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Australia
Australia (
/əˈstreɪljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades; the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
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Canada
Canada ( /ˈkænədə/) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9,900,000 km2 (3,800,000 sq mi), Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy; the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on Britain.
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England
England
i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 27°E / 65°N 027°E / 65; 027
Finlandi/ˈfɪnlənd/ ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in Helsinki and local governments in 336 municipalities, and an autonomous region of the Åland Islands. About one million residents live in the Greater Helsinki area, which consists of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, and a third of the country's GDP is produced there. Other larger cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] (
listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Glasgow
Coordinates: 55°51′29″N 4°15′32″W / 55.858°N 4.259°W / 55.858; -4.259
Glasgow (i/ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ/, locally /ˈɡlazɡo/, GLAZ-goh; Scots: Glesga listen (help·info); Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu ([ˈkɫ̪as̪əxu] listen (help·info))) is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands.
Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become one of the largest seaports in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric of Glasgow and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the 15th century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century. From the 18th century the city also grew as one of Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with British North America and the British West Indies. With the Industrial Revolution, the city and surrounding region shifted to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of heavy engineering, most notably in shipbuilding and marine engineering industry, which produced many innovative and famous vessels. Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period. Today it is one of Europe's top ten financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses. Glasgow is also ranked as the 57th most liveable city in the world.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Japan
Japan
i/dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国 
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people lived in Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
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London
Londoni/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York City and has the fifth-largest city GDP in the world (and the largest in Europe). London has been described as a world cultural capital. It was the world's most visited city during 2011 and London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012 London will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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Tokyo
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō?, "Eastern Capital") [toːkʲoː], English /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/; officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to?), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of the world. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu?) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi?).
The Tokyo Metropolitan government administers the 23 special wards of Tokyo (each governed as a city), which cover the area that was the city of Tokyo, as well as 39 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture and the two outlying island chains. The population of the special wards is over 8 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 13 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area with upwards of 35 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy with a GDP of US$1.479 trillion at purchasing power parity in 2008, ahead of New York City metropolitan area, which ranks second on the list. The city hosts 47 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest amount of any city.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Washington (State)
Washington (i/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.
Washington is the 18th most extensive and the 13th most populous of the 50 United States. Approximately 60 percent of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry along the Puget Sound region of the Salish Sea, an inlet of the Pacific consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords, and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of deep rainforests in the west, mountain ranges in the west, center, northeast and far southeast, and a semi-arid eastern basin given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the west coast and in the western United States after California.
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Wishram, Washington
Wishram is a census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census. The site of the historic Celilo Falls is nearby.
The community was originally named Fallbridge; it was changed to Wishram to honor the Wishram tribe of Native Americans.[citation needed] The nearby Dalles Dam was completed in 1957, and began filling Lake Celilo. The original fishing village near this location was inundated.
Wishram is located at 45°39′40″N 120°57′32″W / 45.66111°N 120.95889°W / 45.66111; -120.95889 (45.661198, -120.958788).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all of it land.
Wishram's location results from two major geological features: the location of the Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, and the access to the Central Oregon Plateau via the Deschutes River just across the falls from Wishram. The falls not only provided early peoples a reliable source of food, but it later provided a convenient location for an easily constructed railroad bridge crossing the Columbia. The Deschutes valley just to the south of the falls provided a route for rail access to the south, and ultimately to California.
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Wilbert Awdry
Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, better known as the Reverend W. Awdry and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.
Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire in 1911. Awdry's father was the Rev Vere Awdry, the vicar of Ampfield, and his mother was Lucy Awdry, née Bury. His younger brother, George, was born in 1916. All three of Awdry's older half-siblings from his father's first marriage died young. In 1917 the family moved to Box, in Wiltshire, moving again in 1919, and 1920, still in Box, the third house being Journey's End (renamed from Lorne Villa), which remained the family home until August 1928.
Journey's End was only 200 yards (180 m) from the western end of Box Tunnel. There the Great Western Railway main line climbs at a gradient of 1 in 100 for two miles, and a banking engine was kept there to assist freight trains up the hill. These trains usually ran at night and the young Wilbert could hear them from his bed, listening to the coded whistle signals between the train engine and the banker, and the sharp bark from the locomotive exhausts as they fought their way up the incline. Awdry related: "There was no doubt in my mind that steam engines all had definite personalities. I would hear them snorting up the grade and little imagination was needed to hear in the puffings and pantings of the two engines the conversation they were having with one another: 'I can't do it! I can't do it! I can't do it!' 'Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can!'" Here was the inspiration for the story of Edward helping Gordon's train up the hill, a story that Wilbert first told his son Christopher some 25 years later, and which appeared in the first of the Railway Series books.
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Train Filmography
- Train Live in Chicago (2011)
- 2011 CMT Music Awards (2011)
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Secrest 2011 (2010)
- 2010 American Music Awards (2010)
- Live from Daryl's House: A New Year's Eve Special (2010)
- Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash (2006)
- 2004 Radio Music Awards (2004)
- Now That's What I Call Music!: The Best Videos of 2003! (2003)
- Train: Midnight Moon (2002)
- Train: Midnight Moon (2002)
- 2002 California Music Awards (2002)
- 3 Doors Down
- Queer As Folk: Fourth Season Soundtrack
- Uncle Tupelo
- Frank Sinatra
- Sonya Kitchell
- Blake Babies
- Leo Sayer
- Van Zant
- Lagwagon
- Versus You
- Hammers Of Misfortune
- Hypnotic Face
- Life, Sex And Death
- Agathocles
- Flipsyde
- The Clarks
- Blue Rodeo
- Arcana Obscura
- 4 Non Blondes
- Prince
- Goldfrapp
- Morbid Poetry
- Mission Of Burma
- David Ford
- Cibelle
- Clarks
karaoke
Put me on a train mama
This place just aint the same no more
Put me on a train mama
I'm leavin' today
I don't wanna watch the world spinnin'
I wanna be spinnin' with it
Put me on a train mama
I'm leavin today
Cause i got the fever that's for sure
And knowin' i can get it makes me want it more
Mama i just want you to know that i'm gonna be fine
Lord i know it's the chance that i take
But i know you've forgiven the mistakes that i've made
There's a life out there and it's gonna be mine
Put me on a train mama
Cause i can't take this pain no more
Put me on a train mama
I'm leavin today
And there's a world that's out there waiting
And i know that it's the chance i'm takin
Put me on a train mama
I'm leavin today
Cause i got the fever that's for sure
And knowin' i can get it makes me want it more
Mama i just want you to know that i'm gonna be fine
Lord i know it's the chance that i take
But i know you've forgiven the mistakes that i've made
There's a life out there and it's gonna be mine
God knows how long i'll be gone
But maybe one day a train will bring me home
Put me on a train mama
Put me on a train mama
Oh put me on a train mama
I'm leavin today
Cause i got the fever that's for sure
And knowin' i can get it makes me want it more
Mama i just want you to know that i'm gonna be fine
Lord i know it's the chance that i take
But i know you've forgiven the mistakes that i've made
There's a life out there and it's gonna be mine
Plastic brain scar
I want laser
I'm your chauffeur
With high gloss highs
Take you where you want
Can't stop, oh off the train
Train, yeah, yeah, yeah
Wolflady
Sucks my brain
Apricot
Sunrise came
L.A. nights
Just roll in
Can't stop, oh off the train
Train, yeah, yeah, yeah
Nasal douche
Poolside line
Softlit tan
What's your sign?
