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Portal:Trains/Did you know/December 2005

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This page is an archive of facts that have appeared in the "Did you know..." section of Portal:Trains during the month of December 2005. To suggest a fact for inclusion, please follow the guidelines on the suggestion page.

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December 2005

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0-4-4 built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
0-4-4 built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
  • ...that the 0-4-4 type of steam locomotive is often called a Forney, characterized by the truck under the coal bunker/water tank?
The track side of the depot at Mid-Continent Railway Museum
The track side of the depot at Mid-Continent Railway Museum
A CP Rail train passes under itself in the lower tunnel
A CP Rail train passes under itself in the lower tunnel
A pocket watch
A pocket watch
  • ...that because of the likelihood of train wrecks and other accidents if all railroad workers did not accurately know the current time, pocket watches became required equipment for all railroad workers?
Vesterport Station, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2001
Vesterport Station, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2001
Kewdale Freight Terminal
Kewdale Freight Terminal
A booster engine with its cover removed
A booster engine with its cover removed
William Barstow Strong
William Barstow Strong
The APT-E at Shildon Locomotion Museum
The APT-E at Shildon Locomotion Museum
Several signals as seen from the cab of a British steam locomotive
Several signals as seen from the cab of a British steam locomotive
A "Crystal Mover" on Singapore's LRT
A "Crystal Mover" on Singapore's LRT
A 1950s vintage Hunslet diesel engine
A 1950s vintage Hunslet diesel engine
BR 375609, an Electrostar, operated by Connex in London
BR 375609, an Electrostar, operated by Connex in London
Ffestiniog Railway locomotive "Blanche"
Ffestiniog Railway locomotive "Blanche"
  • ...that the Ffestiniog Railway, chartered on May 23, 1832, is the oldest surviving railway company in the world?
A boxcab electric locomotive of the Milwaukee Road
A boxcab electric locomotive of the Milwaukee Road
A dual gauge diamond crossing
A dual gauge diamond crossing
Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005
Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005
The observation car end of the Nebraska Zephyr at IRM
The observation car end of the Nebraska Zephyr at IRM
Matheran Railway number 740 at Pages Park Station, Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway
Matheran Railway number 740 at Pages Park Station, Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway
Peter Cooper
Peter Cooper
A gondola in a train passing through Rochelle Railroad Park
A gondola in a train passing through Rochelle Railroad Park
  • ...that because of its low side walls, a gondola can be used to carry either very dense material, such as steel plates or coils, or bulky items such as prefabricated pieces of rail track?
Soo 1003 in Madison, Wisconsin
Soo 1003 in Madison, Wisconsin
  • ...that one of the delays in the restoration of Soo Line 1003 was due to an order for boiler flues that were three quarters of an inch (19 mm) too short?
A handcar from the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad
A handcar from the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad
  • ...that handcar enthusiasts organize races between handcars driven by five person teams (one to push the car from a halt, four to pump the lever)?
Aerial view of Boston Lodge
Aerial view of Boston Lodge