...that the Kuala Lumpur Monorail opening was delayed when a safety wheel fell off one of the trains and struck a pedestrian walking beneath the track?
Closeup of the attachment point between two Triple Crown Roadrailers
...that with their detachable bogies, modern Roadrailers used by Amtrak can travel at speeds up to 100 mph (160 km/h) in either direction?
A level crossing in England with four-quadrant gates
...that four-quadrant gates at level crossings are designed prevent vehicles from driving around lowered gates to try to cross the tracks in front of an oncoming train?
...that although the first line of the Athens Metro in Greece was opened in 1869 and electrified in 1904, construction of the second line didn't begin until 1996?
Memorial tramcar LM-57 in Electric city transport Museum, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
...that one of two surviving LM-57trams, built beginning in 1957 at the Leningrad Wagon Repair Plant, can be hired for tours of Saint Petersburg, Russia?
...that the newest and heaviest locomotives in Ireland are only allowed to cross Boyne Viaduct (built in 1855) one at a time and cannot be doubleheaded for the crossing?
GG1 4890 at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin
...that it has often been proposed for a GG1 to be restored to operating condition, but such discussions have been dropped because a compatible catenary system no longer exists in the United States and the electrical systems of the GG1 contain toxic PCBs?
JR East Yamanote line train
...that East Japan Railway Company (commonly referred to as JR East) is the largest passenger railway company in the world?
...that while some of the closed London Underground stations retain their original station facades, others have been demolished to make way for shops and one is now used for filming and exhibition purposes?
...that the Dubai Metro, currently under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai, will be a driverless, fully automated metro network that is scheduled to open in 2009?