Hold my hand
Just roll in
Can't stop, oh off the train
Train, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can't stop, oh off the train
Train, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can't stop, oh off the train
Train, yeah, yeah, yeah
A quarter after two
Sittin' in my car, watchin'
Waitin' on a train
Ninety seven flat cars
Loaded down with troop, trucks and tanks
Rollin' by
I'm twenty one
And I'm scared as hell
I quit school
I was healthy as a horse
Because of all that
I'll be the first one to die in a war
The whole damn town was sleepin'
Dreamin' the same dream
Radio was playin'
Roger McWilliams singin'
"To each and every thing
There's a time and a season"
I'm twenty one
And I'm scared as hell
I quit school
I was healthy as a horse
Because of all that
I'll be the first one to die in a war
Yes I have no right to say
We all die anyway
An' I'd just like to know
Where does my time go?
What for? What for?
A quarter after two
Sittin' in my car, watchin'
Waitin' on a train
Ninety seven flat cars
Loaded down with troop, trucks and tanks
Writer(s): mellin/finlay
Rain falling from the skies
Like lonely tears through misty eyes
Rain streaming down my face
Brings memories my heart cannot erase
Here alone in all my sorrows
Waiting for the clouds to hurry by
Praying that a new tomorrow
Will put the sun back in the sky
Rain wash away my tears
So when that sun appears
I’ll see my love again
Train
I've just taken a seat on the train
I walked through busy streets down a shadowy lane
I just bought my ticket for the ride
There's no turning back now, no matter what I decide
Steel body moves fast, hinges pounding against the ground
I sink into my seat and I pray for it to speed up
While I wish it would slow down
My body quivers with anticipation for what lies ahead
Wood is thrown onto the fire that cries out to be fed
Mist shrouds the dawn, so ahead I cannot see
The train it moves ever forward into the misty sea
There's so many faces
But most of the time I feel so alone
There's so many places
Will I ever stop and know my own home
I know I'm gonna get there
But I'm not sure when
Nor do I know where I'm going
So I won't pretend
I cannot see beyond the horizon
Nor around the bend
The train it moves ever forward
Without a seeming end
Out of one window, I saw rain
I looked through the other, and I felt the warm suns rays
The wind, it gently blew across my weary shoulder
And time whispered in my ear
"Child, you're just gonna keep getting older"
But I've done nothing more
Than take a seat on this here, train
Yet my life turned upside down and only
Only the little things remain
";Hold on to my arm,";
She said, strung out on the floor.
";I've been knocked uptight.
I've been locked outside.
I can't go on anymore.";
Cut off the circulation.
Don't let it go to my head too quick.
Let the feeling grow.
Just let it flow.
Gonna' make it last.
Gonna' make it last.
I'm a hurricane
And the blood flows free from an open vein.
This is the last time:
Never at home again.
Oh! I know that train you're riding on. (Oh-oh-oh.)
It's sixteen coaches long.
My baby's on that train and gone.
Can't slow it. (Gone.)
You know it. (Gone.)
It's coming down.
";Hold on,"; she said.
";I've been knocked uptight
And locked outside.
I can't go on.
I can't go on.";
I'm a hurricane
And the blood flows free from a broken vein.
This is the last time,
Never at home again.
Oh! I know that train you're riding on. (Oh-oh-oh)
It's sixteen coaches long.
My baby's on that train and gone.
Can't slow it. (Gone.)
You know it. (Gone.)
It's coming down.
The future is open wide.
The future is open wide.
The future is open wide.
(Gone.)
Can't slow it. (Gone.)
You know it. (Gone.)
It's coming down.
Runaway train. (Run.)
Runaway train. (Run.)
Runaway train. (Run.)
Runaway train. (Run.)
Runaway train. (Run.)
Writers: Leo Sayer & David Courtney
running through my life
like a river, like a song
train keeps pushing me
right back to the place where I belong...
back along the tracks
fly a million years
right across my path
train moves on ringing in my ears...
come on board
come on board
train, oh train, take me back, again
I remember, I remember, take me back
train, oh train, the journey ends and starts again
I remember, I remember, I remember
I've been up all night trying to get this down
now I'm hallucinating
staring at the wall look what I'm creating...
look at the clock I'm twelve hours old
so many more remain
way up ahead I know I see a train...
come on board
come on board
train, oh train, all those memories, all over again
I remember, I remember, take me back
train, oh train, the journey ends and starts again
I remember, I remember, I remember
waited on the station all day
just to see a glimpse of the morning train
just to see the wheels turning round
blowing up steam,
see what I mean,
you see what I mean...
Oh, feel like a train
Set it up, tear it down
Another show to go, another town
Another place, another face
Another crowd of people, tank of diesel
Flying J truck stop
35 guys, a rolling jukebox
Gotta rock, can?t stop
Gonna keep on pushing through the Rockies
Nothing?s gonna stop me
Feeling like a train, pulling at the strain
Always got an uphill track with the world on my back
Pouring on the coal, feel a little old
Gotta suck it up, gotta be strong
Gotta be tough, gotta move on, on, on, on
It?s all I?ve ever known, feeling like a train, feeling like a train
Tick tock, time flies
Another year in gear passing by
Another song, another station
Back and forth across the nation
Some day, some way
Gonna jump these tracks and never look back
Gonna find me one tomorrow
With my dead hand on the throttle
Feeling like a train, pulling at the strain
Always got an uphill track with the world on my back
Pouring on the coal, feel a little old
Gotta suck it up, gotta be strong
Gotta be tough, gotta move on, on, on, on
It?s all I?ve ever known, feeling like a train
Feeling like a train, pulling at the strain
Always got an uphill track with the world on my back
Pouring on the coal, feel a little old
Gotta suck it up, gotta be strong
Gotta be tough, gotta move on, on, on, on
It?s all I?ve ever known, feeling like a train, feeling like a train
Feeling like a train
Feeling like a train
Feeling like a train
My inspiration note the sympathy
They've taken everything you want and they left you all alone
My setting sun, self appointed,
I am a fraud
You are the martyr
It's decided and I owe you several worlds I can tell you...
