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	Europe Rails : European rail travel passes, guides, tickets.
		The book is an introduction to the railroads of Europe for the North American rail enthusiast who knows North American railroads well and is being taken more or less reluctantly to Europe for the first time.
		An introduction to the wide range of German railroads, aimed at the rail enthusiast, the person who would rather watch trains in Munich's main station than prowl through the beer tents of Oktoberfest.
		A guide to Switzerland for the person who is more interested in the railroads of Switzerland than in the mountains, lakes, chalets, and fondue pots.
	www.europerails.com (636 words)

	SWITZERLAND (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The population of Switzerland is unevenly distributed, with the principal concentrations occurring in the Swiss plateau.
		The Swiss parliament, called the Federal Assembly, consists of 2 houses: the Ständerat, or Council of States, with 46 members (2 for each canton) elected for varying periods at the discretion of the canton, and the Nationalrat, or National Council, with 200 members elected for 4-year terms under a system of proportional representation.
		Swiss territory was expanded to include 19 cantons and 6 half cantons (Jura, originally a part of Bern canton, became the twentieth canton in 1979); since 1815 the Swiss boundaries have remained virtually unchanged.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..sw223000.a#FWNE.fw..sw223000.a (5647 words)

	Railroads - MSN Encarta
		Railroads, roads on which trains of freight and passenger cars, drawn by locomotives, travel on tracks formed by pairs of parallel metal rails (see Locomotive).
		The term railroad is often extended to include the rolling stock, or cars and locomotives, and the land, buildings, and equipment owned or operated in conjunction with the railroad lines.
		The precursors of modern railroads were the wagonways, or tramroads (a tram was originally a coal wagon), built in England as early as the 16th century to facilitate the hauling of coal, ore, or stone from mines or quarries to ports or waterways.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761557841/Railroads.html (1200 words)

	Swiss Railroads - Wikipedia
		Swiss railroads include standard gauge (about 1.43 meters) and narrow gauge (usually 1 meter, occasionally less).
		Nearly all of the Swiss standard gauge railroads are part of the nationwide SBB (Schweizer Bundesbahn) system, which also includes affiliated standard gauge lines such as BLS (Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon).
		The Oberalp is the highest railway pass in the Alps at 2033 meters, and lies at the upper end of the Rhine valley.
	www.facetroughgemstones.com /wikipedia/sw/Swiss_Railroads.html (611 words)

	Speculation and the Burden of Debt
		Railroads had a primary interest in detailed geographical information and speculated on survey results which would facilitate their marketing enterprises in the West, and they counted on profits from their investments, both in offering real estate from their land grants and then in hauling the raw materials of farming and mining from the settled territories.
		From the 1860's to the 1880's, the railroads targeted an elite audience in order to win their support, and the publicity they stirred before rail construction and the advertisements they sponsored after its completion promised the elite an unparalleled experience on the exotic American frontier with plenty of luxury to make the trip palatable.
		In the 1890's, both the needs of the railroads and the character of the West were changing, and the railroads shifted their advertising strategy to a mass- market approach to target new tourists who could help the rails achieve greater returns on their tourism facilities in Yosemite and Yellowstone.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~MA96/RAILROAD/intro.html (1225 words)

	History of Railroads and Maps – Part 2
		The second half of the nineteenth century was the era of railroad land grants.
		Competition between speculators may have led to the idea of the distortion of railroad maps to emphasize one state, area, or line to the advantage of the advertiser.
		This practice of manipulating scale, area, and paths of railroads became common practice in advertising maps of the 1870s and early 1880s and in railroad timetable maps.
	www.nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_railroads-p2.html (1365 words)

	Military Agency Records - Military Agency Records RG 226
		Swiss and Swedish requirements are based mainly on exports from the United States during the first six months of 1942.
		Swiss exports to the Near East have declined since the war, due to a decreased demand for Swiss watches, but exports other than watches have increased.
		Bulk of the Swiss people is preoccupied with the country's economic difficulties; the press reflects little ideology of peace aims; the government is refraining from sponsorship of discussions of the subject until after elections.
	www.archives.gov /research/holocaust/finding-aid/military/rg-226-3b.html (13100 words)

	2005 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The strike comes after 100 days of failed negotiations between the railroads and the engine driver unions; if an agreement cannot be reached within a week, the unions have threatened a subsequent 36-hour strike.
		The railroad employees strike coincides with a 72-hour health care workers strike that is still occurring.
		August 24 - Chinese railroad workers in Tibet laid rails on the Tanggula Mountain Pass in Tibet at 5,072 m (16,640 ft) above sea level, surpassing the altitude of the highest Peruvian railway by 255 m (837 ft).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_in_rail_transport (3524 words)

	Rail transport in Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nearly all of the Swiss standard gauge railroads are part of the nationwide SBB-CFF-FFS (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) system, which also includes affiliated standard gauge lines such as BLS (Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon).
		The Oberalp is the highest railway pass in the Alps at 2033 meters, and lies at the upper end of the Rhine valley.
		Total length of the railroad is 100 kilometers, and the line runs from Brig to Disentis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiss_railroads (785 words)

