 2.4 Other bodies • 3 Rolling stock • 3.1 Locomotives • 3.2 Goods wagons • 3.3 Passenger coaches • 4 Manufacturing • 5 Network • 5.1 Tracks • 5.2 Electrification • 5.3 Signaling and telecommunication • 5.4 Links with adjacent countries • 6 Services • 6.1 Passenger service • 6.1.1 Station categories • 6.1.2 Travel classes • 6.1.3 Train types • 6.1.4 Tourism • 6.1.5 Ticketing • 6.2 Freight service • 6.3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites • 6.4 Railway Grievance and Suggestion Portal • 7 Future • 8 Commemorative stamps • 9 See also • 10 Notes • 11 References • 12 Further reading • 13 External links [1] Main article: The first railway proposals for India were made in Red Hill Railroad and was built by Godavari Dam Construction Railway was built by Cotton at Solani Aqueduct Railway was built by India's first passenger train, op...

• Transportation & Logistics › • Rail Transport Rail industry worldwide - Statistics & Facts • • • The rail industry comprises of sale, manufacture, and operation of railway technology. Rail transportation, primarily consisting of freight shipments and passenger service, plays a vital role in the economy of many countries. Overview 6 • Premium Statistic Railroad services - most efficient countries 2019 • Premium Statistic Rail freight traffic worldwide, by region 2019-2020 • Premium Statistic Railroad network of selected countries 2021 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic – by region 2018-2020 • Premium Statistic Rolling stock - global market volume 2016-2018 • Premium Statistic Fastest trains in the world by record speed 2022 Segments 9 • Premium Statistic Leading rolling stock manufacturers for metro vehicles worldwide 2019 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic – America 2006–2019 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic in Europe 2004–2020 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic - Asia Oceania and the Middle East 2006-2019 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic - Africa 2006–2019 • Premium Statistic Rail freight traffic in the Americas 2006–2020 • Premium Statistic Rail freight traffic in Europe 2012–2019 • Premium Statistic Asia Oceania and the Middle East rail freight traffic 2006-2019 • Premium Statistic African rail freight traffic 2006–2020 Companies 8 • Premium Statistic Rail activities revenue of selected rolling stock manufacturers 2020 • Pre...

Contents • 1 History • 1.1 Pre-steam modern systems • 1.1.1 Wooden rails introduced • 1.1.2 Metal rails introduced • 1.2 Steam power introduced • 1.3 Electric power introduced • 1.4 Diesel power introduced • 1.5 High-speed rail • 1.6 Preservation • 2 Trains • 2.1 Haulage • 2.2 Motive power • 2.3 Passenger trains • 2.4 Freight trains • 3 Infrastructure • 3.1 Right-of-way • 3.2 Track • 3.3 Gauge incompatibility • 3.4 Train inspection systems • 3.5 Signalling • 3.6 Electrification • 3.7 Stations • 4 Operations • 4.1 Ownership • 4.2 Financing • 4.3 Safety • 4.4 Maintenance • 5 Social, economical, and energetic aspects • 5.1 Energy • 5.1.1 Energy efficiency • 5.2 Usage • 5.3 Social and economic impact • 5.3.1 Modernization • 5.3.2 Nation-building • 5.3.3 Model of corporate management • 5.3.3.1 Shipping freight and passengers • 5.3.3.2 Basis of the private financial system • 5.3.3.3 Inventing modern management • 5.3.3.4 Career paths • 5.3.4 Transportation • 5.3.5 Wartime roles and air targets • 5.3.6 Positive impacts • 5.3.7 Negative impacts • 5.4 Pollution • 5.5 Modern rail as economic development indicator • 5.6 Subsidies • 5.6.1 Russia • 5.6.2 North America • 5.6.2.1 United States • 6 See also • 7 Notes • 8 References • 9 Sources • 10 Further reading • 11 External links In the late 1760s, the A system was introduced in which unflanged wheels ran on L-shaped metal plates – these became known as Meanwhile, These two systems of constructing iron railways, the "L" plate-rail and ...