Rat in the sewer, scraps they left behind
Once their visionary, and they all have robbed you blind
Your broken records playing for
None fabricate song
Amputated creative tongue
You sing on and on and
I can tell you why
I'm bringing you down,
Calling you out,
Taking your shield
It's easier now
Years have been kind
Distance between
Has given hind sight
I jumped a train
Your tragedy so easy to read,
Is bitter envy
They're reaping all the lowly benefits
You missed the train they stole
And you've never...
I'm burning you down,
Calling you out,
Taking your shield
It's easier now
Years have been kind
Distance between has given hind sight
Like dinners after funerals.
Like street lights that forgot to shine.
Like ashtrays on a windy night.
Like old books and their perfect smell.
Like a train that's off the tracks,
you wonder if you're running late.
Where were you? We faded out the other day
Make up new wounds to count and contemplate
Hear that lonesome whistle blowin'
Just for you and you alone
Lightning speed to nowhere it's your lucky day
Can't believe the nerve of that proceeding verse
Worse than where you are is that you got there first
Sure you can reverse
Turn a blessing to a curse
Lightning train to nowhere in the universe
Stressing every syllable of your complaint
Can't they tell the difference
Between passengers and freight?
Cursing the conductor then
We try our luck again
Lightning speed to nowhere but oblivion
Pictures play in place all day
They never leave their wall
They stand against it
And when they talk
They do so it can hear
For they know
That their wall has ears
All ears, all ears
Swatting at the smoke rings in the dining car
Speculation station is that where we are?
Plenty Of Conjecture
Would you like to give a lecture?
Lightning train to anywhere but very far
Lightning Speed to nowhere but obscurity
Only destination is the scenery
Hear that lonesome whistle blowin'
Just for you and you alone
Memories wake you up
you don't know how to escape from them
You're turning your brain round
you cry, cry from a dream
Sadness and hate
you commemorate where runs the...
train, train, train
Her letter on the table
you know her dismals
you don't understand the contiguities
only and only one word
Swing your partner round and kick 'em down
Drag him by the hair across the floor
She's a roped-up car collision
She's an open heart incision
She's in every tab of acid that I score
When that train comes to your door
When I come marching home from war
When that train comes to your door
Will you still want
Will you still want me
A qua du li Ha n i
Hi ga yo la a
Wi da u ga ta
Ah ti ne ha g a
Ye gogo a da la du di
Ni hi a da ge
Yu di i go hi da
Dancing in a barroom down in Gary Indiana
I can hear them loudly laughing
Sipping vodka by the cantor
In this dream I'm having
There's an unpaid balance standing
It's my old friend Horace Manning and he wants her
There's that gentleman beside her
As they undress by the fire
Then he puts his hand inside her
Then he nooooo...
Life seen through the eyes of an agarchrist
So cold
So blind
So naieve
The truth beyond, will not be found
Deceiving masks, that's what's all around
So cold
So blind
Like a train, leading to nowhere
Reflections of death, but why?
Forced to choose another path
Sunshine feelin' static through your body you don't know what's going on
Then a creep crawl the mind bends bet it all then cash in and be gone
Cause it's side corners and street lights caught in this haze and I here them callin'
I hear that train just callin', callin' me home
I hear that train just callin', callin' me home
I hear that train just callin', callin' me home
I had a dream that everything wasn't the way it seemed
Martin was the President and Malcolm the VP
Bush wore a rubber and W was never born
We never bombed Nam and never went to Desert Storm
Little babies was birthed to ladies and grown men
Instead of gangsters and bitches not knowing were to begin
Because we born into this world to die trained to kill steal and lie
Raised to sin just to survive framed cause if we caught we fry
Somebody save us they said the saviors comin'
But if he aint got nuclear weapons he should keep on runnin'
Cause they bombin' the palaces churches and temples and mosques
We got the freedom of speech until yo ass get shot
Where's the train
I hear that train just callin', callin' me home
I hear that train just callin', callin' me home
I hear that train just callin' callin' me home
Sometimes the candlelight is brighter than the sunshine darkness is long gone
Diggin' my soul still not knowing what's going on
Four in the morning a thousand miles away from home
Glassy and tight eyes reddish and off white oberserving the ice
Swimming in my cup until it's right cause it's midnight I'm in the devils daughter and it's so tight
I'm doin' it till I'm gone midnight I'm in the devils daughter and it's so tight
I'm doin it till I'm gone
I hear the train just callin', callin' me home
I hear the train just callin', callin' me home
They grew up in the shadow of the armory
Land of freedom right out their back door
Brothers near the middle of the century
One of them had to go and fight the war
Somebody had to go and fight the war
And the train goes...
So he left upon the rails toward Ohiopyle
Youghiogheny flows around the bend
He told his mother someday he'd be coming home
The medals shine and the stars never end
But nobody counts on scars that never mend
And the train goes...
Cast iron wheels go hungry in the fields
Searching for that silver line a long, long way to go
Cast iron hearts go hungry for spare parts
Searching for a hand to hold on late night radio
He flew missions out of London into Germany
In letters she read once then locked away
With a picture of him smiling at the armory
The colors in that flag all washed away
It's just black and white and a hundred shades of gray
And the train goes...
That's the way it goes
I was riding on this train
looking out the back door on where I had been
thinking about the sun and your golden skin
your golden skin
I'm looking back
out onto where I'm coming from
out into that big white sun
out into that big white sun
big white sun
I was feeling kind of strange
chasing these tracks to a room by the lake
I heard your song and it took me away
I wanted to stay
I'm looking back
out onto where I'm coming from
out into that big white sun
out into that big white sun
big white sun
there's a lot of trouble
but no-one wants to see
tell me could I be the one who's waiting patiently
this age of information kills you byte by byte
and still you stand there screaming with your arms open wide
sometimes you feel like catching this train
you know it will never stop at your station
it seems you're late again
talk to me in a language I haven't spoken for years
show me places I haven't been this distance makes me weak
this age of information kills me byte by byte
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
And I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs
What's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
ooh, ooh ooh
and I try, oh my god do I try
I try all the time, in this institution
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs
What's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
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I wanna talk 2 U 'bout this love affair
Is it really true that U don't care?
Seems like every day U grow farther away
Tell me what can I say 2 make U stay
Cuz if U really don't love me anymore
(If U don't love me)
I just don't know what 2 say
There's a train that's leavin' in the morning (Train)
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe (All the way) (Train)
If U feel this thing we got just can't go on (Train)
Then I won't stand in your way
I won't stand in your way
I won't stand in your way, no, no
I'm so in love with U, U're all I wanna be
Whenever U go away, babe, U take a part of me
(Oh, yes U do)
A man's gotta do what he gotta do
But remember, babe, wherever U go, I'm with U
Cuz I need ya
[Chorus:]
If U really don't love me anymore (If U don't love me)
I just don't know what 2 say
There's a train that's leavin' in the mornin' (Train)
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe (All the way) (Train)
If U feel this thing we got just can't go on (Train)
I won't stand in your way [x3]
[Chorus]
I won't stand in your way, no, no
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train headed 4 Santa Fe)
Oh no, I won't stand in your way
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train headed 4 Santa Fe)
Mm yeah
Train, train
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train headed 4 Santa Fe)
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train)
Plastic brain scar, I want laser
I'm your chauffeur, with high
Gloss highs
Take you where you want
Can't stop, oh, off the train
Train yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Wolf lady sucks my brain
Apricot sunrise came
L.A. nights
Just roll in
Can't stop, oh, off the train
Train, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Can't stop, oh, off the train
Train yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Nasal douche, poolside line
Soft lit tan, what's your sign?
