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Direct-drive systems are characterized by smooth torque transmission, and nearly-zero backlash. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The main [ citation needed ] benefits of a direct-drive system are increased efficiency (due to reduced power losses from the drivetrain components) and being a simpler design with fewer moving parts.
The International Association of Public Transport (L'Union Internationale des Transports Publics, or UITP) defines metro systems as urban passenger transport systems, "operated on their own right of way and segregated from general road and pedestrian traffic".
The Chicago area has numerous limited-access freeways and tollways. Highways with one contiguous number through the area are separated into different segments and labeled—for example, the Edens Expressway is Interstate 94 through the northern portion of the area. Such use of differing terminologies can often be confusing to visitors to ...
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Construction of the Dammam–Riyadh line in 1947. The Dammam–Riyadh line was opened in 1981. Planning for the line started in 1947 with an agreement between King Ibn Saud and ARAMCO to lay a 547 km (340 mi) freight line. Bechtel Construction Company was chosen to build the rail line and a sea port at the eastern end of the line at Dammam ...
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The Los Angeles Chargers are planning to sign running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad pending a physical, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night.
The station opened on May 1, 1893. King Drive only allows boarding on the inbound platform (towards Harlem); the outbound platform (towards Cottage Grove) is exit-only. In 2022, the King Drive station was the least-used in the CTA system, with 63,011 embarkments (compared to 2.7 million for the most-used station, Lake). [4] The station in 1973