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| ====== Trains ====== | ====== Trains ====== | ||
| - | ===== A steam locomotive lost a race to a horse-drawn train ===== | + | ==== A steam locomotive lost a race to a horse-drawn train ==== |
| On August 28, 1830, Peter Cooper, who built the Tom Thumb engine, accepted a challenge from a horse-drawn train. The Tom Thumb was undergoing testing when the race took place. The steam engine was lost due to a broken belt. [([[https:// | On August 28, 1830, Peter Cooper, who built the Tom Thumb engine, accepted a challenge from a horse-drawn train. The Tom Thumb was undergoing testing when the race took place. The steam engine was lost due to a broken belt. [([[https:// | ||
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| Coast Starlight train running from Seattle to Los Angeles, along the west coast of the United States. One of the most famous American trains. It is worth the trip for the unforgettable landscapes along the coastline. Beautiful landscapes are not just the ocean - the train passes the Cascade Mountains, forests, and valleys along the way. [([[https:// | Coast Starlight train running from Seattle to Los Angeles, along the west coast of the United States. One of the most famous American trains. It is worth the trip for the unforgettable landscapes along the coastline. Beautiful landscapes are not just the ocean - the train passes the Cascade Mountains, forests, and valleys along the way. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Track across the Nullarbor Plain is 297 miles long ===== | + | ==== Track across the Nullarbor Plain is 297 miles long ==== |
| The longest straight stretch of tracks is located in Australia. It is a 297-mile-long (478 kilometers) track across the Nullarbor Plain, a part of the Trans-Australian Railway. [([[https:// | The longest straight stretch of tracks is located in Australia. It is a 297-mile-long (478 kilometers) track across the Nullarbor Plain, a part of the Trans-Australian Railway. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch | + | ==== Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ==== |
| The longest name belongs to a train station in Anglesey in the UK called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. | The longest name belongs to a train station in Anglesey in the UK called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. | ||
| - | ===== The busiest train station | + | ==== The busiest train station ==== |
| The busiest train station in Europe is said to be Gare du Nord in Paris. It serves around 250 million people per year! [([[https:// | The busiest train station in Europe is said to be Gare du Nord in Paris. It serves around 250 million people per year! [([[https:// | ||
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