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August 2020

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A closed entrance to the 45th Street station during the 2005 strike
A closed entrance to the 45th Street station during the 2005 strike
A train at the Alewife station platforms in November 2019
A train at the Alewife station platforms in November 2019
A section of the Circle Line platforms at Aldgate station in 2008
A section of the Circle Line platforms at Aldgate station in 2008
The main entrance to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in 2006
The main entrance to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in 2006
An MTR Airport Express train in 2005
An MTR Airport Express train in 2005
N463, the locomotive involved in the 2003 accident, pictured in 2007 after returning to service
N463, the locomotive involved in the 2003 accident, pictured in 2007 after returning to service
  • ...that quick and coordinated actions between Metrol controllers and drivers to clear a train from the path of a runaway train, although it later collided with another train at Spencer Street station, had prevented one collision by as close as one second?
An Alstom AGV in test runs in 2008
An Alstom AGV in test runs in 2008
Publicity photo of the Golden Gate train circa 1938
Publicity photo of the Golden Gate train circa 1938
Agenoria shown in preservation at the National Railway Museum in 2010
Agenoria shown in preservation at the National Railway Museum in 2010
Aftermath of the 2002 derailment
Aftermath of the 2002 derailment
Admiralty station platform in 2017
Admiralty station platform in 2017
Side view of Adler in the 1850s
Side view of Adler in the 1850s
  • ...that although Adler was the first steam locomotive successfully used commercially in Germany, earlier designs had been in private use in Germany as early as 1816?
The new Adelaide station during construction in 1927
The new Adelaide station during construction in 1927
The aftermath of the 1999 derailment
The aftermath of the 1999 derailment
The tracks and platforms at Acton Central station in 2008
The tracks and platforms at Acton Central station in 2008
View of Abercynon railway station in 2011
View of Abercynon railway station in 2011
The tracks at Abbey Road DLR station in 2011
The tracks at Abbey Road DLR station in 2011
Track on the Aar Valley Line using steel sleepers in 2011
Track on the Aar Valley Line using steel sleepers in 2011
  • ...that the track of the Aar Valley Railway is in large part supported by steel sleepers rather than the more commonly used concrete or wood?
The tracks and trainshed of Aachen Hauptbahnhof at night in October 2013
The tracks and trainshed of Aachen Hauptbahnhof at night in October 2013
[[File:|none|100px|Wrecked trains of the 1996 NJ Transit collision in Secaucus, NJ]]
A crowd with police in Brisbane during the 1948 Queensland railway strike
A crowd with police in Brisbane during the 1948 Queensland railway strike
Reward poster for information regarding the 1939 derailment
Reward poster for information regarding the 1939 derailment