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EuroCity
EuroCity (EC) is a label for international daytime long-distance passenger trains in Europe, launched on 31 May 1987 with 64 trains in 13 countries, replacing the first-class-only Trans Europe Express.
Euromed
Euromed is a long-distance train service of the Spanish operator Renfe, running since June 1997 between Barcelona, València, and Alicante along the 523 km Mediterranean Corridor.
European Rail Infrastructure Managers
European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) is a Brussels-based nonprofit association, founded in 2002, that represents rail infrastructure managers before the European institutions; its members manage 53% of EU railway lines.
European Train Control System
The European Train Control System (ETCS) is the standard cab-signaling and automatic train protection component of ERTMS, replacing national signaling to let trains cross borders.
European Union Agency for Railways
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) is an independent EU agency established in 2004 that harmonizes rail safety, issues vehicle authorizations and safety certificates, and manages ERTMS signaling specifications.
EuroSprinter
EuroSprinter, also known as Siemens Eurosprinter, is a family of modular electric locomotives built by Siemens from 1992, including the Taurus, which set a 357 km/h locomotive record in 2006.
Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed international rail operator running trains through the Channel Tunnel between London and Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and other European cities, in service since 1994.
Euston railway station
Euston railway station, also known as London Euston, is a central London terminus opened in 1837 as the capital's first mainline station, serving the West Midlands, North West, and Scotland.
Eveleigh Railway Workshops
The Eveleigh Railway Workshops were the principal locomotive and carriage workshops of the New South Wales Government Railways, built from 1882 beside Sydney's Central Station.
Exhaust system (steam locomotive)
The exhaust system of a steam locomotive, known as the front end, uses exhaust steam to draw air through the fire, setting the locomotive's power and fuel use.
Exo commuter rail
Exo, officially the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM), is Greater Montreal's public transit authority, operating five commuter rail lines with 52 stations since it replaced the AMT in 2017.
Experimental three-phase railcar
The experimental three-phase railcars were two electric test vehicles by AEG and Siemens & Halske that set a 210.2 km/h rail speed record near Berlin in 1903.
Express trains in India
Express trains in India are the principal long-distance passenger services of Indian Railways, stopping at major towns and including named trains like the Rajdhani and Shatabdi.
F (New York City Subway service)
The F is a New York City Subway service running at all times between Coney Island in Brooklyn and Jamaica–179th Street in Queens, serving 55 stations.
Fairbanks-Morse Erie-built and C-liner locomotives
The Fairbanks-Morse Erie-built and C-liner were two families of cab-unit diesel locomotives built between 1945 and 1955, powered by FM's opposed-piston engine from submarine service.
Fairbanks-Morse H-series road-switchers
The Fairbanks-Morse H-series was a family of diesel-electric road-switcher locomotives built from 1947 to 1963, ranging from the H-10-44 to the 2,400 hp Train Master.
Fairlie locomotive
The Fairlie locomotive is an articulated steam locomotive patented by Robert Fairlie in 1864, with all weight on powered bogies; the double Fairlie runs equally well in either direction.
Fairy Queen (locomotive)
Fairy Queen is an 1855 steam locomotive built in Leeds, England, for the East Indian Railway and certified in 1998 as the world's oldest steam locomotive in regular operation.
Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is a US Department of Transportation agency created in 1966 that regulates railroad safety and administers grants for freight and passenger rail.
Feldbahn
A Feldbahn, also called a Lorenbahn or field railway, is a simple narrow-gauge railway, usually not open to the public, used to move agricultural, forestry, and industrial materials.
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
The Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB) is a Chilean freight railway and logistics company founded in London in 1888, moving mining cargo across a network of more than 700 kilometers.
Ferrocarril Transístmico
The Ferrocarril Transístmico, today the Tren Interoceánico, is a Mexican freight and passenger railway linking the Pacific port of Salina Cruz and the Gulf port of Coatzacoalcos.
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, or FNM, was Mexico's state railway company, created in 1908, nationalized outright in 1937, and privatized through concessions in the late 1990s.
Ferromex
Ferromex (Ferrocarril Mexicano) is a Mexican freight railway company owned by Grupo México, operating Mexico's largest rail system since 1998 as one of two main freight operators.
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, known as FS Italiane or the FS Group, is the Italian state-owned railway holding company founded in 1905, controlling Trenitalia, RFI, and Anas.
Ffestiniog Railway
The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a 13½-mile narrow gauge railway in northwest Wales, opened in 1836 to carry slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog.
Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground)
Fiat-Materfer is a class of electric multiple-unit subway cars built entirely in Argentina for the Buenos Aires Underground, with 105 units produced between 1980 and 1997.
Fire-tube boiler
A fire-tube boiler is a boiler in which hot combustion gases flow inside tubes passing through a water-filled shell, one of the two basic industrial boiler designs.
Fireless locomotive
A fireless locomotive, or fireless steam locomotive, is a steam locomotive powered by stored steam and superheated water, used where fire or sparks were hazardous.
Firema
Firema (Firema Trasporti S.p.A.) is an Italian rolling stock manufacturer headquartered in Caserta, building locomotives, metro trains, and trams; owned by India's Titagarh group since 2015.