...that with all six cylinders operating at full pressure the Erie Railroad's 2-8-8-8-2 "Triplex" locomotives could produce more tractive effort than any other steam locomotive, but only for a short time due to their undersized boilers?
...that some superheater-equipped steam locomotives were also equipped with "front-end throttles" to counteract the delay between moving the engine's throttle and steam flowing into the locomotive's cylinders?
...that the station building at New Zealand's Papatoetoe Train Station has been moved from its original location and preserved as a historic landmark?
...that many of the slugs used by CSX are almost indistinguishable externally from normal diesel locomotives?
...that most of the passenger trains operated by Ferrocentral in northern Argentina are operated in the late night and early morning hours as the rail lines are used for transporting cargo during the daytime?
...that flatcars are used for loads that are too large or cumbersome to load in enclosed cars such as boxcars and they are also often used to transport containers or trailers in intermodal shipping?
...that plans to extend Thalys service to Frankfurt had to be abandoned because of insufficient power the Thalys trainsets generate when operating under the 15 kV electrification system used in Germany?
...that the fireballs from the initial fire in the Weyauwega derailment exploded up to 300 feet (90 m) high and were visible for nearly 13 miles (21 km)?
...that beginning in late 2002, the railroad simulation gameTrainz has included an external application called Paintshed that allows users to recolor locomotive and rolling stock computer models for use within the simulation?
...that some automatic train protection systems are designed to stop a train if the train's engineer does not acknowledge certain signal indications that direct the train to slow or stop?
