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	ferry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Ferries were especially important in the days before engineers learned to construct permanent bridges and tunnels across bodies of water.
		Most ferries for heavier traffic and longer passages are powered by diesel or diesel-electric engines, such as the largest ferry in the world, the GTS Finnjet; others, such as the Staten Island ferry in New York City, are steam powered.
		The train ferry that made through service possible between London and Paris after 1936 was largely replaced by the Channel Tunnel in 1994.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fe/ferry.html (336 words)

	Train Ferry Dock
		The dock was built like a large lock because the linkspan which connected the train ferry to the land had to be more or less level to operate.
		A large steel gate was raised from the floor of the dock once the ferry had entered and the water in the dock pumped to the required level.
		The Southern Railway built three train ferries to operate in conjunction with the new dock, the “Hampton Ferry”, “Twickenham Ferry” and “Shepperton Ferry”.
	www.dover-kent.co.uk /transport/train_ferry_dock.htm (228 words)

	Train ferry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This ferry still operates because rail cars with flammable and hazardous materials are not permitted in the former Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels under Manhattan and the Hudson River.
		Straits of Mackinac ferry the SS Chief Wawatam (carferries.com) at the Straits of Mackinac connecting Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula.
		The opposite of a train ferry is a portage railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Train_ferry (1419 words)

	Train Ferries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		By smart working the train is run on to the ferry steamer in fifteen or twenty minutes; the crossing itself takes fifteen to twenty minutes, and another fifteen minutes is needed at Strib to run the trains off on to land again and re-marshal.
		To facilitate entry into the ferry terminals, there is a bow rudder, in addition to the usual stern rudder; the former is locked by a bolt in the neutral position during the voyage.
		The simplest solution was a train ferry; and this led to the establishment of an entirely new port, on an inlet of the Kent coast between Ramsgate and Sandwich, called Rich borough.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r034.html (2943 words)

	Freight Operations - Ferry Traffic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		Train ferries usually have two tracks to connect to the shore, each diverging on the deck to provide four tracks for on board carriage of rolling stock.
		There was no train ferry service to Ireland, mainly because the track gauge in Ireland is wider than that in the UK and unlike the Iberians trade the nature of the traffic did not lend itself to (profitable) rail movement.
		These train ferries were originally built to carry freight (although foot passengers were also carried) but the new terminal at Dover was then used to carry both through sleeper passenger coaches and freight from 1936.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /fleabyte/gansg/7-fops/fo-ferry.htm (3979 words)

	Train or ferry to Lipari - Topic on the Slow Travel message board
		You have en-suite private facilities on the ferry; whereas on the train, the toilet is at the end of the railcar.
		Some people have trouble sleeping on the train because of noise during intermediate stops during the night, or while crossing the Straits of Messina (when the railcars are pushed onto the train ferry).
		While the ferry schedules between Naples and the Aeolian Islands don't change much from year to year (except during July and August, when additional crossings are scheduled, together with a few daylight crossings on the "super fast" ferry), it's a good idea to double check the sailing times a few days before departure.
	slowtalk.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/862600685/m/5791000752?r=5371023752 (2503 words)

	China launches longest train ferry service
		It is the first train ferry on the Bohai Sea, a horseshoe-shaped sea with an area of 77,000 sq km in north China.
		The ferry, a roll-on roll-off vessel 182.6 meters in length and 24.8 meters wide, can carry a 50-car freight train, 50 20-tonne trucks, 25 passenger cars and 480 passengers.
		It is the second marine ferry service in the country and the longest.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Business/20061106/499979.html (195 words)

	HHV Ferry: On board Vortigern - Train/Vehicle Decks
		The main deck itself featured two rails at the stern which split into four in a manner consistent with previous train ferries, the rails being set flush to the deck.
		When in use as a train ferry, buffers were located at the forward end of the railway lines whilst open sewer troughs were put to use between the rails when the ship carried the Night Ferry's sleeping cars.
		Although the ship in later years of Sealink service saw little use as a train ferry the rails remained in place; indeed, although they were latterly filled in, their outline could be seen aboard the ship throughout her Greek service.
	www.hhvferry.com /vortcardecks.html (833 words)

	Bangkok Airport Thailand / Travel Information. Transport by Air, Trai, Bus, Boat / Time-Tables / Bangkok Airways / Koh ...
		Tickets for the transfer and ferry are issued at the bus.
		At the border you have to leave the train with your baggage.
		Passengers getting off the train at any alighting station are not entitled to use further or refund the holding ticket.
	www.samui.org /airport/train.html (516 words)

	The Night Ferry
		One of the train ferries used on the Dover to Dunquerke crossing was "Shepperton Ferry".
		Representing the locomotives of the Night Ferry train in 00 scale is the easy bit as models of the Class 33 are made by Heljan and the Class 73 by Hornby.
		To enable completion of a representation of the "Night Ferry" train in a reasonable time and at a sensible cost, compromises have had to be accepted.
	www.eastbank.btinternet.co.uk /ferry.htm (1223 words)

