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Āraiteuru
In Māori tradition, Āraiteuru is the canoe in which brought the ancestors the Ngāi Tahu people of the South Island. The canoe was conveyed to New Zealand by the north-east wind, carrying the chiefs Kirikiri-ka-tata, Aroarokaehe, Mangaatua, Aoraki, Kakeroa, Te Horokoatu, Ritua, Ngamautaurua, Poko..
Račice
Račice is a village in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 308. It is the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue in the Czech Republic. Račice hosted the 1993 World Rowing Championships and the 2006 European Flatwater Championships. External links [Racice Sport..
Rai
Rai may refer to: Rai (Indian), a number of related Indian legal terms and titles, with various meanings and compound formsAishwarya Rai, an Indian Bollywood actressRai (ethnic group), an ethnolinguistic group of NepalRai language - see Dhanwar languageRaï, a form of folk music, originated in Oran..
RAI
RAI (Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the Italian public service broadcaster. It operates three terrestrial television channels and three radio channels, in addition to several satellite and digital terrestrial offerings. Created as URI in 1924, it started television broadcasts on January 3, 1954. A v..
Raia
Raia may refer to: An alternative spelling of Raja, a genus of rays in the family Rajidae.Raia, a small village in Goa, India, about 6 km from Maegao on the way to Loutolim. It is famous for its church called "Our Lady of Snows". This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of ar..
Raiano
Raiano is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy ..
Raiatea
Bora Bora, Tahaa, and Raiatea from space Somewhat smaller than Tahiti, Raiatea is the second largest of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The proper spelling of the name, rarely used though, in the Tahitian language is Ra’iatea, meaning: bright sky. The chief town on Raiatea is Uturo..
Raiatea Helm
Raiatea Mokihana Maile Helm (August 8, 1984) is a Hawaiian singer who accompanies herself on the ukulele. She released her debut album, Far Away Heaven, through Riptide Records in 2003. Her second, critically acclaimed, album, Sweet & Lovely was issued by her own "Raiatea Helm" label in 2005. Helm ..
Raica Oliveira
Raica Oliveira (born January 22, 1984 in Niterói, Brazil) is a fashion model, best known as one of the faces of Victoria's Secret & Dior. Contents 1 Biography2 Facts and stats3 Editorials4 Advertisement4.1 Runway5 External links Biography Shortly after winning 2n..
Raices
Raices (or Roots) (1979) is an album by Uruguyian singer/songwriter Jose Barroso. Unlike his follow up album Songs of the Latin American People (1986) (which sees Barroso at his most dynamic and experimental), Raices is, by stark contrast, a very quiet album. Relying mostly on Barroso's powerful v..
Raichand Boral
Rai Chand Boral who is commonly known as R. C. Boral (1903 - 1981) was a famous composer and is referred to by music connoisseurs as the Father of Indian Film music. Contents 1 Life and career2 Hindi Filmography3 Bengali Filmography4 External links Life and career R.C. Boral ..
Raichberg Transmitter
Raichberg transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission on the Raichberg mountain at Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Geographical coordinates: [48°18′21″N, 8°59′33″E]). It uses as antenna tower a 147 metre high guyed steel tube mast. Furthermore there is a free s..
Raiché Coutev Sisters
The Raiché Coutev Sisters were a small female vocal choir that performed exclusively for the soundtracks of Yoko Kanno. The group was formed by vocalists Gabriela Robin, Akino Arai, Wuyontana, and Koko Komine. They have been featured in the soundtracks for Macross Plus ("A Sai Ën"), Uncharted Wa..
Raicho
Limited express train Raicho. Limited express train Thunderbird. Raichō (雷鳥) is a limited express train that runs between Osaka and Kanazawa, Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, and Hokuriku Main Line. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The ..
Raichu
is one of the 401 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar“[Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold]" PR Newswire Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi ..
Raichur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Raichur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Karnataka. Members of Parliament 2004: A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian National Congress Election results See also List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha ..
Raichur district
Raichur Location of Raichur Headquarters ..
Raichur Doab
The Raichur Doab is the triangular region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states which lies between the Krishna River and its tributary the Tungabhadra, named for the town of Raichur. ..
Raich Carter
Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter (February 21, 1913 in Hendon, Sunderland - October 9, 1994 in Willerby, near Hull) was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era. On the field, he captained Sunderland to the Football League title in 1936, at that time the youngest man ever to have c..
RAID
In computing, RAID (a redundant array of inexpensive disks, also later known as redundant array of independent disks) is a system which uses multiple hard drives to share or replicate data among the drives. Depending on the version chosen, the benefit of RAID is one or more of increased data inte..
Raid
Raid or RAID may refer to: Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks, or RAID, a system of multiple hard drives for sharing or replicating data.Raid (insecticide), a consumer insecticide marketed by S.C. Johnson & Son.Raid (military), a sudden attack behind an enemy's lines without the inte..
Raidak
Raidak is a major river in Bhutan. The river rises in the Himalaya and empties into the Brahmaputra. ..
Raidas
Raidas or Ravidas (c.1398-c.1448), is considered one of the early north Indian poet-Sants. He was initiated by Ramananda and was the guru of Mirabai. He was a cobbler by caste (and thus a dalit (untouchable). Raidas, in the tradition of the Sant poets, wrote devotional (Bhakti) poems in secular Hin..
Raidashir
Raidashir, was the younger brother to the Persian King Ardashir I of the Sassanid Dynasty. Raidashir was a bloodthirsty warrior and his elder brother feared him. He was exiled by the King for practicing a different faith from the more popular religion in Persia at that time, Zoroastrianism. Arguably..
Raiden
For other uses of the name, see Raiden (disambiguation). Raijin, Nitenmon Gate, Taiyuin-byo Shrine, Nikko, Japan. Raiden (雷電) or Raijin (雷神) is a god of thunder and lightning in Japanese mythology; his name is derived from the Japanese words rai (雷, thunder) and den (電, lightning)..
