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  2. Rail speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Passenger trains are limited to 59 mph (95 km/h) and freight trains to 49 mph (79 km/h) on track without block signal systems. (See dark territory.) Trains without "an automatic cab signal, automatic train stop or automatic train control system "may not exceed 79 mph (127 km/h)." The order was issued in 1947 (effective December 31, 1951) by the ...

  3. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    Top speed. 70 mph (110 km/h) The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA / ˈmɑːrtə /) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 ...

  4. Metro-North Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Metro-North Railroad (reporting mark MNCW), [ 8 ] trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York. Metro-North serves the New York Metropolitan Area, running service between New York City and its northern ...

  5. Norfolk Southern Railway - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk Southern Corporation. The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. [4] The company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 ...

  6. Route 312 Closing In Southeast For Metro-North Track ... - Patch

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    SOUTHEAST, NY —Route 312 will be closed at the railroad crossing in Southeast for four days beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, for work on the train track. Metro-North crews will be improving ...

  7. MARTA rail - Wikipedia

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    The MARTA rail network, a component of the MARTA transit system in Metro Atlanta, has four service lines: the Red, Gold, Blue, and Green lines. The Red and Gold lines mainly run along the North-Northeast corridor, and the Blue and Green Lines run along the West-East corridor. The two corridors connect at the Five Points station, which is the ...

  8. Metre-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    Sierra Lumber Company Railroad. A meter-gauge railway built in 1881 from Lyonsville, California into the redwood forests. It used three steam locomotives and worked until 1907. [5] Honda Express at Six Flags Magic Mountain; The Red Car Trolley at the Disney California Adventure theme park in California; Vietnam: Vietnam Railways and KunHe Railway

  9. Metro-North Shortens Commuting Times | Wilton, CT Patch

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    New Metro-North rail schedules - which will take effect May 11 - are designed to shave minutes off the commute while also improving safety. Alfred Branch , Patch Staff Posted Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at ...