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  • 1Train whistle — A train whistle or air whistle, (originally referred to as a steam trumpet), is an audible signaling device on a steam locomotive used to warn that the train is approaching, and to communicate with rail workers.The older steam whistles were… …

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  • 211 March 2004 Madrid train bombings — Infobox terrorist attack title=March 2004 Madrid Train Bombings caption=Candle tribute to the deaths. location=Madrid, Spain target= Madrid Commuter Train System date=11 March 2004 time begin=07:30 time end=08:00 timezone=UTC+1 type=Backpack… …

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  • 32004 Madrid train bombings — March 2004 Madrid Train Bombings Location Madrid, Spain Date Thursday, 11 March 2004 07:30 – 08:00 (UTC+01:00) Target Madrid Commuter Train System Attack type …

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  • 4Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …

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  • 5Japanese railway signals — This article explains railway signals in Japan.In Japanese ministerial decree defining technical standard of railway (鉄道に関する技術上の基準を定める省令 Tetsudō ni kansuru gijutsu jō no kijun wo sadameru shōrei), railway signals are defined to indicate… …

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  • 6History of film — This article is about the history of cinema. For other uses, see History of photography. Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s …

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  • 7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 9Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 10Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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