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	Encyclopedia: Rail transport by country
		Rail usage statistics by country Passenger rail Passenger-km of rail transport by country, in billion/year: China 405 India 404 Japan 241 Russia 141 Germany 73 Egypt 68 France 67 Ukraine 48 USA 42 Italy 41 South Korea 30 UK 29 Poland 26 Pakistan 19 Spain 18 Indonesia 16...
		Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient use of space: a double tracked rail line can carry more passengers or freight in a given amount of time, than a four-laned road.
		Rail transport in the Philippines is a growing means of transportation for passengers and cargo in the country.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rail-transport-by-country (555 words)

	Rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rail transport is an energy efficient means of mechanised land transport.
		For example, despite a well-developed network consisting of four grades of trains and a widespread urban rail network in Seoul and Pusan, Korean National Rail is a nationalized organization that has never come close to having receipts equal costs.
		Rail lines that carry little traffic are often built with a single track used by trains in both directions; on rail lines like these, "crossovers", "passing loops" or "passing sidings", which consist of short stretches of double track, are provided along the line to allow trains to pass each other, and travel in opposite directions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Railway (2322 words)

	Rail transport: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Rail transport refers to the land transport (An exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes) of passengers and goods along railways or railroads.
		Rail transport is one of the most energy efficient (additional info and facts about energy efficient) means of mechanised land transport known.
		A rail transport system consists of several necessary elements, and should be viewed from a system-wide perspective when planning, constructing and maintaining it.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ra/Rail_transport.htm (2252 words)

	Rail transport
		Rail transport is one of the most energy efficient means of mechanised land transport known.
		In the late 18th century, iron rails began to be employed: British civil engineer William Jessop designed edge rails to be used with flanged wheels for use on a scheme in Loughborough, Leicestershire (in 1789 and subsequently opened an iron-works to produce more rails).
		Railways soon spread throughout Britain and through the world, and became the dominant means of land transport for nearly a century, until the invention of aircraft and automobiles, which prompted a gradual decline in railways.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/r/ra/rail_transport_1.html (1159 words)

	Station Information - Rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A railroad or railway is a guided means of land transport, designed to be used by trains, both passengers and freight are transported on railways.
		High speed rail, with speeds up to 350 kilometers per hour, are achieved by a specially built railroad and special trains.
		Railways soon spread throughout England and through the world, and became the dominant means of land transport for nearly a century, until the invention of aircraft and automobiles, which prompted a gradual decline in railways.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/rail_transport_1.html (1051 words)

	Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Rail transport is one of the most energy efficient means ofmechanised land transport known.
		Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient use of space: a double trackedrail line can carry more passengers or freight in a given amount of time, than a four-laned road.
		In the late 18th century, iron rails began to beemployed: British civil engineer William Jessop designed edge rails to be used with flanged wheels for use on a scheme in Loughborough, Leicestershire (in 1789 and subsequently opened an iron-works toproduce more rails).
	www.therfcc.org /railroad-8933.html (1128 words)

	World War 1 and 2 - Category:Lists of countries
		List of countries and capitals in native languages
		List of countries and territories by public debt
		List of countries and territories by reserves of foreign exchange and gold
	www.worldwardiary.com /history/Category:Lists_of_countries (127 words)

	ipedia.com: List of countries by rail transport network size Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		List of countries by rail transport network size Rank.
		List of countries by rail transport network size Article - ipedia.com
		See also Transportation by country, List of railway companies.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size.html (133 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1984 in rail transport
		This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1984.
		Buffalo Metro Rail train entering Allen-Medical Campus station Metro Rail is the public transit rail system in Buffalo, New York; it is operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, or NFTA.
		Route map of the Super Continental The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian passenger train operated originally by the Canadian National Railway begining in 1955 and subsequently by VIA Rail Canada from 1977 until its cancellation in 1981.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1984-in-rail-transport (1108 words)

