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	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Congo passenger train resumes
		The first passenger train for two years has arrived in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, using the vital railway line from the Atlantic port of Pointe Noire.
		Railway officials said the passenger service on the 500km (310 mile) line was an experiment and its future frequency had not been decided.
		Passenger journeys had been delayed because of the absence of carriages and engines, but the intervention of a local businessman helped to rectify the situation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/1100321.stm (245 words)

	Public Willing to Pay for Rail Service
		If the difference between air travel and passenger train service were this decisive, we would be arguing about subsidies for struggling airlines and locations for new train stations.
		Passenger train service is successful where the population is concentrated and distances are modest.
		Moreover, when the people who opted for current levels of funding were asked to choose between ending all aid or increasing federal assistance, 58 percent said they would increase funding and 29 percent said they would cut it.
	www.commondreams.org /views02/0811-11.htm (960 words)

	FamousTrains.info - Information on Famous Trains!
		The Ocean is a Canadian passenger train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal, Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
		The Ocean did not get renamed by VIA and in fact became supplanted on the Halifax-Moncton portion of its route in 1985 by another VIA train, the Atlantic (formerly the Atlantic Limited), which saw its eastern terminus extended to Halifax from Saint John.
		This train also assumed the train numbers and equipment of the defunct CN passenger train Scotian, which survived only into the first few years of the VIA era.
	www.famoustrains.info /ocean.php (398 words)

	Ocean (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oceans are the large bodies of salt water that cover almost three quarters of the surface of the Earth.
		Ocean (passenger train), a Canadian passenger train operated by VIA Rail
		Ocean City, one of several cities in the United States
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ocean_(disambiguation) (308 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| South Asia \| Survivors tell of tsunami train horror
		Up to 1,500 people were crammed inside the train as it travelled 75 miles (110km) along the Sri Lankan coastline from Colombo to the southern city of Galle.
		The force of the wave threw the train's eight cars into a bog and left the coastal railroad a twisted mess of metal.
		As the tsunami engulfed the train, the Colombo restaurateur found himself stranded in a flooded carriage, cast adrift from his son and daughter.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/4132247.stm (947 words)

	History of Ocean View - Western Neighborhoods Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At Ocean View was a fine station; streets were soon laid out like the spokes of a wheel around the station and a community quickly built up around what is now the intersection of Alemany, Sagamore, Plymouth and Sickles.
		The geographic center of the Ocean View was the plaza created where the streets came together at the train station.
		The Ocean View, historically, is gone, but a new community is building with its center at Plymouth and Broad.
	www.outsidelands.org /oceanview.php (912 words)

	USATODAY.com - Train derails in central Vietnam, killing at least 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Some 350 passengers and crew members were aboard the train, which was heading from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, when eight of the 13 cars came off the tracks near the famous Hai Van mountain pass just south of Hue, Vietnam Television reported.
		Witnesses said the E1 train was traveling at a high speed when it rounded the curve.
		The remaining passengers were being transported to their destination by bus.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-03-12-vietnam-train_x.htm?csp=34 (417 words)

	Ride into the future
		Passenger trains return to Saco for the first time in 37 years.
		The role of the train in the revitalization of downtown Saco has been a topic for years, said Brenda Libby, the newly appointed downtown director for Saco Spirit, a group working to promote Saco's downtown area.
		Bob Dodge, economic development director for Biddeford, said he believed the train could be a "catalyst for economic growth." Because of the proximity of the two downtown areas, Dodge said he hopes the new train service will bring economic benefits to both cities.
	travel.mainetoday.com /guide/020220train.shtml (626 words)

	CANADIAN PASSENGER RAILROADS - Let's talk! BYOB ........ - Trains.com Forums
		Check out www.viarail.ca for first hand info about their trains and of course, the "Canadian." By the way, those cross-Canada trains only have departures three days per week in each direction - and are usually full, especially if you want a bedroom and moreso in the spring and summer.
		Right on schedule the train deprted and the car attendant let me know that quite often in the winter the train ran this way as one or more of the turbines was inoperative and that fine light snow so common to the area was expected, apparently the fine snow played havoc with the turbines.
		The train I remember between St. Johns and Argentia was a mixed train that one day ran from St. Johns to Argentia then laid over and operated the next day from Argentia to Bonavista traversing the only complete look on the narrow gauge road.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/413421/ShowPost.aspx#413421 (2243 words)

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		Train stations today mostly non-existent or shells of their former selves were once cluttered with passengers switching trains, boarding and disembarking.
		Piersanti believes train service to Cape May will increase passengers only if tourists resist the urge to use their automobiles, a tough sell for many who view the car as a symbol of independence and mobility.
		Macrie said train service is a sensible alternative to driving to the shore, battling for parking spaces, and constantly feeding parking meters.
	www.capemay.com /train.html (1608 words)