Hold my hand
Just roll in
Can't stop, oh, off the train
Train yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Can't stop, oh, off the train
Train yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Can't stop, oh, off the train
Train yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Can't stop, oh, off the train
A foreign land gone - on my way
A dark track moving - I won´t stay
There´s something inside crying in the brain
Crying for a shelter - crying insane
Say say say that you don´t care
Trying to decieve me if you dare
I´m into something deeper now
Listen close - listen close
Look in my eyes - look into the dark sky
Another one goes and another one dies
I could never live if I told you I stay
We could change our ways or be strangers on the same
train
Living on a promise - living on a lie
Lying in my bed like a stranger inside
I can go where noone goes
Into the dark - into something unknown
Stare in silence on the ruins of me
Coming out pain - violently
Let it come - let it be done
One more kiss and then the train is gone
Look in my eyes - look into the dark sky
Another one goes and another one dies
I could never live if I told you I stay
We could change our ways or be strangers on the same
Making sense of all the hidden facts
Hit and run that's the way...?
Sickened by the...?
Getting nowhere
Getting nowhere
How can you pretend to give a fuck?
How can you pretend to give a fuck?
If nothing seems to matter at all
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................?
Find another way
Show me
Show me
Find another way
Show me
Show me
So far away
So far away
When I think...?
So far away
When I think...?
It's..................?
......carry me away show me my.....? x 5
Well the sun's coming up, and the dust it is clearing
Down the line I am hearing there's a train coming in
I left my home and my girl, tried to find someplace better
oh but I never could forget her, so let this train take me home
CHORUS:
Oh please my darling forgive what I've done
I've found nothing, just some big lonely world
So take me back please my lover, take me back please my lover
Took a train to discover I cannot be without you girl
I was young, I was green
Prone to foolish decisions
At what I thought was ambition and a will to be free
yeah but freedom's just some word
Don't believe has a meaning
So on this train I am leaving trying to get me back home
CHORUS
So pour another cup of coffee
Pretty soon I'll be leaving
I ain't done petty thieving
Hitching rides and drinking beer
And I'm so tired of having friends
Just to keep out of prison
Oh well this life really isn't all I hoped it would be
CHORUS
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm spending days, over and over and over and over again
I go through the days, over and over and over and over and over and over again
Sitting in a train
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
Trees pass me by and take away a piece of me
Take me away within, deep down inside of me
Deep down, deep down, inside of me
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
I'm sitting in a train going down there, going where, going to no-land
It rides through a thousand dreams
Je vois, je vois, je vois le monde
Je regarde tout
Dans la vitesse moi, je suis partout
Je vois
Je regarde le monde
Je regarde tout
Dans la vitesse moi, je suis partout
Deep down
Inside
Of me
Je suis partout
Deep down
They grew up in the shadow of the armory
Land of freedom right out their back door
Brothers near the middle of the century
One of them had to go and fight the war
Somebody had to go and fight the war
And the train goes...
So he left upon the rails toward Ohiopyle
Youghiogheny flows around the bend
He told his mother someday he'd be coming home
The medals shine and the stars never end
But nobody counts on scars that never mend
And the train goes...
Cast iron wheels go hungry in the fields
Searching for that silver line a long, long way to go
Cast iron hearts go hungry for spare parts
Searching for a hand to hold on late night radio
He flew missions out of London into Germany
In letters she read once then locked away
With a picture of him smiling at the armory
The colors in that flag all washed away
It's just black and white and a hundred shades of gray
And the train goes...
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ALBUMS
- This'll Be My Year
- Drive By
- Feels Good at First
- Bruises
- 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
- You Can Finally Meet My Mom
- Sing Together
- Mermaid
- California 37
- We Were Made for This
- When the Fog Rolls In
- To Be Loved
- Save Me, San Francisco
- Hey, Soul Sister
- I Got You
- Parachute
- This Ain't Goodbye
- If It's Love
- You Already Know
- Words
- Brick by Brick
- Breakfast in Bed
- Marry Me
- Drops of Jupiter (live)
- All I Ever Wanted
- Get Out
- Cab
- Give Myself to You
- Am I Reaching You Now
- If I Can't Change Your Mind
- All I Hear
- Shelter Me
- Explanation
- Always Remember
- I'm Not Waiting in Line
- Skyscraper
- For Me, It's You
- Calling All Angels
- She's on Fire
- Meet Virginia
- Save the Day
- Get to Me
- Landmine
- All American Girl
- When I Look to the Sky
- Latin Interlude
- I Wish You Would
- Sweet Rain
- Free
- Drops of Jupiter
- Stay With Me
- Ordinary
- New Sensation
- Whole Lotta Love / Ramble On / Walk on the Wild Side
- Dream On
- My Private Nation
- When I Look to the Sky (acoustic)
- [program start]
- Respect
- It's About You
- Meet Virginia
- Mississippi
- Ramble On
- I Wish You Would
- She's on Fire
- I Am
- Hopeless
- Getaway
- Drops of Jupiter
- Heavy
- Eggplant
- Free
- Something More
- Let It Roll
- [credits]
- She's on Fire
- I Wish You Would
- Drops of Jupiter
- It's About You
- Hopeless
- Respect
- Let It Roll
- Something More
- Whipping Boy
- Getaway
- Mississippi
- It's Love
- Sweet Rain
- Solution
- There's a Dream
- Sputnik
- Permutation
- Laughter at Midnight
- Coo-Coo Out!
