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Other Transformers characters that came from the Diaclone line included the Dinobots, Insecticons (from the enemy Waruder toys), the Jumpstarters, the mail-order exclusive Powerdashers and Omnibots, the Decepticon planes (originally from two "JetRobo" toys, produced in the colors of future Decepticons Starscream and Thundercracker) and the ...
Two Italian three-phase locomotives Class E.432 In some places in Italy, three-phase catenary was reconfigured to work on the standard 3000 V DC electrification scheme in Italy, as seen here at the defunct San Lorenzo al Mare station in Liguria in 1991 (closed 2001). Regular DC catenary is on the left while reconfigured three-phase catenary is ...
Manila LRT Line 1 (Manila Light Rail Transit System) Between Dr. Santos and Fernando Poe Jr. Manila MRT Line 3 (Manila Metro Rail Transit System) Between North Avenue and Taft Avenue: Switzerland: Canton of Aargau: Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland railway line: Republic of China (Taiwan) New Taipei: New Taipei Metro: all Light Rail lines: Turkey ...
The third rail system resulted, not surprisingly, in a number of accidents. It also resulted in a decree from the Connecticut Supreme Court on June 13, 1906 forbidding the use of third rail electrification within the state. [2] The New Haven was forced by this decision to design their main line electrification system using overhead catenary.
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (reporting mark TMERL), also referred to as the Milwaukee Interurban Lines or TMER&L, is a defunct railroad that operated in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A Blue Light Station is a combined emergency telephone and emergency power-off switch in rapid transit stations and other points along electrified railways. They are common in the United States and Canada. [citation needed] The location of such a device is usually indicated by a blue light
A Silicon Valley tech executive is thankful to be alive after his self-driving Tesla led him onto the tracks of a light rail service — forcing him to run a red light to avoid getting rammed by ...
A light railway is a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail": it uses lighter-weight track, and may have more steep gradients and tight curves to reduce civil engineering costs. These lighter standards allow lower costs of operation, at the price of lower vehicle capacity.