	First train ferry across Bohai Sea begins service
		A freight train ferry left Lushun in Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, at 8 a.m.
		It is the first train ferry on the Bohai Sea, a horseshoe-shaped sea with an area of 77,000 sq km in north China.
		The ferry, a roll-on roll-off vessel 182.6 meters in length and 24.8 meters wide, can carry a 50-car freight train, 50 20-ton trucks, 25 passenger cars and 480 passengers.
	en.ce.cn /National/Local/200611/06/t20061106_9299680.shtml (243 words)

	CNN.com - At least 60 missing in Congo ferry, train disasters - Nov. 26, 2003
		More than 60 people were missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo after two ferries collided in a storm and a train hit a landslide and plunged into a river, government officials said on Wednesday.
		River transport is often the only way for people to travel between towns and ferry disasters are not that rare as boats are frequently overloaded and often lack even the most rudimentary safety equipment.
		The ferry disaster happened on Lake Mai-Ndombe, which means "Black Water" and is about 250 miles (400 km) northwest of the capital Kinshasa.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/11/26/congo.crash.reut/index.html (395 words)

	Travelfish Thailand Travelboard - Travelling by train
		The trains also have their numbers, as well as the car number, in little boxes near the entry doors on each train car.
		The train station for Surat Thani is in Phun Phin, which is a fair distance from the ferry terminal.
		i'd be interested to hear about the connections on your train trip too, and if you thought the package deal for transfer from the train to the ferry and the ferry ride to the island were a good deal or not.
	www.travelfish.org /board/post/thailand/275_Travelling-by-train/0 (1683 words)

	Train-ferry project making solid progress
		Dong Qingguo, a senior official with Sinorail Bohai Train Ferry Co Ltd, which is in charge of construction and operation of the route, told China Daily yesterday that the first roll-on roll-off ferry would make its maiden voyage at the end of the month.
		The vessel, Zhongtie Bohai No 1, is the first electrically propelled train ferry in China and features advanced safety and control systems, said an official surnamed Liu with the company's engineering department, who declined to give his full name.
		The ferry is 182.6 metres long, 24.8 metres wide and has a capacity of 22,700 tons.
	www.dzwww.com /english/news/t20060606_1553243.htm (306 words)

	Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
		This all wood ferry served brilliantly as a vital link in the Central Pacific's Transcontinental Railroad and later with her sister ferry Contra Costa for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
		Often claimed as the largest train ferry in North America, her 412' x 110' 4-track deck could easily hide a football field, extending well past the end zones.
		While most train ferries could not accept even one heavy train engine on their decks, the Solano routinely carried two entire trains and their road engines — plus the switcher engine used to split and load the trains onto Solano’s four tracks.
	cprr.org /Museum/Ephemera/Solano_Ferry_Model.html (1101 words)

	Maritime Topics on Stamps, Ferry, Ferries
		She is a double-ended ferry, with 457 tdw, driven by two Voith Schneider propellers and was built in 1958.
		The overprint on the stamp is an Estonian surcharge "+20 kr Estonia laevahuku ohvrjte fondi", probably to benefit a foundation to assist survivors of the disaster.
		This is marginally connected to seafaring --- because the aerial ferry crosses a body of water suspended from ropes underneath a bridge.
	www.shipsonstamps.org /Topics/html/ferry.htm (1644 words)

	CNN.com - At least 60 missing in Congo ferry, train disasters - Nov. 26, 2003
		More than 60 people were missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo after two ferries collided in a storm and a train hit a landslide and plunged into a river, government officials said on Wednesday.
		River transport is often the only way for people to travel between towns and ferry disasters are not that rare as boats are frequently overloaded and often lack even the most rudimentary safety equipment.
		The ferry disaster happened on Lake Mai-Ndombe, which means "Black Water" and is about 250 miles (400 km) northwest of the capital Kinshasa.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/11/26/congo.crash.reut (412 words)

	Solano Ferry.htm
		A working HO scale, museum-quality model of the mighty Central and Southern Pacific train ferry that once plied the waters of the Carquinez Strait between Port Costa and Benicia will be shown at the Port Costa School on Thursday, October 14, from 6 to 8 p.m.
		A working model of the historic Solano, the world’s largest train ferry, made a brief stop at the Port Costa School on October 14 as part of a Bay Area tour that included San Francisco, Pt.
		The finely detailed HO-scale model of the 424-foot ferry, 15 years in the making, was shown in the auditorium of the Port Costa School to an appreciative audience of history buffs, model railroad fans and local residents interested in Port Costa’s colorful railroad past.
	www.portcosta.com /solano_ferry.htm (699 words)

	How to travel to Jersey & Guernsey by train+ferry
		Train + ferry travel to Guernsey and Jersey...
		The ferry part is easy - you will be given a booking reference to quote at the ferry terminal, there is no ticket involved.
		For onwards train connections from St Malo to Paris, see the French Railways website, www.voyages-sncf.com (the English button is a UK flag at bottom left, leave 'France' selected to pick up tickets at the station in France).
	www.seat61.com /ChannelIslands.htm (1408 words)

