Steam train celebration takes visitors back in time
A heritage railway has been hosting a gala recognising record-breaking steam trains to mark the 200th anniversary of the ...
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NYC’s first Black train conductor broke racial barriers in 1930s
New York City will mark a key milestone this year: The transit system hired its first Black train conductor 90 years ... people who drive trains. “In the 1930s, transit workers were poorly ...
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Staged Train Wrecks: An Idea That Ran Out Of Steam
They hit each other going 50 mph (80 km/h) and both engines exploded ... an eye to shrapnel. Train totalings nevertheless continued until the Great Depression of the 1930s, when the practice ...
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Steam train celebration takes visitors back in time
Railway chairman Mike Kelly said the trains were the "F1 icons" of their day and transformed long-distance travel across the UK in the 1930s ... to these express steam engines to thousands ...