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2. History of the railway track - Wikipedia

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   Pre-war experiments with long welded rail lengths were built upon, and in the years from 1960 long rail lengths were installed, at first on hardwood sleepers but soon on concrete sleepers. For example, the first long welded rail (almost 1 mi or 1.6 km) on the UK's East Coast Main Line was laid in 1957, just south of Carlton-on-Trent , resting ...

3. Railroad tie - Wikipedia

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   A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Generally laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade , hold the rails upright and keep them spaced to the correct ...

4. Railway track - Wikipedia

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   A sleeper (tie or crosstie) is a rectangular object on which the rails are supported and fixed. The sleeper has two main roles: to transfer the loads from the rails to the track ballast and the ground underneath, and to hold the rails to the correct width apart (to maintain the rail gauge). They are generally laid transversely to the rails.

5. 17 Easy No-Added-Sugar Breakfast Recipes - AOL

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   This mango green smoothie gets bright tart flavor from frozen passion fruit, and inflammation-fighting benefits from fresh kale. Dates add natural sweetness without added sugar.

6. Victorian Railways sleeping cars - Wikipedia

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   Sleeper No.6 followed in 1911 with the same conversions made, and it was named Avon. Externally the cars were still marked as first-class sleepers, with no reference to the kitchens. [8] Latrobe was given to the VR in 1920, but no records exist of any conversion away from the sleeping car configuration.

7. Where is Target opening new stores? See list of planned ... - AOL

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   Here is a list of the 15 states set to host new Target locations, according to the store's website. Target did not specify when the stores would be opening when asked by USA TODAY.

8. Tsunami warning issued for California, Oregon coasts after 7. ...

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   A tsunami warning was issued Thursday morning following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Humboldt County, 7 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, Calif., the National Weather Service said in ...

9. Viewliner - Wikipedia

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   Working with the Budd Company, Amtrak drafted plans for new single-level sleeping and dining cars that utilized a modular design where the interiors of the cars, especially the sleepers, were built in units separate from the exterior shell. These units contain all fixtures, electrical components, sewage and fresh water handling internally and ...