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Transportation - MSN Encarta (1626 words) |
 | As new inventions and discoveries were applied to transportation problems, travel time decreased while the ability to move more and larger loads increased. |
| One of the major technological advances in rail transportation was the development of the diesel locomotive. |
| Most modern transportation systems rely on petroleum for energy, but this source of energy is finite and creates serious environmental effects when used in the internal-combustion engine. |
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1912 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (215 words) |
| This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1912. |
| January 22 The Florida East Coast Railway opens its rail connection to Key West. |
| February 27 - Pacific Great Eastern Railway (predecessor of the British Columbia Railway) is incorporated to build a line from Vancouver north to a connection with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway at Prince George, British Columbia. |
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