Raidenmon
Raidenmon is a Mega Level Machine Digimon who is named after Raiden, the Japanese God of Thunder and Lightning. Raidenmon appears in Digimon World 3 and is one of the hardest boss battles in the game. Raidenmon resembles some sort of military vehicle, possibly a tank or a bomber. It has a single ey..
Raiden (arcade game)
For other meanings of the name Raiden, see Raiden (disambiguation). Raiden is a 1990 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. Contents 1 Description2 Legacy3 Ports4 External links Description The formula of the game is simple and typical for the era of this game. T..
Raiden (artist)
Raiden is the stage name of Chris Jarman a British techno/drum & bass DJ and producer who runs Offkey Recordings. Discography 44 Calibre Killer 20046 Ft Ditch (Kryptic Minds Remix) 20046 Ft Ditch 2003Abyss 2002All Out War 2003Arch Angel 2004Bare Knuckle Fight (Cause 4 Concern Remix) 2004Bare Knuck..
Raiden (disambiguation)
Raiden can refer to: Raiden, a figure in Japanese mythology.Raiden (Mortal Kombat) (also spelled "Rayden"), a character in the Mortal Kombat series directly based on the above figure.Raiden (Metal Gear), a character in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsR..
Raiden (Fatal Fury)
For other meanings of the name Raiden, see Raiden (disambiguation). Raiden (ライデン, pronounced /raiden/, not /REIden/) is a video game character from the Fatal Fury series of fighting games. He is a large character wearing a blue wrestling suit and mask with a yellow lightning bolt down its..
Raiden (Metal Gear)
Raiden is a fictional character in the Metal Gear series. He is the protagonist of the Plant Chapter, the main act of [[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]], and a character in [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]. His role as the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2 was a controversial twis..
Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
Rayden redirects here. For other meanings of the name Raiden, see Raiden (disambiguation). Raiden )-()-((}})..
Raiden DX
Raiden DX is the second sequel to the arcade game Raiden. A port of this game was released for the PlayStation in Japan. External link [Raiden DX] at The Killer List of Video Games ..
Raiden Fighters 2
Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive is the second game in the Raiden Fighters series, and the fifth one in the Raiden scrolling shooter game series. There is a larger selection of aircraft to choose from, and the game keeps the same hectic pace as its predecessors. The later 'Raiden Fighters 2 -..
Raiden II
Raiden II is the sequel to the arcade game Raiden. This game expanded on the original formula with enhanced graphics and two new weapons (a Plasma Beam that can lock on to a target and Cluster Bombs, which do less damage than regular bombs but strike a larger area). This game and the original Raid..
Raiden III
Raiden III is a revival of the classic Raiden series of scrolling shooter games. It was developed by the Japanese company Moss with some assistance by Seibu Kaihatsu which produced Raiden and Raiden II, and published by Taito in 2005. The game will feature all of the original weapons and power-ups ..
Raiden Tameimon
Raiden Tameimon (雷電爲右エ門), born Seki Tarokichi (January 1767 - February 11, 1825) is considered one of the greatest sumo wrestlers in history, although he was never formally promoted to Yokozuna. Biography Raiden was born to a farmer family in a village in rural Shinano province. He is..
Raiders
A raider or raiders can refer to: Sports organizations:*The Oakland Raiders are a National Football League team based in Oakland, California.* The Canberra Raiders are a National Rugby League team based in Canberra, Australia.* The Texas Tech Red Raiders are an NCAA Division I team from Texas Tech ..
Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps
The Raiders Location Wayne, New Jersey Division Division III Founded 1990 Director Tom Maiello Championship Titles 2005 Corps Uniform Blue jacket with white and black sash, black pants, black shoes, black shako with white plume The Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps is..
Raiders of the Living Dead
Contents 1 Synopsis2 Cast3 See also4 External links Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Cast Robert Allen - Dr. CorstairsDonna Asali - Shelly GodwinCorri Burt - MichelleRobert Deveau - Morgan RandallZita Johann - Libraria..
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark, also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It was the first released, though the twenty-fourth, chronologically, in a series of film and TV productions about the adventures of the heroic fictional arc..
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600)
This article is about a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console. See Raiders of the Lost Ark for the movie of the same name. Raiders of the Lost Ark was a video game created for the Atari 2600 and based on the movie of the same name. The game was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, who was..
Raiders of the Lost Car Park
Raiders of the Lost Car Park is a novel by British author Robert Rankin. It is the second book in the Cornelius Murphy trilogy, sequel to The Book of Ultimate Truths and prequel to The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived. It documents the continuing adventures of Cornelius Murphy and his companion Tupp..
Raider Nation
Raider Nation refers to the nationwide, perhaps global, die hard fans of the Oakland Raiders football team of the National Football League. The Raider Nation is also known for its "black hole", a specific section of the McAfee Coliseum (Sections 103, 104, 105, and 106) frequented by the rowdiest an..
Raider Painting Company
The Raider Painting Company is based out of the towns of Dover and Sherborn, Massachusetts. They provide washing and painting services for customers in the suburban Boston area at competitive prices. The company was founded in 2006 by three graduates of Dover-Sherborn High School [Official..
Raider Red
Raider Red is one of the mascots of Texas Tech University. The main mascot is The Masked Rider who rides a live horse. Raider Red is used at events where The Masked Rider is not allowed or would not be appropriate. Around the the 1971 football season, the Southwest Conference created a rule th..
Raidi
Raidi (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Tibetan: རག་སྡི་; also written Ragdi; born August, 1938) is a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in the People's Republic of China, and the most high ranking ethnic Tibetan in China...
Raidih block
Raidih block , one of the eleven administrative blocks of Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India, has a population (1991 census) of 55,641. The block is comprised of sixty-one villages. ..
Raiding
Raiding may refer to: The present participle of the verb raid, a word which itself has several meaningsThe small market town of Raiding in Austria This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may w..
Raiding (Austria)
Coat of Arms Map Basic Information Country: Austria State: Burgenland District: Oberpullendorf (OP) Area: 13.7 km² Population: 836 (15 May 2001) Population density: 64/km² Elevation: 253 m Postal Code: 7321 Coordinates: 47° 34' 0" N, 16° 31..
Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG; Irish for Radio of the Gaeltacht) is the Irish-language radio service of Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) in Ireland, and is available on 92-94FM in Ireland and via the Internet. It began broadcasting on 2 April 1972, and was the second legal radio station in Ireland..
Raidô
Raidô "ride, journey" is the suggested Proto-Germanic name of the r-rune of the Elder Futhark ᚱ. The name is attested for the same rune in all three rune poems, Norwegian Ræið Icelandic Reið, Anglo-Saxon Rad, as well as for the corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet ..
Raidou
Nationality: Japanese Gender: Male Birthdate: August 13 Age: 48 years old Blood type: AB Height: 181cm Weight: 78kg (282 lb) Measurements: B96 W102 H99 Fighting Style: Modified MugenTenshin-ryu Karate Occupation: Expelled Shinobi Favorite Food(s): Boar Nabe Hobbies: S..
Raidramon
Raidramon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. He is an Armor-level Digimon who is formed when Veemon digivolves with the Digi-Egg of Friendship. His Japanese name is Lighdramon. His evolution line is "The Storm of Friendship". Contents 1 Evolution2 Abilities2.1 A..
Raid (insecticide)
Raid Ant & Roach spray Raid is the brand name of a line of insecticides produced by SC Johnson, first launched in 1956. The initial active ingredient was the first synthetic pyrethroid, allethrin. Raid derivatives aimed at particular invertebrate species can contain other active agents such ..
Raid 2020
Raid 2020 is a NES action game that takes place in the year 2020. The object is to defeat all the drug dealers and eradicate drugs from the streets of America. However, the game is badly programmed and did not receive a wide release. In an unusual turn, even seagulls can kill the player in this game..
Raid at Cabanatuan
The Great Raid on Cabanatuan in the Philippines on 30 January 1945 by US Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas, which resulted in the liberation of more than 500 prisoners of war (POWs) from a Japanese POW camp near Cabanatuan, was a celebrated, historic achievement involving Allied special forces..
Raid at Los Baños
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The raid at los Baños was a miltary action in the Philippines during World War II. Los Baños, Laguna contained a Japanese-run interment and Prisoner of War (POW) camp in the Philippines. On 23 February, 1945, elements of the U.S. 11th Airborne Division parach..
RAID controller
Promise Technology Ultra33 IDE RAID controller A RAID controller is a device which manages the physical storage units in a RAID system and presents them to the computer as logical units. The controller can be internal to a computer, either as an Expansion card or embedded on the motherboard,..
Raid Gauloises
For the movie starring Anne Bancroft, see The Raid (movie). The Raid Gauloises or The Raid is considered by many to be the first modern adventure race and was first held in 1989. Its creator, Gerald Fusil, took the existing concept of long distance endurance races, and focused on the team aspects,..
Raid of Ruthven
The Raid of Ruthven was a 1582 conspiracy of several Presbyterian nobles, led by William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, against King James VI of Scotland, who was treacherously seized while a guest at the castle of Ruthven (today known as Huntingtower Castle in Perthshire), and kept under restraint fo..
Raid of the Redeswire
The Raid of the Redeswire was a border skirmish between England and Scotland on July 7 1575. It took place at the Cheviot pass which enters Redesdale, between the English Warden of the Middle Marches, Sir John Forster, and the Keeper of Liddesdale, Sir John Carmichael. Through the timely arrival o..
Raid on Bungeling Bay
This is the Commodore 64 version of Raid on Bungeling Bay. Raid on Bungeling Bay was the first video game designed by Will Wright. It was published by Brøderbund for the Commodore 64 in 1984 and the NES and MSX computers in 1985. Apart from offering a 2D overhead view of terrain which was a..
Raid on Choiseul
Solomon Islands campaign Guadalcanal – Savo I. – Eastern Solomons – Cape Esperance – Santa Cruz Is. – Naval Guadalcanal – Tassafaronga – Rennell I. – Blackett Strait – Operation Cartwheel – New..
Raid on Elizabethtown
Raid on Elizabethtown occurred on February 7, 1813, when Benjamin Forsyth and 200 men crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River to occupy the Courthouse Square in Elizabethtown, New York, seize military and public stores, free American prisoners, then capture 52 British prisoners. History On February 4..
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe can refer to: Operation Entebbe, a military operationRaid on Entebbe, a film based on Operation Entebbe redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Raid on Entebbe (film)
Raid on Entebbe is a 1977 TV movie directed by Irvin Kershner. It is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of hostages at Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda on july 4, 1976. Irvin Kershner 1950s Stakeout on Dope Street | The Young Captives 1960s Hoodlum Priest | Face..
Raid on Fort Oswego
St. Lawrence/Lake Champlain frontier 1st Sackett's Harbor – 1st Lacolle Mills – Lake Ontario - Ogdensburg – Sackett's Harbor – Chateauguay – Crysler's Farm – Fort Oswego – 2nd Lacolle Mills – Plattsburgh The Raid of Fort Oswego was a success..
Raid on Gananoque
Raid on Gananoque plaque Text from the Raid on Gananoque plaque On September 21, 1812, during the War of 1812 a United States force of some 200 regulars and militia under Captain Benjamin Forsyth attacked Gananoque. The village was an important forwarding point for supplies moving up the St...
Raid on Pickawillany
The Raid on Pickawillany is a famous event in Ohio history, and one of the events that led to the French and Indian War. On June 21 1752, the Miami Indian village of Pickawillany was attacked by 240 French allied Ottawa and Ojibwa Indians led by the métis courier du bois Charles Michel de Langlade..
Raid on the Medway
Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. 1667. The captured ship Royal Charles is right of center. The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of Medway or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on English ships and dockyards that t..
Raid over Moscow
Raid Over Moscow is a computer game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum by Access Software published in Europe by U.S. Gold. It was also released with the title Raid. Released during the Cold War era, Raid Over Moscow is an action game in which the player (an American space pilot) has to stop thre..
