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Railroad electrification in the United States — comprised many different systems in many different geographical areas, few of which were connected. Despite this, there were a small number of common reasons for electrification.Streetcars and interurban systems are not within the scope of this… … Wikipedia
Railroad Development Corporation — is a railroad holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.RDC operates several short line railroads outside the United States and acts as an investor, with management and institutional investors as partners.Henry Posner III is a founding… … Wikipedia
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
Shenandoah Valley Railroad (N&W) — Shenandoah Valley Railroad was a line completed on June 19, 1882 extending up the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown, Maryland USA through the West Virginia panhandle into Virginia to reach Roanoke, Virginia and a connection with the Norfolk and… … Wikipedia
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad — map, circa 1858 1870, issued by William Mahone, President The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built between Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858. It played a role on the American Civil War (1861 1865), and became part of … Wikipedia
Michigan Central Railroad — (red) and New York Central system (orange) as of 1918 Locale Illinois, Ind … Wikipedia
Murphy's Impossible Railroad — Completed in 1904, Murphy s Impossible Railroad was a branch of the Bradshaw Mountain Railroad that linked the town of Crown King, Arizona with the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad at Mayer, Arizona. Frank Murphy began construction of the… … Wikipedia
Transcontinental railroad — perhaps being an exception. The Americas Panama The world s first inter oceanic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] railroad was the Panama Railway, completed in 1855. Built near the narrowest point of the Central American isthmus in modern day… … Wikipedia
Maine Central Railroad Company — Maine Central Railroad Co. MEC system map, circa 1923 Reporting mark MEC … Wikipedia
Old Colony Railroad — This article is about the large railroad system in southeastern Massachusetts. For the earlier Old Colony Railroad , see New Bedford and Taunton Railroad. Old Colony Railroad O.C.R.R. s Boston Kneeland Street Depot … Wikipedia