	Train ferry Algeciras - Ceuta
		From Algeciras in Spain we went by a ferry to the spanish enclave Ceuta.
		That ferry had railway-rails on the car deck, most likely spanish broad guage.
		Algeciras is the endpoint for several trains from places like Madrid and even Irun and Port Bou on the French border.
	www.trainorders.com /discussion/read.php?6,663146 (299 words)

	Dobbs Ferry, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Village of Dobbs Ferry is located in, and is a part of, the Town of Greenburgh.
		According to original manuscripts [1] of General George Washington, Washington met at Dobbs Ferry with French allies the Comte de Rochambeau and the Comte de Grasse to plan the Siege of Yorktown that ended the war with Great Britain.
		Dobbs Ferry also played host to another significant event: In 1783, at the Peter Van Brugh Livingston house, Washington and British colonial Governor George Clinton met General Sir Guy Carleton, later known as Lord Dorchester, to negotiate for the evacuation by the British troops of the posts they still held in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dobbs_Ferry,_New_York (628 words)

	Free Bus, Train and Ferry passes
		The pass must be displayed when boarding trains, buses and ferries or free travel may be refused.
		It is generally available for students who live in an area where there is no bus, rail or ferry service, and which is 1.6 kilometres' walking distance from the nearest transport pick up point.
		To apply for a free bus, train and ferry pass under the School Student Transport Scheme, or for the Private Vehicle Conveyance Subsidy, contact your school.
	www.schools.nsw.edu.au /gotoschool/travelling/freepasses.php (197 words)

	Idontfly, train, ferry and bus routes for green travellers
		To travel by ferry, by train, by bus is also a way of rediscovering the essence of what real travel means.
		Choose a Country to find routes by train, by ferry and by bus.
		Ferry routes from UK All major routes from the UK towards the Scandinavian Countries, France and Spain: rediscover the joy of crossing the sea.
	www.idontfly.com (254 words)

	Channel ferries - history
		Small steam ferries could make a fast crossing whatever the wind direction - but were tossed around on the waves.
		Cars were loaded onto the Dover-Calais car ferry by crane: 6,000 in the first year, rising to 31,000 in 1939 before the Second World War interupted services.
		The train ferry was ended at this time.
	www.theotherside.co.uk /tm-heritage/background/ferries.htm (1058 words)

	Exploring British Columbia…by boat, train, plane, ferry Sunset - Find Articles
		Better ferry service and new, carefully timed bus connections allow you to visit in a day trip from Vancouver.
		Both ways by train is $14, $10, and $8; by boat, it's $27, $21, $13.
		Trains leave the North Vancouver depot daily at 7:30 A.M., reaching Whistler at 9:50.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_v176/ai_4261189 (757 words)

	CPRR Discussion Group - Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
		I will not be modeling the Solano itself but a fictional ferry that fits my layout and is similar in design to the Solano.
		The Central Pacific train ferry Solano was placed in service in 1879, coenciding with a new passenger depot in Sacramento (larger and alligned with the bridge across the Sacramento River) and a reallignment of train service.
		The train ferries Solano and Contra Costa continued to provide service until the opening of the bridge (in 1930, as I recall).
	cprr.org /CPRR_Discussion_Group/2006/03/model-of-train-ferry.html (977 words)

	Vineyard Fast Ferry - Amtrak Train to Martha's Vineyard Ferry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		If you are visiting Martha's Vineyard and are arriving by train or if you live on Martha's Vineyard and want connect to the train we can provide you with a convenient and hassle-free connection between Amtrak and our ferry terminal in Quonset Point.
		Our ferry terminal is located only 15 miles from the Kingston Amtrak Station and our Shuttle Service will provide you with the best choice to connect to the train.
		Our ferry terminal is located only 14.5 miles from the Providence Airport and our service provides the best choice to visitors flying in from out of state - and for the local Island residents who wish to fly out of Providence Airport.
	www.vineyardfastferry.com /shuttle_service.htm (675 words)

	Essex Steam Train - Gillette Castle Connection
		The Ferry transports hikers to the base of Gillette Castle State Park, in Hadlyme, for a hike up a hill of moderately graded trails to one of Connecticut's most famous destinations.
		The train does not stop at the Ferry Road flagstop, unless hikers are there at the scheduled pickup time.
		In addition to Essex Steam Train & Riverboat fares, tickets for the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry are $1.00 (subject to fare change by the CT Department of Transportation).
	www.essexsteamtrain.com /gillette.html (458 words)

	People's Daily Online -- First train ferry across Bohai Sea begins service
		China's first rail transport ferry sails the Qiongzhou Strait in south China, connecting Haikou on Hainan Island with Hai'an in Guangdong Province.
		The ferry boat is driven by a special electrical propulsion system, the first time such a system has been used in China, according to the senior management of Sinorail Bohai Train Ferry Co., Ltd.
		The company said a second ferry boat of the same size and function will be put into use at the beginning of 2007, increasing its transport capacity to six million tons every year.
	english.people.com.cn /200611/06/eng20061106_318734.html (463 words)

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