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Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)

Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad and opened in 1854 to carry its main line over the Allegheny Mountains.

Howrah railway station (হাওড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন)

Howrah railway station (হাওড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন), also called Howrah Junction, is a major railway terminus in Howrah, West Bengal, with 24 platforms and over 600 trains a day.

Hrvatske željeznice

Hrvatske željeznice (Croatian Railways, abbreviated HŽ) is the national railway system of Croatia, formed in 1991 and split in 2006 into companies managing the 2,617 km network, passenger trains, and freight.

HS2 rolling stock

HS2 rolling stock is the fleet of 54 fully electric high-speed trains ordered in December 2021 from a Hitachi-Alstom joint venture under a £1.97 billion contract for Britain's HS2 railway.

HSST

HSST (High Speed Surface Transport) is a Japanese normal-conducting maglev system that levitates vehicles by electromagnetic attraction and entered commercial service in 2005 on Aichi's Linimo line.

Hudson Line (Metro-North)

The Hudson Line is a Metro-North commuter rail line running 74 miles from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan to Poughkeepsie along the east bank of the Hudson River.

Hudson Terminal

Hudson Terminal was a rapid transit station and office-tower complex in Lower Manhattan, opened 1908–1909 and closed in 1971, replaced by the World Trade Center PATH station.

Hudson–Bergen Light Rail

The Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is an NJ TRANSIT light rail system serving Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, and other Hudson County towns along the Hudson River waterfront.

Humsafar Express

The Humsafar Express is a class of fully air-conditioned 3-tier sleeper trains operated by Indian Railways, first run in December 2016 between Gorakhpur and Delhi.

Hungarian railway and canal construction

Hungarian railway and canal construction covers railways and waterways in the Kingdom of Hungary, from the first horse-drawn line of 1827 to more than 22,000 km by 1913.

Hunslet Engine Company

The Hunslet Engine Company, founded in Leeds in 1864, is a British builder of industrial and narrow gauge locomotives that produced the wartime WD Austerity 0-6-0ST.

Hunting oscillation

Hunting oscillation is the self-excited side-to-side motion of a railway wheelset or bogie, arising from wheel tread conicity and creep forces, growing above a critical speed.

Hybrid rail

Hybrid rail describes railway vehicles combining two or more power sources, usually a diesel generator and rechargeable battery, feeding electric traction motors to save fuel.

Hybrid vehicle drivetrain

A hybrid vehicle drivetrain, or hybrid powertrain, combines two power sources, typically an engine or fuel cell with a rechargeable battery, so each operates where it is efficient.

Hyderabad Metro (హైదరాబాద్ మెట్రో)

Hyderabad Metro, also known as Hyderabad Metro Rail (హైదరాబాద్ మెట్రో), is a rapid transit system serving Hyderabad, India, with 69.2 km of elevated track and 57 stations.

Hyperloop

Hyperloop is a proposed transport mode in which pods travel through low-pressure tubes at up to 1,200 km/h, first outlined by Elon Musk in 2013.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, known as HyperloopTT, is an American-founded company developing the hyperloop, which moves people and goods in levitating capsules through low-pressure tubes at airplane speeds.

Hyundai Rotem (현대로템)

Hyundai Rotem, 현대로템, is a South Korean manufacturer of trains and defense products and a Hyundai Motor Group affiliate founded in 1999, supplying 40 countries.

HŽ series 1142

The HŽ series 1142 is a class of electric locomotives operated by Croatian Railways, built by Rade Končar from 1981 and used exclusively for passenger trains, nicknamed Brena.

ICE 3

The ICE 3 is a German high-speed train operated by Deutsche Bahn, in service since 2000 as Germany's first train with a regular top speed of 300 km/h.

ICE L

ICE L is a long-distance train operated by Deutsche Bahn and built by Talgo, the first ICE that is locomotive-hauled rather than a powered multiple unit.

ICOCA (イコカ)

ICOCA (イコカ) is a contactless IC fare card from West Japan Railway Company, launched in 2003, used on trains and buses and as electronic money.

Illinois Central Railroad

The Illinois Central Railroad was an American railroad chartered by Illinois in 1851 and financed by the first major federal land grant; Canadian National acquired it in 1999.

Indian locomotive class WAG D-9

The Indian locomotive class WAG D-9 is a 9,000 HP electric freight locomotive built by Siemens Mobility for Indian Railways, with a maximum speed of 120 km/h.

Indian locomotive class WAG-12

The WAG-12 is a 12,000 hp twin-section electric freight locomotive operated by Indian Railways, built by Alstom's joint venture at Madhepura, Bihar, and in service since 2020.

Indian locomotive class WAG-9

The Indian locomotive class WAG-9 is a 6,000 hp three-phase AC electric freight locomotive of Indian Railways, first imported from ABB of Switzerland in the mid-1990s.

Indian locomotive class WAP-5

The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is a three-phase AC electric passenger locomotive of Indian Railways, built by ABB and delivered from 1995, rated for 160 km/h.

Indian locomotive class WAP-7

The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a 6,350 hp AC electric passenger locomotive built for Indian Railways from 2000, adapted from the WAG-9 freight design.

Indian locomotive class WDG-3A

The Indian locomotive class WDG-3A is a 3,100 hp diesel-electric freight locomotive built for Indian Railways by DLW at Varanasi from 1995, India's first dedicated broad-gauge diesel freight class.

Indian locomotive class WDM-2

The Indian locomotive class WDM-2 is a broad-gauge diesel-electric locomotive designed by ALCO in 1962 and built in Varanasi, becoming Indian Railways' standard mainline diesel.