All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 44
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNGRR)
This historic steam-operated former mineral railway has been in continuous operation since 1882. It links Durango with Silverton in the San Juan mountains of southern Colorado. Address479 Main AvenueDurango, CO 81301USAPhone+1 888 872 4607Fax+1 970 259 3570Emailinfo@durangotrain.comWebsitewww.durangotrain.com Traffic Passenger journeys0·181 millionInformation year2015 Network data Gauge914 mmLength72 ...
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Dunedin Railways
Runs daily tourist trains up from Dunedin to Pukerangi and Middlemarch over part of the former Otago Central branch and on the Seasider line to Palmerston, Moeraki and Oamaru over the national network. Also runs excursions and charter trains over other national lines to any destination in New Zealand. AddressPO ...
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Hekurudhat e Kosovës (Trainkos)
Established as part of the new constitution of Kosovo in 2008, in 2011 the government restructured the national railway to create separate infrastructure (Infrakos) and train operations (Trainkos) companies. See Infrakos listing for network infrastructure data. AddressSheshi i Liris12000 FushëKosovoPhone+381 38 536307Fax+381 38 536355Emailinfo@trainkos.comWebsitewww.trainkos.com Traffic Passenger journeys0·374 millionPassenger-km20 ...
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East Japan Railway (JR East)
JR East was created in 1987 when Japanese National Railways was restructured, and its full shareholding listed in 2002. The largest member of the JR Group*, it serves the east of Honshu comprising the heavily-populated Kanto region around Tokyo, the northeast Tohoku region and the eastern part of Chubu region. ...
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Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC)
This short line linked Neogo and Metcalfe, Illinois, over former CSX route. In 2019 Watco’s Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad announced it wished to take over the line, and EIRC operation ceased at the end of 2019. AddressPO Box 1132Charleston, IL 61920USAPhone+1 217 345 4832Fax+1 217 345 4856 ...
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Eastern Railway (ER – India)
First line opened 1854. See India network map. Eastern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol and Malda. The network serves 453 stations mainly in the state of West Bengal, as well as the east of Jharkhand and southeast of Bihar. Sealdah ...
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Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway is a belt line running some 50 km distant from central Chicago between Waukegan and Gary, and connecting with every railway entering the city. Coal, iron and steel are the principal commodities hauled. Formerly owned by Transtar Inc, the greater part of the railroad was ...
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Echizen Railway
This third sector railway was set up in 2002, and on February 1 2003 took over operation of Keifuku Electric Railway’s network of local lines centred on Fukui, Honshu, which had been closed in 2001. The operational lines are the Mikuni Awara Line, running 28 km north to Mikuniminato, and ...
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Edelaraudtee AS
Created in 1997, this railway links Tallinn with Pärnu and Viljandi. The company was privatised in 2001 by GB Railways Eesti AS, running freight services over other routes in Estonia. Passenger services were transferred to Elron in June 2014. AddressKaare 2572212 TüriEstoniaPhone+372 38 57123Fax+372 38 57121Emailedel@edel.eeWebsitewww.edel.ee Company size ...
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Edmonton Transit
First line opened 1978; three routes with 29 stations. See Edmonton network map. The Northeast LRT between Belvedere and Central was opened on April 22 1978 as part of hosting the 1978 Commonwealth Games. The line was extended at both ends through the 1980s, and reached University in 1992. An ...