	Experience Oregon - Lewis and Clark Explorer Train
		Train arrives in Astoria at approximately 11:30 a.m.
		Their trains of thought are frequently interrupted by the changing views.
		Bob, like many others riding the Explorer Train these days, are train aficionados who ride for nostalgia as well as transportation.
	www.oregon.com /attractions/astoria_train/index.cfm (1297 words)

	The Panama Railroad News
		The total time the train is in motion will be less than an hour, making it the most rapid mode of cargo transportation between the two oceans.
		The train terminals will be constructed adjacent to the port cargo facilities which will speed up cargo transfer from boat to train.
		A Balboa - Jardin Botánico tourist passenger train was the only FCP service shown in the December 1996 Thomas Cook Overseas Timetable, but it was not running in March 1997.
	www.trainweb.org /panama/news.html (3502 words)

	StreetNamesOfOld
		It is known that Ocean Springs was dealt a fierce blow by that tempest.
		Salient features of this refurbishment project which was financed by contributions and fund raisers held by the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, consisted primarily of: major foundation repairs, freight dock reconstruction, roof drainage rerouting, and interior mechanical and plumbing considerations as well as changes in interior walls and floor space.
		The fast train was estimated to be traveling at the rate of sixty miles per hour at impact, which scattered the animals exploded body in multiple directions.
	www.oceanspringsarchives.com /buildings.htm (8277 words)

	Spanishtown Historical Society - The Ocean Shore Train Station
		This station served as the main passenger depot for Half Moon Bay from 1908 to 1920.
		The trains were often met by horse drawn carts from the Mosconi Hotel to take passengers to town.
		We are fortunate to have a hand drawn plan of the station during the time of the Ocean Shore that currently resides in the Special Collections of Stanford University.
	www.spanishtownhs.org /historical_sites_train_station.php (551 words)

	Welcome to Ocean Colony's Real Estate Web Site
		From the Spanish land grants in the 1840's to the Ocean Shore Railroad at the turn of the century, the rumrunners of the 1930's and the ever-increasing popularity of the setting today.
		Originally planned by the Ocean Shore Railroad as the “Jewel of the Coast,” a grandiose resort to rival Atlantic City, the town was laid out by architect Daniel Burnham in a Beaux-Arts design of radial semicircular streets embellished with elaborate flower and tree plantings.
		Wagner's hopes of establishing an art colony floundered with the demise of the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1922 and the fires of 1916 and 1920.
	www.oceancolony.com /relocation.asp (1337 words)

	First passenger maglev train set for lift-off - 06 December 2002 - New Scientist
		The train was built by Transrapid, a German company based in Berlin, while the track was built by the Shanghai Maglev Transportation Corporation.
		The train was propelled to over 500 km/h on a testing track in Germany.
		A one-way ticket on the train will cost the equivalent of $6.25, which some observers suggest may be expensive for regular passengers.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn3153 (408 words)

	Magnetic Levitation Train - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Magnetic Levitation Train, also maglev train, a high-speed ground transportation vehicle levitated above a track called a guideway and propelled by...
		Safety was a leading issue in transportation in 1987, tragically marked by the collision of an Amtrak passenger train and a caravan of Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) locomotives.
		In ocean shipping, United States Lines, one of the major U.S. carriers, sought protection from its creditors...
	encarta.msn.com /Magnetic_Levitation_Train.html (153 words)

	Ocean Liner Gazette Troopship Article - Summer/Fall 1999
		En route to a duty posting in Australia, she was obliged to cross two oceans as well as the continental United States in either converted liners or, for the land portion of her journey, a troop train.
		A fled-out troop train arrived and we were put on it, going we knew not where.
		It seems apparent that for three attractive young female WAAF officers, a wartime crossing was not that far removed from the experiences of a group of young undergraduates embarking blithely for a peacetime crossing on the same vessel.
	www.oceanliner.org /jean_train.htm (4096 words)

	Superb Costa Rica ocean views
		All the ocean view properties are registered in the Costa Rican Land Registry Office, where each individual lot has its own registry number.
		When you buy an ocean view property, registration, land transfer fees, taxes and legal fees will usually come to about 5.5% of the declared value of the land being bought.
		It will be a while before every ocean view property has telephone service, although there is phone and Internet service in the nearby villages and towns.
	www.oceanviewvistas.com /faqs.html (2432 words)

