...that the Soviet-built LM-49trams earned the nickname "Elephant" by the residents of Leningrad where the trams were operated?
...that the N700 Series Shinkansen trains that will enter service on Japan's Tōkaidō and SanyōShinkansen lines in 2007 include tilting train technology that will allow the trains to maintain 270 km/h (168 mph) even on 2,500 m (8,202 ft) radius curves?
A transfer table on the Santa Fe in San Bernardino, California
...that like a turntable, a transfer table connects multiple tracks without the space required for switches; but unlike turntables, transfer tables cannot turn equipment around?
...that trains operating in Eurostar Italia service are capable of speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) and are built with tilting systems that allow high speeds on existing routes?
Josei Senyō Sharyō of Keio Line, at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo
...that Qazaqstan Temir Zholy, the national railway of Kazakhstan, is building the TransKazakhstaniTrunk Railways project to connect China to Europe by rail, which could cut freight shipment times between them in half to 7-10 days?
...that when it was operational in the early 20th century, Parenzana trains traveling between Trieste and Poreč, in present day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, took around 7 hours to complete the journey?
...that Căile Ferate Române, the national railway of Romania, has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854?