	Articles - Rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A railway (or railroad) trackconsists of two parallel rail tracks, usually of steel, generally mounted upon cross beams (termed "railroad ties" (US) or "sleepers" (UK)) of timber, concrete or steel.
		For example, despite a well-developed network consisting of four grades of trains and a widespread urban rail network in Seoul and Pusan, Korean National Rail is a nationalized organization that has never come close to having receipts equal costs (see Transportation in South Korea).
		As a result levels of rail transport have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see Beeching Axe).
	www.mountainbikescenter.com /articles/Railway (1928 words)

	Rail_transport : Essential Information, explanation, recent texts, monographs, and relevant links.
		This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks A railroad or railway is a guided means of land transport, designed to be used by trains, for transporting both passengers and freight.
		Operations Main Article: Rail transport operations Rail transport Operations History Terminology By country Modelling A rail transport system consists of several necessary elements, and should be viewed from a system-wide perspective.
		Rail transport by country Main Article: Rail transport by country Of the 236 countries and dependencies, 143 have rail transport (including several with very little), of which ca.
	www.prime-radiant.com /primary/transportation/Rail_transport.html (1174 words)

	Facts about topic: (Rail transport by country) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		List of railway companies by country (additional info and facts about List of railway companies by country)
		List of countries by rail transport network size (additional info and facts about List of countries by rail transport network size)
		List of locomotive builders by country (additional info and facts about List of locomotive builders by country)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/rail_transport_by_country.htm (981 words)

	World Peace Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The magic is not in the possibility of rail transport between places and continents far apart.
		Transport and commerce arteries across Asia and Africa will give the people in these continents the most basic tools with which to develop their economic potentials.
		Rail transport: It is important to emphasize again the important role of rail transport in the development of commerce, industry and agriculture.
	www.wpherald.com /storyview.php?StoryID=20050811-114106-4922r (1430 words)

	List of countries by rail transport network size - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		List of countries by rail transport network size - RecipeFacts
		Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
		For Switzerland: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications site (in German), 2004.
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/List_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size (122 words)

	Rail transport by country - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Rail transport by country - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Democratic Republic of the Congo: see Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Rail transport by country, International Organisations, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Central America, Europe, Historical, North America, South America and Rail transport by country.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Rail_transport_by_country (383 words)

	Free Railways
		Each country had a provincial committee with district committees, and branches were distributed throughout the whole...
		Let them remove that, and in less than a year the confederation would be established under the Free Afrikander flag.
		relationship created between the French rail system and the government formed a compromise between two competing options: the completely laissez-faire free-market system that had created Britain's elaborate rail network a government-built and government-controlled railroad, such as had...
	www.wncwabash.com /46/68.html (395 words)

	Market reports, business information and market research - Midnight Croquet. Key Note Rail Travel
		Of this total, £2.38bn was accounted for by the former British Rail network, and £764m was accounted for by the London Underground network.
		Based on experience in the bus industry, it is expected that the passenger rail market will soon become dominated by five or six major operators, each of which will have a range of transport interests.
		Rail transport has an image that is seen as very environmentally-friendly.
	www.the-list.co.uk /acatalog/kn60068.html (697 words)

	RAIL LINKS
		To be electrified, a means of supplying electricity to the train is needed, this may be done by overhead wires, or by a third rail system.
		The first successful steam locomotives were built by George Stephenson, culminating in his famous Rocket locomotive.
		The first successful steam operated railway was the Stockton and Darlington Railway in northern England in the 1820s, which was soon followed by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway proved the viabillity of rail transport.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/RAIL+LINKS (1052 words)

	Rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Main Article: Rail transport by country Of the 236 countries and dependencies, 143 have rail transport (including several with very little), of which ca.
		Is it mere co-incidence that the conservative ball park estimate of the net worth of the Lee family is roughly equivalent to your country's reserves?
		Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore prime minister, said last week that he did not believe that Singapore should adopt an "idealised form" of liberal democracy, explaining it was unsuitable for the country...
	www.aseannewsnetwork.com /articles/content/r/ra/rail_transport_1.html (1526 words)

	x The Transport Network
		The size and variability of the pan-European region significantly influences landscape and biological diversity and needs to be understood in the context of the transport sector.
		This is partly related to the decline in rail freight.
		Following a rapid growth in the nineteenth century, sections of the network, partly outmoded to transport requirements, either became redundant or in need of modernisation.
	www.allgowild.com /RoadsideFlora/Roadside/code_transport_network_european.htm (451 words)

