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A train pulled by an NJ2 locomotive travels on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway.. This article lists the highest railways in the world. The table only includes non-cable passenger railways whose culminating point is over 3,000 metres above sea level, regardless of their location, gauge or type.
This is a list of the highest railways by country. It includes the name of the railway, its highest point and highest elevation and its opening year. List Country ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
Authorities in the United States maintain various definitions of high-speed rail. The United States Department of Transportation, an entity in the executive branch, defines it as rail service with top speeds ranging from 110 to 150 miles per hour (180 to 240 km/h) or higher, [10] while the United States Code, which is the official codification of Federal statutes, defines it as rail service ...
Had a plantation railway 044 Barbados: Had a public railway. Has a 3 km tourist line opened in 2019. 052 Belize: Had one public railway and a number of private lines 084 Brunei: Has a 4 km section of pier railway (so is outside the definition for this article) 096 Burundi: Had an internal port railway 108 Cape Verde: Had a harbour railway 132
Highest continuous tractive effort when built, most powerful locomotive using jackshafts. Softronic Transmontana: Romanian Railways (CFR) and diverse private railways in Romania and Hungary 480 (Romania) 610 (Hungary) Softronic Craiova: 2010–present Electric Co'Co' 120 tonnes (132 short tons) 97,800 pounds-force (435 kN)
Category:Lists of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record; Category:Lists of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places; Category:Lists of river crossings in the United States; Other topics. Transport in the United States; Rail transportation in the United States; High-speed rail in the United States
The first American locomotive at Castle Point in Hoboken, New Jersey, c. 1826 The Canton Viaduct, built in 1834, is still in use today on the Northeast Corridor.. Between 1762 and 1764 a gravity railroad (mechanized tramway) (Montresor's Tramway) was built by British Army engineers up the steep riverside terrain near the Niagara River waterfall's escarpment at the Niagara Portage in Lewiston ...