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Taft-Hartley Act

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, commonly known as the Taft-Hartley Act, amended the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA), limiting labor unions’ activities and influence.

Tangiwai Train Disaster

The Tangiwai train disaster, which occurred at about 10:21 p.m. on December 24, 1953, near Tangiwai on the North Island, is New Zealand’s worst rail accident.

Tank Cars

A tank car is a rail car used for transporting liquids and gases.

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Tehran Metro

Tehran Metro, the rapid transit system serving Tehran, Iran, opened on March 7, 1999, and is the largest metro system in the Middle East.

The General

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor of Patterson, New Jersey, built The General for $8,850. It entered service on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in January 1856.

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The Texas

Danforth, Cooke & Co. built the Texas locomotive in New Jersey in 1856.

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Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb was the first steam locomotive built in America to operate on a common-carrier railroad.

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Transportation Act of 1958

The Transportation Act of 1958 was a federal government attempt to reinvigorate commercial railroads in the United States.

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Troop Kitchen

From December 1941 to June 1945, American railroads transported approximately 44 million military personnel.