- Third Generation
- Arabesque
- Respect
- It's About You
- Meet Virginia
- Mississippi
- I Wish You Would
- She's On Fire
- I Am
- Hopeless
- Getaway
- Drops Of Jupiter
- Heavy
- Eggplant - Drum Solo
- Free
- Something More
- Let It Roll
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Train - Drive By
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- Duration: 3:29
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Music video by Train performing Drive By. Pre-order California 37 Now: www.smarturl.it (C) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment
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Train - Hey, Soul Sister
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
Music video by Train performing Hey, Soul Sister. (C) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
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Train - Drops Of Jupiter
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- Duration: 4:17
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Music video by Train performing Drops Of Jupiter. (C) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye
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- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
(C) 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment "50 Ways To Say Goodbye", from the new album, California 37 - smarturl.it Stay tuned for 50 Ways to Survive: The Game. Send in your ideas here - savemesanfrancisco.com Catch Train on the California 37 Tour this Summer, tickets are on sale now - savemesanfrancisco.com
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Train - Marry Me
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- Duration: 4:07
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
Music video by Train performing Marry Me. (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment
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CN Freight Train 2
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- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
At the request of several people, I went back to the Honey Creek Road railroad crossing for a follow up video. CN 2522 and CN 5635 pull a northbound mixed freight past the new crossing signals. The 78.7 defect detector also gives another read-out, but identifies itself as CN instead of Wisconsin Central. Here is the original video: www.youtube.com
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Learn to Count with Shawn the Train - Fun and Educational Cartoon for Kids
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- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Very educational and funny cartoon about Shawn the train who teaches numbers (and counting) and objects that are on his wagons. (Mentioning each number four times in an interesting way) Video shows numbers and different objects on the great looking train!!! Very good quality and contrast of colors. Great Train theme will help your child remember numbers even faster. Also check out preview of our upcoming cartoon "The Alphabet Adventure With Alice And Shawn The Train" on our channel. Thank you for watching!!! Your kids will love it!!! ***POSTER SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL US IS ONLY $4.94! THAT IS INCLUDING POSTER TUBE! ON AMAZON.COM AND CANADA IS ONLY $5.95!!!*** www.amazon.com coilbook™ | Learning is easy when it's fun!™
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Train - "Drive By"
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- Duration: 3:19
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
New album California 37 available now! Download it here: smarturl.it Follow Train: trainline.com http facebook.com
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Trains at Speed UK
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- Duration: 10:56
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER!!! @Train_PlaneHub NEW!!!: TRAINS AT SPEED (3) in HD!!! www.youtube.com CHECK OUT TRAINS AT SPEED (2)!!!: www.youtube.com A compilation of some trains around the UK travelling at speed! All clips were taken of trains doing at least 75mph, but alot of them reaching the 125mph mark! All clips were taken between 28th April and 4th June 2010! INCLUDES: Shots from most major High Speed and Intercity routes around the UK, East Coast Mainline (ECML), West Coast Mainline (WCML), Midland Mainline (MML), High Speed 1 (HS1), Great Western (GWR) and Great Eastern Mainline (GEML)! TRAINS INCLUDED: Class 43 HST's, Class 390 pendolino's, Class 220/221 Voyager's, Class 90's, Class 350/360 desiro's, Class 170 turbostars, Class 91/mk4 set's, Class 180's and sooo much more! Train operating companies include: East Coast, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Cross Country, Virgin Trains, First Scotrail (Sleeper), London Midland, East Midland trains, Eurostar, Southeastern (High Speed), First Great Western, Heathrow Express, National Express East Anglia (NXEA) and more! LOCATIONS INCLUDED: ECML: Stevenage, Northallerton and Oakleigh Park. WCML: Milton Keynes, Wolverton, Castlethorpe (North Milton.K) and Winsford. MML: Mill Hill Broadway, Harlington and Bedford. HS1: Stratford Intl and Dagenham Dock. GWR: Twyford and Hanwell. GEML: Kelvedon. CHECK OUT PART 2 NOW! www.youtube.com Hope you enjoy this High Speed video! Comment, Rate and Subscribe!
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Train - If It's Love
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- Duration: 4:24
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Music video by Train performing If It's Love. (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment
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Excited train guy, New York!
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- Duration: 2:29
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Excited Train Guy New York Crazy Foamer in North Creek at the Saratoga & North Creek Railway. www.sncrr.com
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HD Rare 5 engine freight train PW 2303 (4-29-09)
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- Duration: 6:45
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Rare on this line Portland Western 2303 on its way to Portland with PW 2313,PW 2306,PW 3006, and PW1805 If you like my videos, rate, comment and subscribe to my channel Taken with a (Canon Vixia HG20 (watch in HD on full screen)
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LEGO PASSENGER TRAIN 7938
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- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
If you have one train you always need another to play with! This is the new Passenger train. It's quite good but not as good value as the cargo train set
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Drunken Chav loses it on a train
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- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
Lambrini chav starts screaming and shouting on a train after our night out in London. This went on for twenty minutes but i ran out of space on my phone
http://wn.com/Drunken_Chav_loses_it_on_a_train
The Number Train - Learning for Kids
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A short video showing English numbers from zero to 10 with examples for counting and read by children. Count the boxes from none to 10 on the color train! Easy as 0, 1, 2 and 3. www.zazzle.com - By popular demand, we've added t-shirts on zazzle.
http://wn.com/The_Number_Train_Learning_for_Kids
Train - When I Look To The Sky
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- Duration: 3:58
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Music video by Train performing When I Look To The Sky. (C) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Trains part 1 - Top Gear - BBC
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- Duration: 8:05
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
The Top Gear boys attempt to make train travel cheaper, faster and more interesting by replacing the conventional carriages and locomotive with a series of caravans attached to a specially modified car! Top Gear YouTube channel: www.youtube.com TopGear.com website: www.topgear.com Top Gear Facebook Top Gear Twitter: twitter.com Click here for more Top Gear Challenges: bit.ly
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The Fruit Train - Learning for Kids
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- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
A short fun video showing a children's train pulling giant fruit freight. Kids can read along as the fruit rumbles by. Whoo whoo! Chugga chugga! www.zazzle.com - By popular demand, we've added t-shirts on zazzle.
