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What causes trains to derail?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:57:00 GMT

What causes trains to derail?...

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Car on tracks?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:28:00 GMT

if i put some train wheels on my car and went down the tracks, would the railroad company detect me on there rails or what. I wanna do this and then follow a freight train for a couple hundred miles. I would put them on my car like the maintence trucks do.... where they come down and go back up....

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La gratuité du train s'applique t-elle pour tous les agents SNCF ?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:44:00 GMT

Je me demande si tous les agents de la SNCF, aussi bien conducteurs de train que guichetiers, peuvent bénéficier de la gratuité du train. En bref, quels sont tous les avantages pour les personnes travaillant à la SNCF ?...

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Can a train safely travel when the rails are under water?Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:20:00 GMT

What would be the maximum depth of water before the train derailed?...

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Does anyone know why exactly, the US doesn't have train systems like other countries?Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:35:00 GMT

Does anyone know why exactly, the US doesn't have train systems like other countries?...

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Is it still possible to jump the train in the UK?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:30:00 GMT

Is it still possible to jump the train in the UK?...

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What do people do with trains on model railways?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:05:00 GMT

apart from collecting them and other models, what do people do with the model trains when they have finished their model railway? Do they just run the trains generally or do they go further than that and pretend that the trains are doing real services at real times?...

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Validité des billet de train après compostage?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:02:00 GMT

Selon la législation de la sncf combien de temps son valable les billet de train après la date de compostage...

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Do you think that railway budget announced today is correct for the common people?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:57:00 GMT

Do you think that railway budget announced today is correct for the common people?...

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Is Amtrak California Zhepyr ever late?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:26:00 GMT

Is it late when departing the first station Emeryville. I'm riding from Emeryville to Truckee next week. I'm wondering if I should come a little late according to my experiences on the Coast Starlight....

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This weekend & im taking the amtrak. I heard that the trains are slow & usually late.. is that true?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:19:00 GMT

i'm going to st.louis, MO from kansas city, MO its supposed to be about 6 hours by train but somebody told me it could take up to 8 hours. i usually take the mega bus but i decided not to this time......

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Need to know a little about train horns?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:28:00 GMT

im looking into buy a set of train horns for my truck to mess around with well i found some at a truck stop for 150 and i wanted to know what comes with the hole set...

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Who made the first train brake?Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:08:00 GMT

Not the air brake. Be detailed....

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Can somebody please help me on a question about train tickets?Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:14:00 GMT

liverpool-stokeif i change trains from liverpool to crewe then crewe- stoke. what ticket at liverpool will i have to ask for?? plus how many will the ticket office give me???...

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Savers tickets trains?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:35:00 GMT

i am 30 and have to travel from Leicester to wigan once a month at the cost of £39.00 RTN.are there adult savers tickets or any way i can make this journey cheaper?....

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How hard is the railroad exam?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:59:00 GMT

How hard is the railroad exam?...

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For Engineers: If you drop the brake will you fall off the road?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:12:00 GMT

Hi Guys, Further to the question about whether you'd drop the brake before hitting something or "wait for the clang", a couple of you said that dropping the brake would risk a derailment. I was curious to know why this would be. As a driver myself, this strikes me as a very unsa...

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Is there any way to get from Poughkeepsie & reach Princeton Junction by 8 or at latest 9 in the morning?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:43:00 GMT

I don't drive and I would prefer if there was some sort of train taking me from Poughkeepsie and landing me at Princeton Junction. I don't mind shifting multiple trains. But I need to be able to get there by 8 or at most at 9....

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What does it mean that china is investing in high speed rails?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:32:00 GMT

whats the economical interesting and it´s consequences?...

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Which is the nearest main train station to the O2 Arena? (Not on the tube)?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:40:00 GMT

Like virgin trains (normal trains not the tube)From like STOKE-ON-TRENT or MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM NEW STREETETC?...

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Is a one day oyster travelcard valid on National/British Rail?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:35:00 GMT

I would like to know if the one day travel card bought on oyster valid on British/National rail trains When I buy a one day travelcard the tell me that i can only use it on buses and tube but then i asked the tube staff and they told me that it is not true and im confused. The oyster website doe...

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Station de train proche de la base de cambrai?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:02:00 GMT

Salut, je dois me rendre à la base aérienne de Cambrai, je voudrais savoir si il y a une gare desservie à proximité.Merci...

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Did George Stephenson invent the first operational steam engine?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:40:00 GMT

Did George Stephenson invent the first operational steam engine?...

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I would love to find a cd of a train click clack to play @nite when I go to sleep,any suggestions?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:42:00 GMT

Only interested in the click clack like I was on the train/THANKS...

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Virgin Trains - bikes?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:09:00 GMT

I'm hoping to travel from London-Glasgow on Virgin Trains with my bike in June. However, when I called Virgin Trains after making the online booking, they told me all the bike spaces had already gone. Does anyone know if I should be ok just turning up and finding space for my bike in the gu...

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I was on the train holding on to a bar then train then became crowded & when this?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:28:00 GMT

this man got on he grab hold of my arm and pulled it away from the bar I was holding on to and then said to him how dear he do that and but my hand back to hold on. He then said my arm is sticking in to him and my eply was if you do not feel comfortable you should get off. He then started saying...

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Does any1 know how to keep image in the yahoo answer?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:57:00 GMT

Does any1 know how to keep image in the yahoo answer?...

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What train set should I get.?Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:59:00 GMT

I love trains. I remember when I used to be 5 I used to live by a train passing. And everyday at 9pm it would come and I would tell my mom lets go look at the train. I'm 12 years old and my birthday is coming up. I have everything Xbox ,Ps3, I want. I thought I get a train set. I'm mat...

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Whats the best way to pay for my train/rail fare/expenses to London?Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:33:00 GMT

My train fare to London is just over £6,000 a year. What's the most efficient way for me to pay for this? Obviously, if I pay for it out of my wages I will essentially be paying Income Tax and NI on it making it actually cost around £9,000. Is there a way, other than getting my employer to ...

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MTA R160 Train Question?Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:57:00 GMT

When I take the J or Z train to school there's always this high pitched noise I hear coming from the train and it's not the wheels. It's been bothering me lately because I don't know what causes it and I am so curious -_- It's not like the sound bothers me I just wanna k...

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