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Karara Railway
The Karara railway is a railway line in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, linking the Karara mine, Karara iron ore mine with the Arc Infrastructure network near Morawa, Western Australia, Morawa. The railway is leased by Karara Mining Limited and trains are operated by Aurizon between the mine and Geraldton port. Route The Karara railway is managed by Karara Mining Limited, a joint venture between Gindalbie Metals and Ansteel Group. Karara Mining Limited holds a 49-year lease on the rail corridor from the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), Public Transport Authority, which began in August 2012. It branches off the Perenjori, Western Australia, Perenjori–Mullewa, Western Australia, Mullewa railway line north of Morawa, Western Australia, Morawa at Tilley Junction. It travels approximately in an easterly direction from there. The first is roughly parallel to the disused Koolanooka, Western Australia, Koolanooka branch. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