http://wn.com/The_Fruit_Train_Learning_for_Kids
The Toy Train
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- Duration: 1:41
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For the kid in all of us! :-) A toy train goes round and round on wooden tracks, set to fun children's music. Over 12000000 views as of 10/22/12 Over 10000000 views as of 6/30/12 Over 8000000 views as of 4/1/12 Over 7000000 views as of 2/29/12 Over 6000000 views as of 1/26/12 Over 5000000 views as of 12/20/11 Over 4000000 views as of 10/31/11 Over 3000000 views as of 9/3/11 Over 2000000 views as of 7/20/11 Over 1000000 views as of 5/30/11 Thank you! Music: "The Choo Choo Train" by Daffy Dave (www.daffydave.com) You can download the lyrics for free from Daffy Dave's website (http and you can buy the song from CDBaby (cdbaby.com) or from Daffy Dave's website (http
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BNSF Detour Trains 6-23-11
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Due to an outage at Minot, ND on BNSF's Northern Transcon, all traffic has been rerouted through Laurel. The intermodals and container trains are being routed over Montana Rail Link and the manifest and grain traffic is being routed through Great Falls. This is an exciting time around here as traffic through Laurel has more than doubled overnight! Last night, I ventured out to Columbus, MT just in time to catch five trains in 40 minutes before the weather forced me in for the evening. Here they are in order: Train #1: Unidentified manifest train, Rapids, MT. BNSF 5314 East. Power: BNSF C44-9W 5314, BNSF (ex-ATSF) C44-9W 659, BNSF SD70MAC (ex-BN) 9424, BNSF C44-9W 4187, BNSF SD70MAC Train #2: Empty Coal train, Columbus, MT. Power: BNSF AC4400CW 5662, BNSF (ex-BN) SD70MAC 9542, BNSF ES44AC 6010 (DPU). Train #3: Z-SSECHC09-22, South Seattle, WA to Chicago (Cierco Yard), IL priority intermodal, BNSF 4012 East. Power: BNSF C44-9W 4012, BNSF C44-9W 4110, BNSF C44-9W 4628, BNSF C44-9W 4833. Train #4: Z-SSECHC08-22, South Seattle, WA to Chicago (Cierco Yard), IL priority intermodal, BNSF 5415 East. Power: BNSF C44-9W 5415, BNSF C44-9W 4700, BNSF C44-9W 4620, BNSF C44-9W 5489. Train #5: Q-SSECHC01-22, South Seattle, WA to Chicago (Cierco Yard), IL guaranteed intermodal, BNSF 4328 East. Power: BNSFC44-9W 4328, BNSF C44-9W 4503, BNSF (ex-ATSF) C44-9W 642. Thank you for watching! Please rate and comment. All videos now shot in HD, watch with the 720p settings. Copyright 2011, Montana ...
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Train- Drops of Jupiter(lyrics)
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FOLLOW MY TWITTER AND TUMBLR @svaliente_ and tumblr : svaliente Lyrics Now that she�s back in the atmosphere With drops of jupiter in her hair, hey, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there�s time to change, hey, hey Since the return from her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like june, hey, hey Tell me did you sail across the sun Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star One without a permanent scar And did you miss me while you were looking at yourself out there Now that she�s back from that soul vacation Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey She checks out mozart while she does tae-bo Reminds me that there�s time to grow, hey, hey Now that she�s back in the atmosphere I�m afraid that she might think of me as plain ol� jane Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back to the milky way And tell me, did venus blow your mind Was it everything you wanted to find And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you�re wrong Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone Conversation The best soy latte that you ever had ...
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Train - Drive By Lyrics
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*ALL RIGHTS TO TRAIN*like and sub:) comment or message me with any song suggestions***
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The Longest Union Pacific Train - 1/10/10
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- Duration: 4:29
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3:10PM, 1/10/10 - Filmed at Maple Ave grade crossing, Montebello, CA. well, this is not my best shot though, post it here just for the record or who just want to see it. :P The longest/monster Union Pacific double stack/intermodal train headed for ICTF, Carson, CA. (nine locomotives, 500 plus containers) I heard this is just a test train, so you won't see this for everyday. Train IDILBF 08 with nine GE units : UP 7454, UP 7419, UP 7462, UP 7800, UP 5318, UP 7792, UP 7773, UP 7667, UP 7680, departed 10:00AM, 1/8/10, Dit, Texas for ICTF, Carson/Long Beach, California. (arrived ICTF 4:30PM, 1/10/10) According to the UP spokesman, this train is loaded, carried furniture, clothing, electronics and other goods for export.
http://wn.com/The_Longest_Union_Pacific_Train_1_10_10
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24 Nov 2012
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23 Nov 2012
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23 Nov 2012
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23 Nov 2012
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Skiddle
26 Nov 2012
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The Times of India
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26 Nov 2012
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A railway or railroad train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track (permanent way) to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two, three or four rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.
Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate locomotive, or from individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Most modern trains are powered by diesel locomotives or by electricity supplied by overhead wires or additional rails, although historically (from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century) the steam locomotive was the dominant form of locomotive power. Other sources of power (such as horses, rope or wire, gravity, pneumatics, batteries, and gas turbines) are possible.
The word 'train' comes from the Old French trahiner, itself from the Latin trahere 'pull, draw'.[1]
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Types of trains[link]
There are various types of trains that are designed for particular purposes. A train can consist of a combination of one or more locomotives and attached railroad cars, or a self-propelled multiple unit (or occasionally a single or articulated powered coach, called a railcar). Trains can also be hauled by horses, pulled by a cable, or run downhill by gravity.
Special kinds of trains running on corresponding special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high-speed railways, maglev, rubber-tired underground, funicular and cog railways.
A passenger train may consist of one or several locomotives and coaches. Alternatively, a train may consist entirely of passenger carrying coaches, some or all of which are powered as a "multiple unit". In many parts of the world, particularly the Far East and Europe, high-speed rail is used extensively for passenger travel.
Freight trains are composed of wagons or trucks rather than carriages, though some parcel and mail trains (especially Travelling Post Offices) are outwardly more like passenger trains.
Trains can also be 'mixed', comprising both passenger accommodation and freight vehicles. Such mixed trains are most likely to occur where services are infrequent, and running separate passenger and freight trains is not cost-effective, though the differing needs of passengers and freight usually means this is avoided where possible.
Special trains are also used for track maintenance; in some places, this is called maintenance of way.
In the United Kingdom, a train hauled by two locomotives is said to be "double-headed", and in Canada and the United States it is quite common for a long freight train to be headed by three or more locomotives. A train with a locomotive attached at each end is described as 'top and tailed', this practice typically being used when there are no reversing facilities available. Where a second locomotive is attached temporarily to assist a train up steep banks or grades (or down them by providing braking power) it is referred to as 'banking' in the UK, or 'helper service' in North America. Recently, many loaded trains in the US have been made up with one or more locomotives in the middle or at the rear of the train, operated remotely from the lead cab. This is referred to as "DP" or "Distributed Power."
Terminology[link]
The railway terminology that is used to describe a 'train' varies between countries.
- United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the interchangeable terms set and unit are used to refer to a group of permanently or semi-permanently coupled vehicles, such as those of a multiple unit. While when referring to a train made up of a variety of vehicles, or of several sets/units, the term formation is used. (Although the UK public and media often forgo 'formation', for simply 'train'.) The word rake is also used for a group of coaches or wagons.
In the United Kingdom Section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 defines "train" as follows:
- a) two or more items of rolling stock coupled together, at least one of which is a locomotive; or
- b) a locomotive not coupled to any other rolling stock.
- United States
In the United States, the term consist is used to describe the group of rail vehicles which make up a train. When referring to motive power, consist refers to the group of locomotives powering the train. Similarly, the term trainset refers to a group of rolling stock that is permanently or semi-permanently coupled together to form a unified set of equipment (the term is most often applied to passenger train configurations).
There are three types of trains: Electric, Diesel and Steam.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's 1948 operating rules define a train as: "An engine or more than one engine coupled, with or without cars, displaying markers."[2]
Bogies[link]
Main article: Bogie
A bogie ( /ˈboʊɡi/ US dict: bō′·gē) is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar tracked vehicle.
