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Before standardization ruined the fun, trains were basically rolling mansions. Early broad-gauge tracks allowed for absurdly wide carriages that felt more…
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James A Garfield was desperately rushed to the New Jersey shore after being shot by an assassin in eighteen eighty-one, requiring engineers to frantically…
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Mourning in the 1800s was intensely dramatic. Following his assassination, an opulent private locomotive was stripped down, painted completely black, and…
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Indian Railways developed an official mobile application specifically dedicated to tracking the notoriously delayed national train network in real time.…
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Nothing highlights the absurdity of old-world class quite like eating off breakable porcelain in a moving vehicle. Historically, elite rail services spared no…
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Trust humans to choose the dumbest possible color for public safety. In the early days of railways, a red light meant stop, green meant caution, and a bright…
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