Raid over the River
Raid over the River is a game currently being developed for the Wii and Nintendo DS by NIBRIS. The first game in the story will debut on the DS, whilst the follow-up will appear on the Wii. Contents 1 DS Version2 Wii Version3 Vehicles4 Release Date5 Sequel6 Ext..
Raiffeisen
Raiffeisen is a co-operative bank based and founded in Austria and operating throughout central and eastern Europe. "Raiffeisen" is a reference to Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, the founder of the co-operative movement of credit unions. Austria Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich (RZB), establish..
Raiffeisen Albania
The Raiffeisen Bank is currently the largest bank in Albania, with more than 60% of all retail deposits and the largest branch network. Background It was originally known as Banka e Kursimeve (Savings Bank of Albania), but following its acquisition by Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) during 2004 it wa..
Raiffeisen Observation Tower
The Raiffeisen observation tower is a 35 meter high wood specialized who tower, which is henutzt as observation tower, on the becoming baggy head with Aldorf. The Raiffeisen observation tower was established 1990. http://www2.genealogy.net/vereine/ArGeWe/wewa2/b-orte/beul/beul.htmhttp://www.heupe..
Raiffeisen Romania
Raiffeisen Romania is one of the largest banks in Romania, being part of the international Raiffeisen Bank Group based in Austria. "Raiffeisen" is a reference to Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, the founder of the co-operative movement of credit unions. ..
Raiford, Florida
Raiford is a town in Union County, Florida, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 193 [link]. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Additional info4 External links Geography Raiford..
Raifuku Maru
Raifuku Maru, a Japanese freighter ship that allegedly "vanished" during a voyage from Boston to Frankfurt, Germany, with a cargo of wheat and a crew of thirty-eight, in April 1925 (some reports erroneously say 1921 or 1924). This case is usually cited as a part of the Bermuda Triangle mystery, but..
Raif Dizdarević
Raif Dizdarević (born 1926) was a Yugoslav politician of Bosniak ethnicity. Dizdarević was born in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. During WWII he participated in the armed resistance in the Partisans. After the war, as a member of the Communist Party and collaborator of Josip Broz Tito, he was ..
Raigachhi
Raigachhi is a census town in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Raigachhi had a population of 6728. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Raigachhi has an average lite..
Raigad
Front view of Raigad fort, From Paachad. Raigad was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom. It is a hill fortress situated in the Raigad District of Maharashtra, India. It was constructed by Shivaji between 1657 and 1670. He was crowned King of Hindawi Swaraj, the formal name of what later develo..
Raigad district
Raigad District is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the Konkan region. The district was renamed after Raigad, the fort and former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji, which is located in the interior forests of the district, on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats..
Raiganj
Raiganj is the district headquarters as well as a subdivision of the district of North Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. It is very near to Darjeeling. ..
Raigarh
Raigarh is a town in Chhatisgarh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Raigarh District. Before Indian Independence, Raigarh was the capital of the princely state of Raigarh. It has a population of 110,987 (agglomeration 115,740) (2001 census). Raigarh is a cultural city..
Raigarh District
Raigarh District is district of the state of Chhattisgarh, in India. Raigarh is the district headquarters. The district was formed by merging the states of princely states of Raigarh, Sarangarh, Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a separate district. External links [Raigarh ..
Raigh Roe
Dame Raigh Roe, DBE (b. December 12, 1922 in Western Australia) is a community worker and past World President of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW). In 1977 she was named Australian of the Year. External links [Associated Country Women of the World] |- style="text-align: ..
Raigmore Hospital
Raigmore Hospital is a hospital in Inverness, Scotland. It is the main hospital for Highland. Whilst there has been a hospital on the site since 1941, the current hospital has been in development since 1970. The hospital has Accident and Emergency, Radiology, Radiotherapy and Out-Patient Departme..
Raiguer
Raiguer is a district located in the north-central part of Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands of Spain. It runs parallel to the Sierra de Tramuntana district from the town of Marratxí to the town of Sa Pobla (La Puebla). Like the rest of the Mallorcan districts, it is only recognized at a geogra..
Raihan
Raihan (Fragrance of Heaven in Arabic) is a Malaysian Nasheed group originally composed of five members that took Malaysia by storm with the release of their debut album "Puji-Pujian" in October of 1996. However, on 29 August 2001, one of the founding members/header, Azhari Ahmad, died of a heart at..
RAIHN
RAIHN The Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (RAIHN) This organization, headquartered in Rochester, NY USA is one chapter of over 100 in the Interfaith Hospitality Network, now called FamilyPromise.org. External links [RAIHN] ..
RAII
RAII can refer to: newspaper Al-RaiiResource Acquisition Is Initialization ..
Raijin
Raijin can refer to: Raijin, a figure in Japanese mythology.Raijin Comics, a defunct manga publication by Gutsoon Entertainment.Raijin-Oh (Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh or The Absolutely Invincible Raijin-Oh) is an anime TV series.Raijin, a minor character from Final Fantasy VIII and Kingdom Hearts II, an..
Raijinmon
Raijinmon is a Mega Level Cyborg Digimon who is named after Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder. Abilities Attacks Black Storm ..
Raijin Comics
Raijin Comics was a manga anthology published in North America by Gutsoon Entertainment. The comics were aimed at an older audience. The magazine was initially a weekly publication, but it later became a monthly magazine. In June 2004, the magazine stopped circulation and the brand was put "on hiat..
Raiju
Raiju ("thunder animal") is a demon from Japanese mythology. Its body is composed of either lightning or fire and may be in the shape of a cat, tanuki, monkey, or weasel. It may also fly about as a ball of lightning or fire (in fact, the demon may be an attempt to explain the phenomenon of ball ligh..
Raikal
Raikal is the mandal (sub-district) headquarters and a small town in Karimnagar District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is about 65 km from the district headquarters Karimnagar. This small town has historical significance for two things. The first is the ancient temple of Kesavanatha Swamy which was bu..
