The longest #rail #transport network in the #world is found in the #US with a total length of 220,044 km (2019). Less than 1% is electrified.
At its peak in 1917 it used to be 428,180 km long. In a century, it shrank to half of its former size, but still remains the largest of its kind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size
#RailwaySunday #USA #America #NorthAmerica #infrastructure #railway #train
⚡️Ukraine proposes extending truce beyond Easter Sunday.
"Thirty hours is enough for headlines, but not for real confidence-building measures," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Thirty days can give peace a chance."
🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-proposes-extending-truce-beyond-easter-sunday/
❗️🇲🇩 Russia wants to replace Moldova’s leadership with pro-Kremlin puppets and use the country against Ukraine, warns President Maia Sandu. She emphasized that Ukraine remains Moldova’s shield — and Chișinău has a moral duty to stay out of Putin’s war.
As long as #Hezbollah remains an active force in the region, #Israel 🇮🇱 will see no need to exit southern #Lebanon 🇱🇧 (& will face no significant pressure to withdraw).
👉🏾 Lebanon’s 🇱🇧 president says he seeks to disarm Hezbollah this year https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/middleeast/lebanons-president-says-he-seeks-to-disarm-hezbollah-this-year-intl/index.html
#NationalRailways of #Zimbabwe 15A class 4-6-4+4-6-4 'Garratt' no. 407 Ukhozi ('Eagle', built by #BeyerPeacock in 1950) positioned with a train on the #VictoriaFalls bridge, Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: MaltaGC/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0845_VictoriaFallsZimbabwe_19920803.jpg
#RailwaySunday #train #railway #steam #Africa #technology #nature #engineering #tourism #NRZ
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