	Rail transport by country - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Denmark: see Rail transport in Denmark and DSB
		Germany: see Rail transport in Germany and DBAG
		The Netherlands: see Rail transport in the Netherlands, Trains in the Netherlands and NS
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Rail_transport_by_country (339 words)

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	Rail transport by country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Germany: see Transportation in Germany and Deutsche Bahn AG
		Spain: see History of rail transport in Spain
		Rail transport in the United States - for the moment, see List of United States railroads
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/rail_transport_by_country (149 words)

	Economist 'survey' a pile of crap - National Miscellaneous - Indymedia Ireland
		And regarding public transport, you may have noticed that the Luas just opened, the DART is being extended, new rail lines to Kildare are being opened, and bus corridors are being extended.
		I have watched with admiration, fascination and disbelief a country that had nothing to offer anyone, with zilch prospects, no natural resources, whose yungsters emigrated en masse each year, whose people were considered laggards, drunks, lazy, dirty, become one of the greatest success stories of the last hundred years.
		And it is obscene for a country which I always considered to have the most well read and educated populace In The World to voice their petty, pedestrian complaints without for once considering how far they've come or comparing their situation now with their pitiful situation 20 years ago.
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	Articles - Category:Lists of countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		List of members of the Commonwealth of Nations by continent
		List of countries that do not have freeways or expressways
		List of states by number of active troops
	www.ranau.net /articles/Category:Lists_of_countries (341 words)

	:: WORLD CUP CAN BOOST JOZI'S PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		On the Inner City Distribution System, I understand that the bulk of the work being done currently is on operational matters, like collecting data to confirm the route, passenger demand data, validation of the vehicle size and operational period as recommended in the feasibility study.
		The Integrated Transport Project includes a large number of road-based projects, for example, the provision of a Strategic Public Transport Network linking Sandton, where Fifa will be headquartered (where else?), with Nasrec, Ellis Park and Orlando.
		Given the high rate of cross-border travel between the City and neighbouring countries, the concept is to have an international public transport terminal and shopping centre that will also serve the travel requirements of 2010.
	www.joburg.org.za /citichat/2005/aug1_citichat.stm (1454 words)

	math lessons - Rail transport by country
		Australia: see Rail transport in Australia for facts, Australian Railways for history and development.
		Japan: see Rail transport in Japan (for the moment, List of railway companies in Japan)
		United States: see Rail transport in the United States (for the moment, List of United States railroads)
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Rail_transport_by_country (174 words)

	2005 - Fundamentals.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		May 13 - The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 2005).
		June 30 - MTV Networks launches LGBT-themed LOGO channel in the U.S. June 30 - Spain joins Belgium and the Netherlands in permitting same-sex marriage.
		July 7 - Four explosions rock the transport network in London, with three explosions reported on the London Underground and one on a bus.
	www.fundamentals.com.au /2005 (5237 words)

	Rip Off Report:AY Transport, National Moving Network ripoff scam extortion theft Cupertino San Jose Miami California & ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		And, neither will the Sheriff, the Police or the FBI, who all claim this interstate transportation of your household goods is a civil matter not within their jurisdiction, and to hold all your belongings hostage in order to extort additional monies from you is also a civil matter not within their jurisdiction.
		Funny, interstate transportation with the intent to extort monetary or pecuniary advantage sure sounds like theft/extortion to me which I believe is still a criminal act last time I checked.
		Keep it, along with a list of valuable items, with you until the shipment is delivered, all charges are paid, and claims, if any, are settled.
	www.ripoffreport.com /reports/ripoff22094.htm (8402 words)

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		After searching for a suitable alternative I found Star Brand Paints, made by P-B-L (P. Box 769, Ukiah, CA 95482, or visit).
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