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Triple Gauge Japan Comparison of track gauges in Japan. The rail system of Japan consists of the following (as of 2009): [19] 22,301 km (13,857 mi) of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (narrow gauge), of which 15,222 kilometres (9,459 mi) are electrified. Used mainly for general passenger and freight lines.
Japanese railway diagrams (3 C) R. Railway maps of the United Kingdom (2 P, 10 F) Ι. Images of railroad maps (2 F) Pages in category "Railroad maps"
The following is a list of all heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States. It does not include statistics for bus or light rail systems; see: List of United States light rail systems by ridership for light rail systems. All ridership figures represent unlinked passenger trips, so line transfers on multi-line systems register as ...
TRAX – 3 light rail lines, with more lines planned, operated by UTA. San Diego; San Diego Trolley – 3 light rail lines operated by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Coaster – 1 commuter rail line; Sprinter – 1 commuter rail line, operated by North County Transit District. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area)
The governments of the United States and Japan signalled support for a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains after their leaders met in Washington on ...
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 ...
The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were formed after the privatization of the Japanese National Railways. Passenger. Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) (北海道旅客鉄道 (JR北海道)) East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (東日本旅客鉄道 (JR東日本))
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for railways (鉄道, tetsudō) and another for trams (軌道, kidō). The difference between the two is a legal, and not always substantial, one.