Raikod
Raikod is a community located in Andhra Pradesh. State of Andhra Pradesh | History | Politics | Capital Hyderabad Districts Adilabad • Anantapur • Chittoor • East Godavari • Guntur • Hyderabad • Kadapa • Karimnagar • Khammam • Krishna • ..
Raikot
Raikot is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Geography Raikot is located at [30.65° N 75.6° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raikot]. It has an average elevation of 235 metres (770 feet). Demographics As of 2..
Raikou
The word Raikou can have several meanings: A small village in the prefecture of Ioannina, GreeceThe legendary archer and demon-queller of Japan, born Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who has given his name to various characters in anime and computer games, such as the following:Raikou, a Pokémon character. ..
Raikou (Pokémon)
is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. It is a Legendary Pokémon, one of the three "Legendary Beasts" that are featured in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. Raikou's name is completely derived from its Japanese name. The word Rai in Japanese means thunder. 雷光 raikou is the Japa..
Rail
Rail may refer to: Rail tracksThe rolled steel profiles used on rail tracks, see also rail profile and railway railthird railRail transportRail (magazine), a railroad-related periodical.Rail (theater), rail in theatrical lightingRail (electronics), rail in electronicsRallidae, the group of birds ca..
Rail-Head
Rail-Head is a poem by Gilbert Waterhouse. ..
RailAir
There are several RailAir coach services operating between railway stations and London Heathrow Airport. A [RailAir] coach service operates between Reading railway station and Heathrow Airport. The journey takes about 40 or 50 minutes depending on the time of day, with three coaches pe..
RailAmerica
RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE: [RRA]), based in Boca Raton, Florida, is a holding company of several short-line railroads in the United States and Canada On January 19 2006, RailAmerica announced that it has sold its holdings in Alberta to Canadian National Railway (CN) for $22 million. ..
Railay Beach
Railay Beach (Thai อ่าวไร่เลย์) is a small peninsula located between the city of Krabi and Ao Nang. Accessible only by boat due to the high limestone cliffs cutting off mainland access. These cliffs attracts rock climbers from all over the world, but the area is also popular du..
Raila Odinga
Raila Amollo Odinga (1945-) is a Kenyan politician, and was, until November 23 2005 a Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Roads, Public Works and Housing. He is the son of the first Vice President of Kenya Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. Mr Odinga is commonly called by his first name, 'Raila', due to an ..
Railbox
RailBox Company (AAR reporting marks ABOX, RBOX, TBOX, and FBOX), founded in 1974, was an effort to address a perceived boxcar shortage in the United States in the 1970s. Under the routing rules in effect at the time, cars owned by operating companies were supposed to be routed back to their ownin..
Railcar
A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a driver's cab at each end. The term is sometimes also used as an alt..
Raildriver
Raildriver is a desktop cab controller that replaces the keyboard for Microsoft Train Simulator and gives players the tactile feedback that prototype engineers so heavily depend on when operating real locomotives. Let's take a look at the RailDriver and see how it might affect your Train Simulator e..
Railfan
"Train spotting" redirects here. For other uses, see Trainspotting. Railfans practicing their hobby at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. A railfan or rail buff (American English), railway enthusiast (Australian/British English), or (often with a more specialized meaning, described below) trainspot..
Railfan and Railroad
Railfan and Railroad is a monthly magazine devoted to trains and railroads. Its first issue was published in 1974 under the editorship of Jim Boyd, who would remain editor into the 1990s. It is published by Carstens Publications of Newton, New Jersey, which also publishes Railroad Model Craftsman ..
Railfreight Distribution
Revised Railfreight Distribution livery, as carried by Class 90 no. 90021 at York on 3rd June 2004. Railfreight Distribution was a sector of British Rail responsible for non-trainload freight operations. It was also later responsible for freight operations through the Channel Tunnel. In 1987 ..
Railgon Company
The Railgon Company owned railroad gondola cars that could be used by multiple railroads without having to deadhead (return to their origin empty), which was required under the pre-Staggers Act regulatory regime. The Railgon Company was a cooperative owned by multiple railroads. Railgon (and the si..
Railgrinder
A railgrinder (also spelled rail grinder) is a maintenance of way railway car that is used to remove irregularities from rail tracks and restore their profile, in order to extend the life of the rails before they need to be replaced. Many forms are known, from the simple angle grinder through to th..
Railgun
For artillery running on rails, see railway gun. A railgun is a form of gun that converts electrical energy—rather than the more conventional chemical energy from an explosive propellant—into projectile kinetic energy. It is not to be confused with a coilgun (Gauss gun). The term railgu..
Railguns in science fiction
Railguns are a popular device in science fiction. However, they are rarely portrayed accurately, often being confused with coilguns or directed-energy weapons. Contents 1 Books2 Film3 Television3.1 Macross3.2 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED3.3 RahXephon3.4 Stargate Atla..
Railhead
A Railhead is a terminus of a railway line that interfaces with another transport mode, for example shipping and other sort of transportation. ..
Railion
Railion is a European (mainly German) railroad cargo carrier. Railion is the result of merging DB Cargo AG and NS Cargo NV. The company is named differently in each country: Railion Deutschland in GermanyRailion Nederland in the NetherlandsRailion Danmark in DenmarkRailion Italia in Italy since 2..
Railnews
Railnews' logo Railnews is a national monthly newspaper and news website for the British railway network. Content In contrast to rail enthusiast magazines (such as Entrain and Rail) which often concentrate on locomotives, rolling stock (see train spotting), Railnews concentrates on issues impo..
Railo
Railo is a ColdFusion compiler for translating and executing of CFML-based websites. The compiler translates the ColdFusion code into Java classes which can be executed on a Java server. Railo also comes with a runtime engine, which contains all necessary libraries for the translated code. Railo aut..
Railpage Australia
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RailPower Technologies
RailPower Technologies TSX: [P] is a Canadian company that builds environmentally friendly hybrid yard locomotives, founded by Frank Donnelly and Gerard Koldyk. Its "Green Goat" locomotives have been purchased by Canadian Pacific Railway, BNSF Railway, Kansas City Southern Railway and Un..