	Sierra Railroad Skunk Train - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This motorcar (as those of its kind are known in western railroading) was gasoline powered, and had in it a pot-bellied stove that kept the loggers it transported warm.
		NOTE: Due to the vintage era of the coaches in use, restrooms aboard the train are not wheelchair accessible.
		The Train Singer is known for his jovial wit and humor and his train songs make history come alive.
	www.skunktrain.com /faq.htm (564 words)

	Man deserves medal for averting train crash: passenger's mom
		In late August, Charlie Richard prevented a passenger train from colliding with a transport truck stuck on the tracks in Harcourt, N.B. Jennifer MacDonald only learned Tuesday morning that her son Matthew may have been injured, or worse, had the train and truck collided.
		He realized it was a train, so he got back in his car and drove as fast as he could to to the next crossing.
		When the train stopped, the conductor came out and told everyone on the train that the crew had to remove a piece of equipment that was on the tracks.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/new-brunswick/story/2006/10/10/nb-train.html?ref=rss (1365 words)

	Art Crimes: Trains
		Trains are a moving target and are often well guarded.
		Benoe.AM7.MSG was crushed to death by a train October 18, 1997.
		Parked trains can also jump suddenly, when other cars bang into them to hook up down the line, so always use the ladders to cross over (not under) trains, and hold on tightly.
	www.graffiti.org /trains/index.trains.html (299 words)

	Ocean County Railroad History
		Ocean County was officially placed on the railroad map in 1861 when Bergen Iron Works (present-day Lakewood) was established as a station by the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad.
		While Lakewood was the social scene in Ocean County, Lakehurst was the braun.
		The last passenger train (to this date) was the CNJ's Railroad Enthusiasts' Special from Elizabeth to Toms River on March 5, 1972.
	www.octrainguy.com /history-MainLine.html (1582 words)

	def #75 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"Ocean County is a large county with almost 640 square miles," said Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little, who serves as liaison to Ocean Ride.
		This year, the service will be highlighted during the week of April 23, which is Community Transportation Services Week through a series of events including the unveiling of some new bus shelters, an open house at the Transportation Center on Route 9 in Dover Township and a free ride day.
		"Ocean County continues to be the only County in the state to provide a portion of its grant funds to local non-profit organizations that are providing services to our residents," Little said.
	www.oceancountygov.com /county/news/2006/DEF75.HTM (377 words)

	Amtrak: News Release - November 18, 1999: EXPERIENCING THE NEXT WAVE IN RAIL HISTORY
		In 1941 another streamlined train set was added allowing four of the five daily San Diegan roundtrips to feature the popular modern trains.
		World War II saw troop trains added to the usual mix of freight and passenger movements along the surf line route.
		In 1971 Amtrak assumed operation of the San Diegans as part of the national passenger train network.
	www.trainweb.com /amtrak_press_releases/news/pr/surfhist.html (352 words)

	VIA Rail Canada/Celebrating ride of the century - On Track On Line Forums
		The train, which was christened through a public contest, began as a summer supplement to the Intercolonial Railway's Maritime Express.
		First operated by the Intercolonial Railway, the Ocean became part of Canadian National's network in 1919 and changed hands again in 1978 when VIA was formed.
		Through the years, renovations and new equipment transformed the train from one with Victorian-style wooden cars pulled by a 10-wheeler steam locomotive, to a bed and breakfast on wheels.
	www.on-track-on-line.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=5799 (561 words)

	CANADA: Miramichi "Ocean" smash occurred in "dark territory" (01/02/2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On Sunday, January 30, VIA Rail's "Ocean", travelling between Montreal and Halifax was carrying 127 passengers and 14 crew.
		Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada believe that the train was diverted from the main line due to a track switch which was incorrectly set.
		However, the switch at Miramichi was locked in the wrong position causing the train to enter the siding where the freight cars, containing wood chips were standing.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /reports/rep2000/miramichi20000130_02.html (384 words)

	Train Tours - Travelers Digest
		Heart of Dixie Railroad - ride in historic trains with passenger cars built from 1910 - 1950 and pulled by early, first generation diesel electric locomotives.
		Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway - cog passenger railroad with seasonal trips to the summit of Pike's Peak.
		Potomac Eagle - narrated train excursion through the Highlands of West Virginia; from Romney to Petersburg and Moorefield.
	www.travelersdigest.com /train_tours.htm (1815 words)

	Pacific Northwest Express To The NRHS Convention - Rail Tours In The United States
		The TUT train is operating with the approval of the NRHS convention, will provide some limited income to the convention, and will bring in cars for use on one convention train.
		Many people riding the train are not registered to attend the convention, and many people attending the convention are not planning to ride the inbound special.
		Passengers with Dinner Train reservations board the dinner train as soon as we arrive Mc Cloud as it departs at 6:00PM.
	www.trainsunlimitedtours.com /nrhs.html (4374 words)

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