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In the 2004 Guinness World Records, Train Mountain is recognized as the “Longest Miniature Hobby Railroad”. [4] At the time Train Mountain was recognized by Guinness, it was reported to have 69,900 feet (13.24 mi; 21.3 km) of 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge mainline track and 133,250 feet (25.237 mi; 40.61 km) of total track including yards, sidings, spurs, and connector tracks.
February 12 – Line 1 of the Lijiang Rail Transit (Lijiang Snow Mountain Sightseeing Train) ... This page was last edited on 22 February 2025, at 11:00 (UTC).
In 1961, No. 107 was placed on display in Sevierville along with 2-6-0 No. 206 (Baldwin, 1910) to advertise the Rebel Railroad (later Dollywood Express). In 2025, the locomotive was removed from display at the front entrance of Dollywood and moved to the Knoxville and Holston River Railroad to support the Mountain Ways Foundation. [2] [3]
Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad, oldest railroad west of the Mississippi [1] Port of LA Waterfront Red Car, a rebuilt part of the original Pacific Electric Railway system (Closed in 2015) Poway–Midland Railroad; Sierra Railway - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park; Red Car Trolley (Closed in 2025) Redwood Valley Railway
Balsam Mountain Grade, Balsam N.C. Balsam Mountain, home of highest railroad station east of the Rockies; average grade about 4.0%, max 4.5%. 1 of 2 grades on southern railways former Murphy branch that are +4% grade. Balsam Mountain has seen many runaways. It is still in service operated by the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad . 1 in 22 (4.5%)
2025 Shanghai Airports Connection Rail Line: Sejila Mountain Tunnel [69] [70] China 37.965 km (23.6 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Metropolitan Area Tunnel No. 1 [71] Japan 36.924 km (22.9 mi) 2027 Chūō Shinkansen: Pearl River Tunnel [72] China 36.043 km (22.4 mi) 2023 Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 425 is a G-1 class 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. After the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in 1940, the locomotive was renumbered No. 580 and served in passenger service before being retired in 1950.
The railroad departs the main stem of the Colorado river to follow the Fraser River, one of its tributaries until reaching the crest of the Rocky Mountains which is surmounted via the Moffat Tunnel. With the decommissioning of the route over Tennessee Pass, the Moffat Tunnel is the highest point on the Union Pacific system. [4]