	U.S. report details close Swiss-German war ties
		Swiss machine factories were frequently paid twice or overpaid by German firms or clients so that new German-owned factories could be established under Swiss names or a credit balance created that could be used to deliver products years later.
		In 1939 Swiss exports to Germany totaled 192 million francs, or 14.76 percent, growing to 656 million francs or 41.72 percent in 1942.
		Although Swiss assets were blocked in the United States and Britain, Swiss banks operated freely in other countries ''allowing the financial transactions between the cloaks of various German interests to take place unhampered,'' the report said.
	www.writing.upenn.edu /~afilreis/Holocaust/nazi-swiss-dealings.html (507 words)

	Railroads of the world - Trains.com Forums
		My interest in overseas railroading was aided by the Internet, which made a lot more information of all sorts available.
		I prefer those railroads which have a bit of a North American appearance, such as Australia, Brazil, and those countries where the various export designs of the North American builders are operated.
		In summary, not only in railroads but in general we in the US tend to be far too insular when it comes to the world in which we live.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/53813/ShowPost.aspx (1552 words)

	National Park Service: Architecture in the Parks (El Tovar)
		The railroads in promoting passenger traffic to these places also assumed the responsibility of building resorts that enhanced the scenic and natural wonders and provided levels of comfort and even luxury that made the trip particularly noteworthy.
		The stiff competition between the railroads for passenger traffic and the unique locations each served also created the perfect reasons for pursuing types of architecture synonymous with the image the railroad sought to create.
		The architects and the railroads began using structural materials left in their natural state, similar to the rustic buildings of the Adirondacks.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/harrison/harrison5.htm (1891 words)

	Eric Margolis \| Foreign Correspondent : OTTAWA, NOT QUEBEC, IS CANADA'S BIGGEST PROBLEM
		The Swiss Confederation, founded in 1291, is made up of 26 independent cantons that are responsible for, and answerable to, their citizens on nearly all- political and economic matters.
		Swiss citizens vote by direct referendum on all important matters at least four times annually.
		The Swiss federal government in Bern is a bare-bones operation that oversees only defense, foreign relations, post and telecommunications, the central bank, and the nation’s superb railroads.
	www.ericmargolis.com /archives/1998/12/ottawa_not_queb.php (893 words)

	Märklin Trains: TRC >> Railroads and Eras
		Provincial and privately owned railroads with in some cases extensive route networks came into being in the beginning phase of railroading.
		New color schemes signaled the "new era" of modern railroading; at the same time almost all of Europe began to think in terms of basically new railroad structures that are being realized today.
		After the unification of Germany the German State Railroad (DR) and the German Federal Railroad (DB) were merged in steps into the German Railroad, Inc. The new logo for the German Railroad, Inc. has been in use since 1994.
	www.marklin.com /tech/eras.html (286 words)

	Oris swiss watch (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Swiss clocks of ESQ are made by hand to the highest degree of Swiss standards of quality.
		The bases in the towers of clock through the Swiss railroads, these Swiss classic ones watch the functionality of the characteristic that is buyable and with style.
		The collection of Swiss was the quartz and the windy by hand mechanic upon the clocks of the pocket with the precious sterling cases of silver, adorned sometimes with solid accents of gold 14kt, for the price of the typical silver-plated models of other trade names.
	oris.watchshopdirect.com /oris-swiss-watch.htm (2219 words)

	Videotapes -- Series 2
		The Lake Superior and Ishpemming Railroad, a short line railroad running in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan between the ore mines and docking facilities at Marquette, is featured.
		visits the railroad, which is back in operation as a tourist line, offering a historical glimpse into the world of narrow gauge steam operations.
		The railroad uses heavy rail and EMD diesel locomotives to haul copper from the open pit mines to interchange points with the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads.
	www.mptv.org /tracks_ahead/boutique/Trax_series2.htm (1184 words)

	SKINET :: All Aboard: Riding the Rails
		So dependent are the Swiss on their rails that in the early part of the 20th century they disassembled steel bridges in avalanche zones in the autumn and reassembled them in the spring.
		Switzerland is a crossroad for European commerce, and the government and railroads are investing millions to free Swiss highways of polluting trailer-trucks.
		The pass is good for one month and provides round-trip fare from the Zurich airport to your resort and a 50 percent discount on other train travel in Switzerland.
	www.skinet.com /skinet/travel/article/0,26908,326861,00.html (620 words)

	Bookstore
		Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with a single railroad line, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled its size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity.
		The focus is on food served to railroad passengers, including that sold at the stations, Harvey Houses, on board, and also some food provided at special events connected with significant railroad history.
		The Central Pacific Railroad written by Charles Nordhoff in 1882 is the story of building the line across the Sierra Nevada of California, the deserts of Nevada, and the salt flats of Utah to meet the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869.
	www.nps.gov /archive/gosp/Bookstore/bookstore.html (1075 words)

	index.htm
		There are differences to railroading in Switzerland (and Europe in general) to railroading in the United States.
		The Swiss railways also have the Panorama Car with large windows that curl up and around the roof for the rider’s enjoyment of the scenery.
		Before the advent of the Autobahn the railroad provided a service that enabled you to drive your car unto a special train that transported you through the tunnel where you drove off.
	home.earthlink.net /~eak (986 words)

