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(Encyclopedia) motion sickness, waves of nausea and vomiting experienced by some people, resulting from the sudden changes in movement of a vehicle. The ailment is also known as seasickness, car…Darlington
(Encyclopedia) Darlington, city and borough, NE England, on the Skerne River near its junction with the Tees River. Darlington was a railroad center,…Transandine Railway
(Encyclopedia) Transandine Railway, former rail line, 156 mi (251 km) long, between Mendoza, Argentina, and Los Andes, Chile, traversing the Andes at Uspallata Pass. Opened to traffic in 1910, the…Hakuho
(Encyclopedia) Hakuho, 1985–, Mongolian sumo wrestler, b. Ulaanbaator as Mönkhbatyn Davaajarga. The son of a wrestler, he went to Japan in 2000 to train and made his professional debut in 2001. He…Hémon, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Hémon, LouisHémon, Louislwē āmôNˈ [key], 1880–1913, French Canadian novelist, b. France. After working as a journalist for French publications in England (1903–11), he moved to Quebec…Johnson, Walter Perry
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Walter Perry, 1887–1946, American baseball player, b. Humboldt, Kans. He began playing with the Washington Senators of the American League in 1907. A right-handed pitcher, he…Farmer, Moses Gerrish
(Encyclopedia) Farmer, Moses Gerrish, 1820–93, American inventor, b. Boscawen, N.H. He helped build and maintain some of the pioneer telegraph lines of Massachusetts and experimented in multiple…Dick (Night Train) Lane 2002 Deaths
Dick (Night Train) LaneAge: 73 undrafted junior college player and former Army soldier, who left his job at an airplane plant to tryout with the LA. Rams in 1952, launching a career that…Where Can I Find Train Accident Data
The Question: Are there published railroad accident investigations online anywhere? The Answer: The Federal Railroad Administration, a…Stepniak, S.
(Encyclopedia) Stepniak, S.Stepniak, S.styĭpnyäkˈ [key], 1852–95, Russian revolutionary and writer, whose real name was Sergei Mikhailovich Kravchinski. He fled Russia in 1878 after taking part in…Trending
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