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List • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Website .indianrailways .gov .in Overview IR Technical 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3⁄ 8 in) 762 mm ( 2 ft 6 in) 58,812 kilometres (36,544 mi) as of April, 2023 Length 102,831 kilometres (63,896 mi) (route) 115,067 kilometres (71,499 mi) (running track) 128,305 kilometres (79,725 mi) (total track) as of 31 March 2022 In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. As of March 2020 Contents • 1 History • 2 Organisation • 2.1 Structure • 2.2 Human resources • 2.3 Subsidiaries • 2.4 Other bodies • 3 Rolling stock • 3.1 Locomotives • 3.2 Goods wagons • 3.3 Passenger coaches • 4 Manufacturing • 5 Network • 5.1 Tracks • 5.2 Electrification • 5.3 Signaling and telecommunication • 5.4 Links with adjacent countries • 6 Services • 6.1 Passenger service • 6.1.1 Station categories • 6.1.2 Travel classes • 6.1.3 Train types • 6.1.4 Tourism • 6.1.5 Ticketing • 6.2 Freight service • 6.3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites • 6.4 Railway Grievance and Suggestion Portal • 7 Future • 8 Commemorative stamps • 9 See also • 10 Notes • 11 References • 12 Further reading • 13 External links [1] Main article: The first railway proposals for India were made in Red Hill Railroad and was built by Godavari Dam Construction Railway was built by Cotton at Solani Aqueduct Railway was built by India's first passenger train, op...

Recent Examples on the Web Indian railways typically transport 13 million passengers every day. — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2023 Few audiences had ever heard a Black singer perform in an opera house when Ms. Bumbry was growing up in St. Louis in the 1930s and ’40s, the daughter of a railway clerk and a schoolteacher. — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 8 May 2023 But a major railway that would accelerate deforestation in Metuktire’s ancestral land risks souring relations between the leftist leader and the chief of the Kayapó people. — Eléonore Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023 Record-breaking bridges The world’s tallest railway bridge is set to open in India at the end of this year. — Maureen O'hare, CNN, 6 May 2023 The square is close to the restaurants and shops of tony Connaught Village, and public transportation stops Marble Arch on the Central Line, Edgware Road on the Bakerloo Line and Paddington Station railway. — Mary Forgione, Forbes, 5 May 2023 His book about railways won the German Non-Fiction Prize in 1978. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 4 May 2023 The city is located in southeastern Ukraine, behind the main eastern and southern front lines in the war, and includes a railway hub. — Reuters, NBC News, 1 May 2023 The accident happened near Voorschoten, a village between The Hague and Amsterdam, at approximately 3:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday morning when the train hit a construction crane on the tracks and derailed, a Dutch railway spokesperso...

Contents • 1 History • 1.1 Pre-steam modern systems • 1.1.1 Wooden rails introduced • 1.1.2 Metal rails introduced • 1.2 Steam power introduced • 1.3 Electric power introduced • 1.4 Diesel power introduced • 1.5 High-speed rail • 1.6 Preservation • 2 Trains • 2.1 Haulage • 2.2 Motive power • 2.3 Passenger trains • 2.4 Freight trains • 3 Infrastructure • 3.1 Right-of-way • 3.2 Track • 3.3 Gauge incompatibility • 3.4 Train inspection systems • 3.5 Signalling • 3.6 Electrification • 3.7 Stations • 4 Operations • 4.1 Ownership • 4.2 Financing • 4.3 Safety • 4.4 Maintenance • 5 Social, economical, and energetic aspects • 5.1 Energy • 5.1.1 Energy efficiency • 5.2 Usage • 5.3 Social and economic impact • 5.3.1 Modernization • 5.3.2 Nation-building • 5.3.3 Model of corporate management • 5.3.3.1 Shipping freight and passengers • 5.3.3.2 Basis of the private financial system • 5.3.3.3 Inventing modern management • 5.3.3.4 Career paths • 5.3.4 Transportation • 5.3.5 Wartime roles and air targets • 5.3.6 Positive impacts • 5.3.7 Negative impacts • 5.4 Pollution • 5.5 Modern rail as economic development indicator • 5.6 Subsidies • 5.6.1 Russia • 5.6.2 North America • 5.6.2.1 United States • 6 See also • 7 Notes • 8 References • 9 Sources • 10 Further reading • 11 External links In the late 1760s, the A system was introduced in which unflanged wheels ran on L-shaped metal plates – these became known as Meanwhile, These two systems of constructing iron railways, the "L" plate-rail and ...

