Railway Stations In The United States Opened In 1956

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of

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that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled

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s running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to

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, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (

rolling stock The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...

) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of

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rails, installed on

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(ties) set in