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  • 121Daniel McCallum — Daniel Craig McCallum Daniel Craig McCallum (1815–1878) was a railroad engineer and manager. McCallum was born in Scotland in 1815. In 1822 his family emigrated to New York when he was still a boy. In Rochester he spend a few years at elementary… …

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  • 122Russian gauge — In railway terminology, Russian gauge refers to railway track with a gauge between 1519 mm and 1525 mm [http://www.parovoz.com/spravka/gauges en.php Paravoz] , retrieved 2008 07 20.] . In a narrow sense as defined by Russian Railways it refers to …

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  • 123Casey Jones (disambiguation) — Casey Jones (1863–1900) was an American railroad engineer.Casey Jones may also refer to:*The Ballad of Casey Jones, a folk song about the railroad engineer *Casey Jones (song), a song by the Grateful Dead, also about the railroad engineer *Casey… …

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  • 124Jesús García — Corona (13 November 1883 ndash; 7 November 1907) was a Mexican railroad engineer who was killed trying to keep a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari de García, Sonora, in 1907. As el héroe de Nacozari he is revered as a… …

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  • 125Galenskaparna och After Shave — (often just Galenskaparna ) is the name of the two Swedish comedian groups Galenskaparna and After Shave from Gothenburg. They started in comedy in 1982, and through the years it has produced nearly 28 revues, innshows and tours. Also they made 8 …

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  • 126Carnot, Sadi — ▪ French engineer and physicist in full  Nicolas léonard sadi Carnot  born June 1, 1796, Paris, Fr. died Aug. 24, 1832, Paris       French scientist who described the Carnot cycle, relating to the theory of heat engines.       Carnot was the… …

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  • 127Persian Corridor — The Persian Corridor is the name for a supply route through Iran into Soviet Azerbaijan by which British aid and American Lend Lease supplies were transferred to the Soviet Union during World War II.BackgroundNote: The nation of Iran has been… …

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  • 128Cayce, Kentucky — is a small town in western Kentucky.The town was named for James Hardie Cayce, who established stores in Moscow, Clinton, and Cayce. Cayce is centrally located in Kentucky s westernmost county, Fulton. The name is a homophone of Casey or K C .… …

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