Railroad, Pennsylvania
Railroad is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 300 at the 2000 census. Geography Railroad is located at [39°45′24″N, 76°41′58″W] (39.756761, -76.699396)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Railroaded!
Railroaded is a black-and-white 1947 film noir directed by Anthony Mann. Plot Mobster Duke Martin (Ireland) with his beautician/bookmaker girlfriend Clara Calhoun (Jane Randolph, of Cat People fame) plot to stage an inside-job robbery of her beauty shop. Their plans go awry when Duke's partner ..
Railroader of the Year
Railroader of the Year is an annual award presented to a North American railroad industry worker by trade journal Railway Age. The award was first presented in 1964 by trade journal Modern Railroads and has continued through the magazine acquisition in 1992 to the present. Past recipients of this ..
Railroadiana
Railroadiana refers to artifacts of currently or formerly operating railways around the world. Railroadiana can include items such as: public or employee timetablespromotional or advertising materials from railway passenger servicebrakeman's or marker lanternshorns and whistleslocomotive nameplat..
Railroads connecting New York City and Chicago
For a long time, the most important railroad corridor in the United States has been between New York City and Chicago, Illinois. Each of the four major railroads in what was known as the "Official Territory", the land in the Northeast U.S. bounded roughly by the Mississippi River, Ohio River and Pot..
Railroad Advocate
The Railroad Advocate was a weekly newspaper started by Zerah Colburn, the locomotive designer and editor/publisher. The first issue appeared on November 11 1854, when it was titled the Rail Road Advocate. It later became Colburn's Railroad Advocate, and then Holley's Railroad Advocate when it was p..
Railroad apartment
A railroad apartment is a type of apartment floorplan in which there is no hallway and all the rooms are arranged in a line. The name comes from the fact that the rooms come one after the other like railroad cars. Also referred to as a "shotgun shack" or "shotgun house", which comes from the fact t..
Railroad car
A railroad car (or, more briefly, car, not to be confused with railcar), also known as an item of rolling stock, is a vehicle on a railroad (or railway) that is not a locomotive — one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. Cars can be coupled..
Railroad chronometer
Railroad chronometers (railroader's watches) were critical to the safe and correct operation of trains in the United States. A system, which relied on accurate timekeeping, called Timetable and Train Order was used to ensure that two trains could not be on the same stretch of track at the same time..
Railroad Commission Act
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. The Railroad Commission Law was a piece of United States federal legislation which created the Railroad C..
Railroad Commission of Texas
The Railroad Commission of Texas is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline and rail safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surface coal and uranium mining. Established by the Texas Legislature in 1891, the commission is the state's olde..
Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co.
Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 4, 1941 Decided March 3, 1941 Full case name: Railroad Commission of Texas et al. v. Pullman Co. et al. Citations: 312 U.S. 496 Prior history: Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the..
Railroad directions
Most railroads in the U.S. use railroad directions to describe the directions that lines on their systems run, which often vary from compass directions. Typically an entire railroad system (the lines of a railroad or a related group of railroads) will describe all of its lines by only two railroad ..
Railroad earth
Railroad Earth is a roots and Americana-based jamband from rural western New Jersey. Their name stems from a Jack Kerouac poem "October in the Railroad Earth," and the band has a song by the same name. Railroad Earth's music combines elements of bluegrass, rock and roll, jazz, celtic and more, and..
Railroad ecology
Railroad ecology is a term used to refer to the study of the ecological community growing along railroad tracks. Such ecosystems have been studied primarily in Europe. Contents 1 Conditions2 Maintenance3 History4 Invasive Species5 References Conditions Railroad beds, l..
Railroad electrification in the United States
Railroad electrification in the United States comprised many different systems in many different geographical areas, few of which were connected. Despite this, there were a small number of common reasons for electrification. Streetcars and interurban systems are not within the scope of this articl..
Railroad engineer
A Locomotive Engineer or train driver is a person who operates a railroad locomotive and train. The Engineer is the person in charge of and responsible for the locomotive(s) of a railroad train. They are also in charge of the mechanical operation of the train and all train handling. They share with ..
Railroad Jerk
Railroad Jerk was a New York-based indie-rock band of the 1990s, specializing in a hard-driven blues-based sound. Their lineup changed frequently, but the stalwart members were Minnesota native Marcellus Hall (vocals, guitar) and North Carolina-bred Tony Lee (bass). The two met in Trenton, New Jerse..
Railroad Man's Magazine
One of the first specialized pulps, with stories and articles about the railroads; dropped fiction after Aug 1954. ..
Railroad Model Craftsman
Railroad Model Craftsman is an American magazine specializing in the hobby of model railroading. Its first issue was March 1933, and it was originally called Model Craftsman because it covered other areas of scale modeling as well. In April 1949 it changed its focus to model trains and changed its n..
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad number 520 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 1993. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located on Route 741 just east of Strasburg, opened in 1975. It is across the street from the Strasburg Rail Road. The museum's more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad..
Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier
The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in North Tonawanda, New York. Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, its mission is to preserve the railroad history of the Buffalo, New York area, once..
Railroad nicknames
The initials used to identify railroad and railway lines have often been used for humorous, disparaging or slanderous names. In a related category, portmanteaus, such as Amtrak, have also been lampooned. This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opento..
Railroad Pass
Railroad Pass has several uses including: A Railroad Pass (ticket) is a ticket that can be used to travel on a railroad, usually for a specific period of time.Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino, Nevada (Oldest casino in Clark County having opened in 1931)Railroad Pass is the name of a mountain pass in ..
Railroad plough
Railroad plough is a railroad car which supports a big plough. It is used for destruction of railroad in warfare by breaking all of its ties with the plough, so that it becomes unusable for the enemy (probably in addition to destroying its bridges and tunnels). A railroad destroyed in this way is ve..
Railroad Redoubt
The Railroad Redoubt was one of several redoubts, or small defensive earthworks, that were constructed during the American Civil War to protect the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, from Union attack. It was so named because it was constructed along a major east-west railroad track into Vicksburg. On..