Motive power[link]
Main article: Locomotive
The first trains were rope-hauled, gravity powered or pulled by horses. From the early 19th century almost all were powered by steam locomotives. From the 1910s onwards the steam locomotives began to be replaced by less labour intensive and cleaner (but more complex and expensive) diesel locomotives and electric locomotives, while at about the same time self-propelled multiple unit vehicles of either power system became much more common in passenger service. In most countries dieselisation of locomotives in day-to-day use was completed by the 1970s. A few countries, most notably the People's Republic of China, where coal and labour are cheap, still use a few steam locomotives, but most have been phased out. Historic steam trains still run in many other countries, for the leisure and enthusiast market.
Electric traction offers a lower cost per mile of train operation but at a higher initial cost, which can only be justified on high traffic lines. Since the cost per mile of construction is much higher, electric traction is less viable for long-distance lines with the exception of long-distance high speed lines. Electric trains receive their current via overhead lines or through a third rail electric system.
A recent variation of the electric locomotive is the fuel cell locomotive.[3][4] Fuel cell locomotives combine the advantage of not needing an electrical system in place, with the advantage of emissionless operation. However, the initial cost of such fuel cell vehicles is still substantial at the moment.
Passenger trains[link]
A passenger train is one which includes passenger-carrying vehicles. It may be a self-powered multiple unit or railcar, or else a combination of one or more locomotives and one or more unpowered trailers known as coaches, cars or carriages. Passenger trains travel between stations or depots, at which passengers may board and disembark. In most cases, passenger trains operate on a fixed schedule and have superior track occupancy rights over freight trains.
Oversight of a passenger train is the responsibility of the conductor. He or she is usually assisted by other crew members, such as service attendants or porters. During the heyday of North American passenger rail travel, long distance trains carried two conductors: the aforementioned train conductor, and a Pullman conductor, the latter being in charge of sleeping car personnel.
Many prestigious passenger train services have been given a specific name, some of which have become famous in literature and fiction. In past years, railroaders often referred to passenger trains as the "varnish", alluding to the bygone days of wooden-bodied coaches with their lustrous exterior finishes and fancy livery. "Blocking the varnish" meant a slow-moving freight train was obstructing a fast passenger train, causing delays.
Some passenger trains, both long distance and short distanced, may use bi-level (double-decker) cars to carry more passengers per train. Car design and the general safety of passenger trains have dramatically evolved over time, making travel by rail remarkably safe.
High-speed rail[link]
Main article: High-speed rail
One notable and growing long-distance train category is high-speed rail. Generally, high speed rail runs at speeds above 200 km/h (124 mph) and often operates on dedicated track that is surveyed and prepared to accommodate high speeds. Japan's Shinkansen ("bullet-train") commenced operation in 1964, and was the first successful example of a high speed passenger rail system.
The fastest wheeled train running on rails is France's TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, literally "high speed train"), which achieved a speed of 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), twice the takeoff speed of a Boeing 727 jetliner, under test conditions in 2007. The highest speed currently attained in scheduled revenue operation is 350 km/h (217 mph) on the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail and Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway systems in China. The TGV runs at a maximum revenue speed of 300–320 km/h (186–199 mph), as does Germany's Inter-City Express.
In most cases, high-speed rail travel is time- and cost-competitive with air travel when distances do not exceed 500 to 600 km (311 to 373 mi), as airport check-in and boarding procedures may add as many as two hours to the actual transit time.[5] Also, rail operating costs over these distances may be lower when the amount of fuel consumed by an airliner during takeoff and climbout is considered. As travel distance increases, the latter consideration becomes less of the total cost of operating an airliner and air travel becomes more cost-competitive.
Some high speed rail equipment employs tilting technology to improve stability in curves. Examples of such equipment are the Advanced Passenger Train (APT), the Pendolino, the N700 Series Shinkansen, Amtrak's Acela Express and the Talgo. Tilting is a dynamic form of superelevation, allowing both low- and high-speed traffic to use the same trackage (though not simultaneously, of course), as well as producing a more comfortable ride for passengers.
Maglev[link]
Main article: Maglev (transport)
In order to achieve much faster operation over 500 km/h (310 mph), innovative Maglev technology has been researched for years. The Shanghai Maglev Train, opened in 2003, is the fastest commercial train service of any kind, operating at speeds of up to 430 km/h (270 mph). So far, however, Maglev has not been used for inter-city mass transit routes.
Inter-city trains[link]
Main article: Inter-city rail
Passenger trains can be divided into three major groups:
- Intercity trains: connecting cities in the fastest time possible, bypassing all intermediate stations
- Fast trains: calling at larger intermediate stations between cities, serving large urban communities
- Regional trains: calling at all intermediate stations between cities, serving all lineside communities
The distinction between the types can be thin or even non-existent. Trains can run as Intercity services between major cities, then revert to a fast or even regional train service to serve communities at the extremity of their journey. This practice allows marginal communities remaining to be served while saving money at the expense of a longer journey time for those wishing to travel to the terminus station.
Regional trains[link]
Main article: Regional rail
Regional trains usually connect between towns and cities, rather than purely linking major population hubs like inter-city train, and serve local traffic demand in relatively rural area.
Short-distance trains[link]
Commuter trains[link]
Main articles: Commuter rail and Commuter rail in North America
For shorter distances many cities have networks of commuter trains, serving the city and its suburbs. Trains are a very efficient mode of transportation to cope with large traffic demand in a metropolis. Compared with road transport, it carries many people with much smaller land area and little air pollution.
Some carriages may be laid out to have more standing room than seats, or to facilitate the carrying of prams, cycles or wheelchairs. Some countries have double-decked passenger trains for use in conurbations. Double deck high speed and sleeper trains are becoming more common in mainland Europe.
Sometimes extreme congestion of commuter trains becomes a problem. For example, an estimated 3.5 million passengers ride every day on Yamanote Line in Tokyo, Japan, with its 29 stations. For comparison, the New York City Subway carries 4.8 million passengers per day on 24 services serving 468 stations. To cope with large traffic, special cars in which the bench seats fold up to provide standing room only during the morning rush hour (until 10 a.m.) are operated in Tokyo (E231 series train). In the past this train has included 2 cars with six doors on each side to shorten the time for passengers to get on and off at station.
Passenger trains usually have emergency brake handles (or a "communication cord") that the public can operate. Misuse is punished by a heavy fine.
Long-distance trains[link]
Long-distance trains travel between many cities and/or regions of a country, and sometimes cross several countries. They often have a dining car or restaurant car to allow passengers to have a meal during the course of their journey. Trains travelling overnight may also have sleeping cars. Currently much of travel on these distances of over 500 miles is done by air on many countries but on many others long-distance travel by rail is popular or only cheap way to cross vast distances.