	SMARTrans - June 2001
		That technology, which moves millions of people to and from Swiss mountain resorts, is a an electrified meter-gauge railroad extending from Denver International Airport to West Vail, with branch lines to Breckenridge and Winter Park, and at some later date, to Leadville and then over Independence Pass to Aspen.
		Regular railroads tunnel under the steeper stuff, but cog adhesion (like the Pike's Peak Railroad) can handle grades up to 30%, and electric locomotives can be configured to provide both forms of traction.
		And he points to the reliability and timeliness of the Swiss railroads to demonstrate that it could be done here.
	geocities.com /smartrans2001/article.html (853 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alton (Illinois)
		Cincinnati and settled at Quincy, Teutopolis, and Germantown.
		Swiss Catholics founded Highland, and Alsatians Sainte Marie.
		Illinois they were finding fertile prairie to till, and railroads to build.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01367c.htm (770 words)

	Nicholas Johnson, Swiss Education Runs On Time
		Swiss railroads are a metaphor for everything Swiss, including schools.
		We pound a big nail into an aging railroad tie on each side of the track and pray it holds.
		The purpose of education is to insure every Swiss citizen will hold a job and make their maximum possible contribution to the Swiss economy:.
	www.uiowa.edu /~cyberlaw/SchBoard/Other/ic010605.html (595 words)

	Railroads of The World - Riding Trains In Various Locations Around The World
		Africa's largest railroad, Spoornet operates in both the freight and passenger rail transport markets.
		The Trans-Siberian Railroad - The Trans-Siberian Railroad - It is the greatest rail journey on the planet.
		Swiss Federal Railway - Swiss Federal Railway - Ticket and electronic timetable information for all public transport connections in Switzerland.
	www.escapeartist.com /unique_lifestyles/railroads_of_the_world2.html (2396 words)

	Swiss Railroads
		ABOVE: Train entering the Swiss capital of Bern (Switzerland Tourism).
		Private enterprise is alive and well in the transportation sector, and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) are supplemented by small to medium-size railroads that cater to both locals and tourists.
		The site, which is operated by the Swiss and French national railroads, also has links to general agents in other countries.
	europeforvisitors.com /switzaustria/articles/swiss_railroads.htm (733 words)

	Swiss Roots
		We were met at the Stein am Rhein railroad station by our hostess, Nellie Keller who drove us to their bed and breakfast, a 20 year old A-frame modern house on the outskirts of town near beautiful fields of row crops and cow pastures.
		Roman works for Swiss Railroads and is an avid mountain biker who had also been to Vail as a member of the Swiss downhill skiing team and to Moab, Utah mountain biking team!
		The Kellers told us that the cost of the reconstruction of the castle is in the neighborhood of $6 million Swiss F! The funds came from the Schaffhausen province and local funds and the reconstruction should be done this year.
	www.swissroots.org /stories/viewStory.asp?storyID=1208 (999 words)

	Tourist Railroad \| Pictures, Photos, Images, Railroads, Trains
		Tourist Railroad at The Railroad and Train Pictures Gallery
		It also list several miniature railroads that should really be in their own dedicated category.
		Thanks for visiting the 'Tourist Railroad' photo gallery at The Railroad and Train Picture Gallery.
	railroadpictures.net /Tourist_Railroads (62 words)

	RailroadForums.Com - Powered by vBulletin
		Photos of railroads in the central and mid-western United States.
		Railroaders, passengers, railfans and other people on or around the railroad.
		Photos and discussions of tourist railroads, railway preservation and historical societies.
	www.railroadforums.com /forum (900 words)

	Rail Europe: la pagina web oficial de los ferrocarriles Europeos
		Rail Europe Group es una empresa privada cuyos accionistas mayoritarios son French Nacional Railroads (SNCF) y Swiss Federal Railroads (SBB).
		Rail Europe Group y Group Travel brindan, anualmente, servicios a más de 1,2 millones de personas norteamericanas que viajan por negocios y placer.
		Creada en 1991, Rail Europe Group es la organización sucesora de las oficinas de Estados Unidos y Canadá de French National Railroads y Swiss Federal Railways, que comenzaron a operar en los Estados Unidos en la década de 1930.
	espanol.raileurope.com /us/about_us (1436 words)

	Magazines: Online -- NMRA Directory
		Eisenbahn News: Online: German Railroad newspaper which informs about German and Swiss railroads.
		Modellrallaren: We publish news and articles about model railroading in northern Europe, mostely in Swedish but also some English.
		Modeltec: The monthly magazine for lovers of all things metal and mechanical, including live steam and large scale model railroading.
	www.cwrr.com /nmra/magweb.html (455 words)

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