Railroad Retirement Board
The Railroad Retirement Board (or RRB) is an agency of the United States government created in the 1930s which established a retirement benefit program for the country's railroad workers. Today, the RRB serves U.S. railroad workers and their families and administers retirement, survivor, unemploymen..
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 was a United States federal law that funded the reorganized bankrupt Northeast and Midwest railroads that formed Conrail in 1975. The act also authorized financial subsidies for upgrading rail facilities. It was soon succeeded by the St..
Railroad Safety Appliance Act
Modern US boxcar showing automatic coupler, air brake hose and grab bars, all mandated by the Safety Appliance Act The Safety Appliance Act is a United States federal law that made air brakes and automatic couplers mandatory on all trains in the United States. It was enacted on March 2, 1893 a..
Railroad switch
redirect [[Template:Mergefrom]] A right-hand railroad switch. A railroad switch (in North America), or (set of) points (in Britain and Australia) — in technical usage, also a turnout — is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one line of rail tracks or tramway..
Railroad terminals in New York City
The table below shows all railroad lines that have served New York City and what terminal they used. A red background indicates that the railroad owned a part or full share of the terminal. railroad Penn Station(1910-present) Grand Central(1871-present) Hoboken(1863-present) Exchange Place(1834-19..
Railroad terminals of Chicago
During the heyday of rail transportation in the first half of the twentieth century, Chicago reigned as the undisputed railroad center of the United States and was served by six intercity train terminals. With the decline of rail passenger service many of these facilities disappeared; today only Uni..
Railroad terminals of Cleveland, Ohio
The table below shows all railroad lines that have served downtown Cleveland, Ohio and what terminal they used. A red background indicates that the railroad owned a part or full share of the terminal. railroad Union Terminal(1930-present) Union Depot (1853-1953)Flats District street crossing (1972..
Railroad tie
Ferroconcrete sleepers A variant fastening of rails to wooden sleepers A railroad tie, cross tie, or sleeper is an oblong object used as a base for railroad tracks. Traditionally, ties have been made of wood, often heavily creosoted or, less often, treated with other preservatives (for ..
Railroad track transition curve
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Railroad Tycoon
This article is about the series of computer games. For the board game, see Railroad Tycoon (board game) Railroad Tycoon is an economic simulation and computer strategy game. There are three versions; the original Railroad Tycoon (1990), Railroad Tycoon II (1998), and Railroad Tycoon 3 (2003). Rai..
Railroad Tycoon (board game)
Railroad Tycoon is a railway-themed board game designed by Martin Wallace and Glenn Drover. The game, published in 2004 by Eagle Games, resembles a lot of Wallaces earlier railway-themed game Age of Steam with more stylistic box art and simplified rules. Contents 1 Storyline2 Gameplay..
Railroad Valley
Railroad Valley is a valley in east-central Nevada. The valley generally runs in a north-south direction, with some southern areas running southwest to northeast. The southern end of the valley begins near Gray Top Mountain (7,036 feet) and stretches north all the way to Mount Hamilton (10,745 feet)..
Railroad Wars
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Railroad Wars were a series of conflicts between two competing railroads in the Old West of the late 1870s. ..
Railroad worm
The railroad worm is a larva or larviform adult of beetles of the genus Phrixothrix in family Phengodidae, characterized by their unique possession of two different colors of bioluminescence. Their body can glow green, while their head can glow red; this is due to two different kinds of luciferin..
Rails Day
Rails Day is a competition which gives teams of developers 24 hours to build the best web app that they can using Ruby on Rails. The first competition was held on June 4th, 2005. External links [Rails Day 2006] ..
Rails to trails NJ
Rails to trails NJ is a listing of former railroad right-of-ways in New Jersey that have been converted to trails for public use or proposed rail trails. Established Rail Trails [Beaver Lake Rail Trail] - Former New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad Hanford Branch [Black River T..
Railtel Corporation of India
Railtel Corporation of India was created by in the fall of 2000 with four guiding focuses: i) To modernize Indian Railways’ train control, operational and safety systems and networks;ii) To create a national broadband telecom and multimedia network to supplement national infrastructure to spur gr..
RailTex
RailTex was a transportation holding company that specialized in owning and operating short line railroads across North America. Based in San Antonio, Texas, and owned by entrepreneur Bruce Flohr, the company was a leader in making unprofitable lines shed by Class I railroads into viable transporta..
Railton Special
The Railton Special, also known as the Railton Mobil Special, is a one-off motor vehicle built for John Cobb's successful attempts at the land speed record. Powered by 2 supercharged W12-block Napier Lion V11D (WD) aircraft engines[#endnote_engines], it was the first vehicle to break 400 m..
Railtour
A railtour is a nostalgic excursion using a preserved train. Train, branding and route are often chosen as to reflect a common theme, sometimes tracing an aspect of railway history. Railtours are organised both on commercial basis and as a fundraising method for railway preservation societies. Rail..
Railtown 1897
Rail town 1897, a heritage railway known as "The Movie Railroad", is located in Jamestown, California. In addition to the train rides, the Roundhouse and other exhibits, movie paraphernalia used in filming train sequences is on display. The California State Railroad Museum (CSRM), headquartered in..
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park is a historic state park near Jamestown, California that preserves 19th century railroad related monuments. External links [Official site][Official government site] ..
Railtrack
Railtrack was a group of companies that owned the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and some stations of the British railway system from its formation in April 1994 until 2002. Its main operating arm, Railtrack PLC, was sold to "not for dividend" organisation Network Rail on Octob..
Railways Act 1921
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Railways Act 1993
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Railways Act 2005
The Railways Act 2005 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament concerning the regulatory structure for railways in the United Kingdom. Overview The bill was introduced and published on 25 November 2004 and received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. The act implemented structural changes published in t..