Within cities[link]
Rapid transit[link]
Main articles: Commuter rail in North America, Commuter rail, Rapid transit, and Urban rail in the United Kingdom
Large cities often have a metro system, also called underground, subway or tube. The trains are electrically powered, usually by third rail, and their railroads are separate from other traffic, usually without level crossings. Usually they run in tunnels in the city centre and sometimes on elevated structures in the outer parts of the city. They can accelerate and decelerate faster than heavier, long-distance trains.
The term rapid transit is used for public transport such as commuter trains, metro and light rail. However, in New York City, services on the New York City Subway have been referred to as "trains".
Tram[link]
Main article: Tram
In most countries, such as the United Kingdom, the distinction between a tramway and a railway is precise and defined in law. In the US and Canada such street railways are mostly referred to as trolleys. The key difference between a railroad and a trolley system is the latter running primarily on public streets, whereas trains have a right of way separated from the public. Often the US style interurban and modern light rail are confused with a trolley system, as it too may run on on the street for short or medium long sections. In some languages the word tram also refers to interurban and light rail -style networks, in particular Dutch.
The length of a tram or trolley may be determined by national regulations. Germany has the so-called Bo-Strab standard, restricting the length of a tram to 75 metres, while in the US, vehicle length is normally restricted by local authorities, often allowing only a single type of vehicle to operate on the network.
Light rail[link]
Main article: Light rail
The term light rail is sometimes used for a modern tram system, but it may also mean an intermediate form between a tram and a train, similar to a subway except that it may have level crossings. These are then usually protected with crossing gates. In US terminology these systems are often referred to as interurban, as they connect larger urban areas in the vicinity of a major city to that city. Modern light rail systems often use abandoned heavy rail rights of way (e.g. former railway lines) to revitalize deprived areas and redevelopment sites in and around large agglomerations.
Monorail[link]
Main article: Monorail
Monorail was developed to meet medium-demand traffic in urban transit, but represents a relatively small part of the overall railway field.
Named trains[link]
See also: Lists of named passenger trains
Railway companies often give a name to a train service as a marketing exercise, to raise the profile of the service and hence attract more passengers (and also to gain kudos for the company). Usually, naming is reserved for the most prestigious trains: the high-speed express trains between major cities, stopping at few intermediate stations. The names of services such as the Orient Express, the Flying Scotsman, the Flèche d'Or and the Royal Scot have passed into popular culture.
A somewhat less common practice is the naming of freight trains, for the same commercial reasons. The "Condor" was an overnight London-Glasgow express goods train, in the 1960s, hauled by pairs of "Metrovick" diesel locomotives. In the mid-1960s, British Rail introduced the "Freightliner" brand, for the new train services carrying containers between dedicated terminals around the rail network. The Rev. W. Awdry also named freight trains, coining the term The Flying Kipper for the overnight express fish train that appeared in his stories in The Railway Series books.
Other types[link]
- Heritage trains
Main article: Heritage railway
Heritage trains are operated by volunteers, often railfans, as a tourist attraction. Usually trains are formed from historic vehicles retired from national commercial operation.
- Airport trains
Airport trains transport people between terminals within an airport complex.
- Mine trains
Mine trains are operated in large mines and carry both workers and goods.
- Overland trains
Overland trains are used to carry cargo over rough terrain.
Freight trains[link]
Main article: Freight rail transport
A freight train (also known as goods train) uses freight cars (also known as wagons or trucks) to transport goods or materials (cargo) – essentially any train that is not used for carrying passengers. Much of the world's freight is transported by train, and in the United States the rail system is used more for transporting freight than passengers.
Under the right circumstances, transporting freight by train is highly economic, and also more energy efficient than transporting freight by road. Rail freight is most economic when freight is being carried in bulk and over long distances, but is less suited to short distances and small loads. Bulk aggregate movements of a mere twenty miles (32 km) can be cost effective even allowing for trans-shipment costs. These trans-shipment costs dominate in many cases and many modern practices such as Intermodal container freight are aimed at minimizing these.
The main disadvantage of rail freight is its lack of flexibility. For this reason, rail has lost much of the freight business to road competition. Many governments are now trying to encourage more freight onto trains, because of the benefits that it would bring.
There are many different types of freight trains, which are used to carry many different kinds of freight, with many different types of wagons. One of the most common types on modern railways are container trains, where containers can be lifted on and off the train by cranes and loaded off or onto trucks or ships.
In the U.S. this type of freight train has largely superseded the traditional boxcar (wagon-load) type of freight train, with which the cargo has to be loaded or unloaded manually. In Europe the sliding wall wagon has taken over from the ordinary covered goods wagon.
In some countries "piggy-back" trains or rolling highways are used: In the latter case trucks can drive straight onto the train and drive off again when the end destination is reached. A system like this is used through the Channel Tunnel between England and France, and for the trans-Alpine service between France and Italy (this service uses Modalohr road trailer carriers). "Piggy-back" trains are the fastest growing type of freight trains in the United States, where they are also known as "trailer on flatcar" or TOFC trains. Piggy-back trains require no special modifications to the vehicles being carried. An alternative type of "inter-modal" vehicle, known as a roadrailer, is designed to be physically attached to the train. The original trailers were fitted with two sets of wheels — one set flanged, for the trailer to run connected to other such trailers as a rail vehicle in a train; and one set tyred, for use as the semi-trailer of a road vehicle. More modern trailers have only road wheels and are designed to be carried on specially adapted bogies (trucks) when moving on rails.
There are also many other types of wagons, such as "low loader" wagons for transporting road vehicles. There are refrigerator cars for transporting foods such as ice cream. There are simple types of open-topped wagons for transporting minerals and bulk material such as coal, and tankers for transporting liquids and gases. Today, however, most coal and aggregates are moved in hopper wagons that can be filled and discharged rapidly, to enable efficient handling of the materials.
Freight trains are sometimes illegally boarded by passengers who do not wish to pay money, or do not have the money to travel by ordinary means. This is referred to as "freighthopping" and is considered by some communities[who?] to be a viable form of transport. A common way of boarding the train illegally is by sneaking into a train yard and stowing away in an unattended boxcar; a more dangerous practice is trying to catch a train "on the fly", that is, as it is moving, leading to occasional fatalities. Railroads treat it as trespassing and may prosecute it as such.
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References[link]
- ^ "Train (noun)". (definition – Compact OED). Oxford University Press. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/train?view=uk. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1948). Rules: Operating Department. pp. 7.
- ^ Hydrogen trains
- ^ Vehicle Projects Inc. Fuel cell locomotive
- ^ Central Japan Railway (2006). Central Japan Railway Data Book 2006. pp. 16.
- ^ "Overview Of the existing Mumbai Suburban Railway". Official webpage of Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080620033027/http://www.mrvc.indianrail.gov.in/overview.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
Further reading[link]
- Glancey, Jonathan (2005). The Train. Carlton Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-84442-345-3 , 256 pp.
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