• Home • Brand • American Limited Models • American Flyer • ATG - American Tool Group • Aristocraft • Arrowhead Models • Athearn • Athearn Genesis • Athearn Ready To Roll • Athearn Round House • Atlas • Bachmann • Bandai Gundam • Bigjigs Rail • Bluford Shops • Books • Kalmbach Books • Bowser • Brekina Automodelle • Broadway Limited • BRIO • Brooklyn Peddler • Bullfrog Snot • Caboose Industries • Chooch Enterprises • Circuitron • Classic Metal Works • Daron Toys • Deluxe Materials • Digitrax • ESU • Excel • Faller • Gargraves • GHB International • Gift Certificate • Gift Items • GreenLight Collectibles • Hape • Hobby Tools • Hornby • Intermountain • Jacksonville Terminal Company JTC • JTT Scenery • Kadee • Kalmbach Books • Kato • Kibri • Labelle Lubricants • Leisuretime Products • LGB • Lionel Trains • Mantua • Marklin • Masterpieces • Master Tools • Maxim Enterprise • McHenry Couplers • Mega-Steam Smoke Fluid • Micro Engineering • Micro Trains Line • Midwest Cork Products • Miller Engineering • Miniatronics • Model Power • Motor City Classics • MRC • MTH Trains • MTH Premier • MTH Rail King • MuniPals • NCE • New Rail Models • Noch • Oxford Diecast • PCX87 • Peco • Piko • POLA • Polar Express • PostWar Vintage Trains • Preiser Figures • PreWar Tinplate Vintage Trains • RailRoad Signs • Rapido • Rivarossi • Rix Products • RMT - Ready Made Trains • Roco • Rock Island Hobby • Schuco • SoundTraxx • Tamiya • Testors • Thomas & Friends Railway • Train Control Systems • TrainWorl...

• Transportation & Logistics › • Rail Transport Rail industry worldwide - Statistics & Facts • • • The rail industry comprises of sale, manufacture, and operation of railway technology. Rail transportation, primarily consisting of freight shipments and passenger service, plays a vital role in the economy of many countries. Overview 6 • Premium Statistic Railroad services - most efficient countries 2019 • Premium Statistic Rail freight traffic worldwide, by region 2019-2020 • Premium Statistic Railroad network of selected countries 2021 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic – by region 2018-2020 • Premium Statistic Rolling stock - global market volume 2016-2018 • Premium Statistic Fastest trains in the world by record speed 2022 Segments 9 • Premium Statistic Leading rolling stock manufacturers for metro vehicles worldwide 2019 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic – America 2006–2019 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic in Europe 2004–2020 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic - Asia Oceania and the Middle East 2006-2019 • Premium Statistic Rail passenger traffic - Africa 2006–2019 • Premium Statistic Rail freight traffic in the Americas 2006–2020 • Premium Statistic Rail freight traffic in Europe 2012–2019 • Premium Statistic Asia Oceania and the Middle East rail freight traffic 2006-2019 • Premium Statistic African rail freight traffic 2006–2020 Companies 8 • Premium Statistic Rail activities revenue of selected rolling stock manufacturers 2020 • Pre...