Railways cricket team
The Railways Cricket Team (also known as the Indian Railways) has been very successful in the Ranji Trophy in recent years, although they much of their history has been spent in unsuccessful endeavours to win the tournament. Contents 1 Competition History2 Famous Players3 Current S..
Railways in Adelaide
The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of five lines and 81 stations. It is operated by TransAdelaide, and is part of the city-wide Adelaide Metro public transport system. Apart from the Glenelg Tram, Adelaide's railway system is serviced entirely by diesel railcars. All lines arou..
Railways in Melbourne
Armadale train station, on the Cranbourne-Pakenham line. This train station is similar to many other suburban train stations in Melbourne Melbourne has a long history of railway development. The city's first railway opened in 1854, when only 20 years earlier the city itself did not exist. Toda..
Railways in Mexico
Railways in Mexico contains miscellaneous information in timeline format. 2005 Kansas City Southern buys a controlling interest in Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana creating an end-to-end rail system linking the heartlands of Mexico and the United States. 2004 2003 ..
Railways in Namibia
Railways in Namibia contains miscellaneous information in timeline format. Contents 1 Timeline1.1 20061.2 20051.3 20041.4 20032 See also Timeline 2006 Construction on the project's second phase, a 59km stretch from Ondangwa to Oshikango on the Angolan border at a..
Railways in Staffordshire
The railways in Staffordshire (UK) have a long history. The decline of the railways Due to Wedgewood's pottery being moved increasingly by road transport, and both the decline in mining, qarrying and farming in general, several once-busy stations were shut down. Staffordshire's railways were redu..
Railways in Sydney
Sydney's Public Transport Trains Light Rail Buses Ferries :This article is a general one on railways in Sydney. For a specific article on the organisation responsible for running the passenger railway in Sydney, see Cityrail. Sydney, the largest city in Australia, has an extensive network of p..
Railways of Shropshire
Steam train approaching Harlescott Crossing on the Welsh Marches Line. Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 'national rail' stations, as well as the famous heritage Severn Valley Railway running along its eastern border with Worcestershire. The majority of the county's pub..
Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania
West Coast Tasmania Railways This article is a summary and lead into details about the Railways and Tramways of West Coast Tasmania. The history of the West Coast railways has fascinated enthusiasts from around the world, because of the combination of the harsh terrain in which the railways were ..
Railway Age
The title Railway Age can refer to the following Railway Age, an American railroading magazine published since 1876The Railway Age, Crewe, England - a railway museum This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to t..
Railway Air Services
Railway Air Services was a British airline formed in March 1934 by four Railway companies and Imperial Airways. The airline was an internal airline operating routes within the United Kingdom. One of the more important routes flown was between London and Scotland (Glasgow-Belfast-Manchester-Birmingh..
Railway block code
The railway block code is a system of bells used to send simple messages about train operations from one signalbox to another. For example: 1 bell - attention2 bells - train depart1 - 2 - 1 bells - light engine4 bells - passenger train3 bells - train arrive ..
Railway Children (charity)
The Railway Children is a UK-based charity that aims to help runaway children and street children throughout the World, particularly those who live around railway stations. Founded in 1995 by David Maidment, former Controller of Safety Policy at Railtrack. The charity takes its name from the Edith..
Railway Coastal Museum
The Railway Coastal Museum is a transportation museum located in St. John's, Newfoundland. It is built from the former Newfoundland Railway Station on Water Street and contains exhibits detailing the history of the Newfoundland Railway and the history of coastal water transportation in the provinc..
Railway company
A railway company or railroad company is a private company or corporation that owns a particular set of railroad tracks or trains. Historically in some countries, over a period of time, it has gone from Railway Company, then Nationalised to Government Railways, then reverted to Railway Company as..
Railway Construction Act
The Railway Construction Act (鉄道敷設法 Tetsudô Fusetsu-hô, Law No. 4 of 1892) was promulgated by the Diet of Japan on June 21, 1892, and designated government support for a network of thirty-three railway lines covering most of Japan, with the exception of Hokkaido. On April 11, 1922, the ..
Railway Digest
Railway Digest is a monthly magazine covering the railways of New South Wales, and in more recent times, the railways of Australia. It is published by the Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. The first issue was published in the early 1960s. ..
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of World War I located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recogniti..
Railway electrification system
Overhead wire in Coventry, England A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. Such systems can be classified by: conductor (third rail or overhead wire)voltagecurrent (DC or AC)* AC frequency; single-phase or three-ph..
Railway engines (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
This article lists, and also profiles, the regular Engine characters of the Television Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. It should be noted that, while many characters have appeared in both the TV series and The Railway Series by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, only characters who have appeared in the ..
Railway Enthusiasts Society
The Railway Enthusiasts Society Inc is a New Zealand society registered under the Incorporated Societies' Act on 17 July 1958, with its principle objectives being as follows: To foster an intelligent interest in railways and in their operation and development generally.To facilitate the exchange be..
Railway Express Agency
Railway Express Agency refrigerator car #6687, a converted World War II "troop sleeper." Note the square panels along the sides that cover the former window openings. The Railway Express Agency was a rail express service, at one point the only one in the United States. Originally the American..
Railway Gazette International
Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide. Available by annual subscription, the magazine is read in over 140 countries by transport professionals and decision makers, railway managers, consultants and suppliers ..
Railway gun
:See also Railgun a weapons that propel projectiles using an electromagnetic field. A railway gun, also called railroad gun or railgun is a large artillery piece, designed to be placed on rail tracks. Many countries have built railway guns, but the best known are the large Krupp-built pieces used b..
Railway Labor Act
The Railway Labor Act is a United States federal law that governs labor relations in the railway and airline industries.. The Act, passed in 1926 and amended in 1936 to apply to the airline industry, seeks to substitute bargaining, arbitration and mediation for strikes as a means of resolving labor ..
Railway Mail Association
--Railway Mail Association-- The Railway Mail Association (RMA) was originally The National Association of Railway Postal Clerks when chartered under the laws of New Hampshire in 1898 as a fraternal beneficiary association. In 1904 the name was changed to the RMA and lasted until 1949 when the Po..