All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 26
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Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY)
HBRY comprises former Canadian National trackage in Manitoba, with its northern terminus at the port of Churchill. Principal commodities are wheat, ores and metals, timber and petroleum products. Passenger service is provided between Winnipeg and Churchill under contract with VIA Rail Canada. The Sherridon subdivision, linking Sherritt Junction and Lynn ...
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Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (BEG)
Responsible for planning, co-ordinating and financing regional passenger rail transport in Bayern. AddressBoschetsrieder Straße 6981379 MünchenGermanyPhone+49 89 748825 0Fax+49 89 748825 51Emailinfo@bahnland-bayern.deWebsitebeg.bahnland-bayern.de
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Bayerische Regionaleisenbahn GmbH (BRE)
This subsidiary of Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn operates the Passau – Obernzell line and plans to reopen it and other local lines for passenger service. AddressSportplatzweg 395466 WeidenbergGermanyPhone+49 951 208 1214Fax+49 951 208 1215Emailinfo@regionaleisenbahn.deWebsitewww.regionaleisenbahn.de
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Buckingham Branch Railroad (BB)
This short line company operates four divisions across Virginia: Richmond & Alleghany division, 319·2 km: Richmond – Clifton Forge, plus Gordonsville – Orange branch; Virginia Southern division, 94·6 km: Burkeville – Clarksville Buckingham division, 27 km: Bremo – Dillwyn Norfolk division, 8 km: Norfolk – Virginia Beach The ...
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Belaruskaya Chygunka (BC)
The national rail network can be viewed on the map of Belarus. The first railway line built in Belarusian territory was the Parecca-Hrodna section of the St Petersburg–Warszawa trunk line, which opened in 1862. BC was established in 1992 following independence of the country and break-up of the former Soviet ...
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Holding Bulgarski Darzhavni Zheleznitsi EAD (BDZ-EAD)
First line opened 1866; first electrification 1963. The former state railway BDZ was split into two autonomous companies in 2002. BDZ EAD is the train operating company, while Nazionalna Kompanija Zelesopatna Infrastruktura (NZKI) is responsible for the infrastructure. BDZ is further split into three companies: BDZ Putnitcheski Prevosi (passenger), BDZ ...
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Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad (KBSR)
Established in 1977, this Class III short line runs from CN’s Chicago Subdivision at Kankakee southeast to St Anne and Beaverville, then south over ex-Milwaukee track to Danville, with a second route running southeast from Beaverville to Sheldon (IL), Sheff (IN), Otterbein and Lafayette (IL), branching south from Sheff to ...
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Brohltal-Eisenbahn-GmbH (BEG)
BEG owns the infrastructure of the Brohltalbahn linking Brohl to Engeln and Brohl Hafen. The route is now principally operated as a heritage line, with Brohltal-Schmalspureisenbahn Betriebs-GmbH running Vulkan Express passenger trains for tourists. AddressPO Box56649 NiederzissenGermanyPhone+49 2636 80303Fax+49 2636 80146Emailbeuro@vulkan-express.deWebsitewww.vulkan-express.de Network data Gauge1000 mmLength17·5 km
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Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt (BSU Hamburg)
Plans, co-ordinates and finances public transport in Hamburg. AddressStadthausbrücke 820355 HamburgGermanyPhone+49 40 428400Fax+49 40 42840 3196Emailbsu@hamburg.deWebsitewww.hamburg.de/bsu
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Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar
Single loop line opened 2016, serving 18 stops. The downtown single-track circulator loop opened on September 9 2016. The line is owned by the city of Cincinnati and managed by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA). Transdev was awarded an operations and maintenance contract in July 2015. AddressCity Hall801 ...
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Belt Railway Co of Chicago (BRC)
Founded in 1882, the Belt Railway connects lines radiating south and west from central Chicago. See Chicago network map. BRC is the largest intermediate switching terminal railway in the USA, moving more than two million wagons annually and serving 50 industries. BRC is owned jointly by BNSF, CSX Transportation, Norfolk ...
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Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB)
Formed in 1907, IHB provides a link around the west side of Chicago between O’Hare and northwest Indiana. See Chicago network map. As well as industrial switching and transfer services between the railways radiating from Chicago to the west and south, IHB serves several industrial complexes including several steelworks in ...
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Bengaluru Metro Rail Corp (Namma Metro)
Opened 2011, India’s third metro. Three lines serving 83 stations. See Bengaluru network map.Work began in 2007 on Phase 1, comprising an east-southwest Purple line (18·1 km) and northwest-south Green line (24·2 km). The elevated east end of the Purple line from Baiyappanahalli to M G Road opened in October ...