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  2. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    As locomotives became more widespread in the 1810s and 1820s, engineers built rigid track formations, with iron rails mounted on stone sleepers, and cast-iron chairs holding them in place. This proved to be a mistake, and was soon replaced with flexible track structures that allowed a degree of elastic movement as trains passed over them. [3]

  3. History of rail transport - Wikipedia

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    Steel rails lasted several times longer than iron. [24] [25] [26] Steel rails made heavier locomotives possible, allowing for longer trains and improving the productivity of railroads. [27] The Bessemer process introduced nitrogen into the steel, which caused the steel to become brittle with age.

  4. Gantry crane - Wikipedia

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    A combination of two sets of typically ten rail wheels. The lateral movement is controlled by a cabin along the landside wheel. During any lateral movement, lights and sirens operate to ensure safety of the crew operating adjacent to the crane. The wheels are mounted to the bottom of the vertical frame/bracing system. Vertical frame and braces:

  5. New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the New York City Subway system, which is confined to the five boroughs of New York City, New York state has four suburban commuter railroad systems that enter and depart the city: the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Port Authority Trans-Hudson, and five of New Jersey Transit's rail lines.

  6. BL 18-inch railway howitzer - Wikipedia

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    In World War II the two wagons were used to mount 13.5-inch guns, which were capable of engaging targets on the German-occupied Channel coast of France. In late 1940 one 18-inch howitzer was mounted on the railway mounting nicknamed "Boche Buster" which had been used in World War I to carry a 14-inch gun.

  7. Sailfish - Wikipedia

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    Considered by many scientists the fastest fish in the ocean, [8] sailfish grow quickly, reaching 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) in length in a single year, and feed on the surface or at middle depths on smaller pelagic forage fish and squid. Sailfish were previously estimated to reach maximum swimming speeds of 35 m/s (125 km/h), but research published ...

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