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In rail transport, a train is a vehicle or (more frequently) a string of vehicles capable of being moved along a continuous line of rails or other guideway for the purpose of conveying freight or passengers between points on a predetermined route. The train may be hauled or propelled by one or more vehicles designed exclusively for that purpose (locomotives) or may be driven by a number of motors incorporated in all or several of the vehicles. |
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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The TTC operates 149 surface transit routes, of which 148 routes make 243 connections with a subway or rapid transit station during weekday rush hours. In 2007, the TTC carried 1.5 million passengers per day, and there were 459,769,000 passenger trips in total. The TTC employed 11,235 personnel in 2007. The TTC operates the third most heavily-used urban mass transit system in North America (after the New York City Transit Authority and the Mexico City Metro). As of 2006, there are three subway lines and one elevated rapid transit line (see Toronto subway and RT) with a total of 69 stations, as well as 149 connecting "surface" routes (buses and streetcars). The average daily ridership exceeds 2.46 million passengers: 1,197,000 through bus, 328,700 by streetcar, 35,300 by intermediate rail, and 901,400 by subway. The TTC also provides door-to-door services for persons with physical disabilities known as Wheel-Trans. An approximate 4,500 trips are made through this service daily. Colloquially, the subway cars were known as "red rockets" (nickname originally given to Gloucester subway cars painted bright red - now retired); hence the use of "Ride the Rocket" in advertising material for the TTC (which uses the phrase to advertise the entire system), and the use of the word "Rocket" in the names of some express buses. The entire system is also promoted as "The Better Way".
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- 1877 – Rørosbanen, Norway's oldest mainline railway, opens as a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railway.
- 1902 – Professor Ernest Rutherford (pictured) of McGill University demonstrates the first wireless communication system between a station and a moving train using a Grand Trunk Railway passenger special operating between Toronto and Montreal.
- 1914 – The Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway, building northward from Sault Ste. Marie, opens its northernmost section between Oba and Hearst, Ontario.
- 1988 – Rio Grande Industries, parent company of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, purchases Southern Pacific Railroad; the post-merger company adopts the Southern Pacific name due to brand recognition with shippers.
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October 9 – Toll Holdings of Australia announces that it has entered into a contract to manage the Kenya-Uganda railway, replacing the management by Rift Valley Railways Consortium (RVR). The consortium has been criticized for falling freight traffic in the two years since taking control, while RVR alleges the drop is due to the poor condition of the railway infrastructure and the damage done by protesters during the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis. Officers from Toll subsidiary Patrick Defence Logistics will manage the railway after the transition. (The Australian)
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October 7 – Railway construction workers in Rason, North Korea, hold a ceremony laying the first rails at Duman River railway station to mark the beginning of construction of the line between Rason and Khasan, Russia. The 54-kilometre (34 mi) long line will reconnect the two nations by rail; the project is expected to cost $195 million, of which, $72 million will be paid by Russia. (Dong-A Ilbo)
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October 7 – Construction work of the Jingshi Passenger Railway begins in China. The 281 km (175 mi) long railway will connect Beijing and Shijiazhuang, with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), and is expected to be open in 2012. This railway will be part of the future longer railway line between Beijing and Guangzhou. (Xinhua)
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October 6 – A regular passenger train coming from Nyíregyháza collides with the Hajdú InterCity train which was on its way from Debrecen to Budapest. Four passengers die at the scene and 27 others are injured and treated at area hospitals. Both Pál Szabó, the traffic minister of Hungary and Miklós Kamarás, the president of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways Co.) submit their resignations after the accident; Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány accepted both, however, he didn't accept the resignation of István Heinczinger, CEO of MÁV. (CNN) (Railway Market) (Xinhua)
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October 6 – Transportation officials in Vietnam announce plans to build two new urban railway systems. About half of the $15 billion allocated for the projects will fund new tramways in Hanoi, while the rest will fund a new subway in Ho Chi Minh City. Officials expect to open the new systems by 2020. (AP)
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October 3 – Sir Ian McAllister announces that he will not stand for reelection to continue as chairman of Network Rail, the company that maintains the rail transport infrastructure in Britain. He has held this position for six years. In making the announcement, Sir Ian noted that as Network Rail moves to a "new phase in its development," it is appropriate that there be a new chairman to lead it there. (BBC)
WikiProject Trains (Shortcut: WP:TWP)
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- WikiProject Rapid transit (WP:RTPJ)
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