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...that when the first line of the DART Light Rail system in Dallas opened on time and on budget in June 1996, it became the first light rail system in Texas and the American Southwest?

...that the original "Crocodile" locomotives, the SBB Ce 6/8 II and Ce 6/8 III electric locomotives of the SBB, Swiss Federal Railways, built between 1919 and 1927, were highly successful and served until the 1980s and several were preserved and continue in operation on heritage railways?

...that a fleet of three converted trams that run on selected standard tram routes through Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and some nearby inner suburbs serves as the dining area for the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant?

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+{{Trains portal/DYK image|DART Light Rail car 113.jpg|DART train stopped at the West End Station, heading to the American Airlines Center in 2004}}
+{{*mp}} ...that when the first line of the '''[[DART Light Rail]]''' system in [[Dallas]] opened on time and on budget in June 1996, it became the first [[light rail]] system in [[Texas]] and the [[American Southwest]]?<!-- December 3, 2010 -->{{-}}
 {{Trains portal/DYK image|Ce6-8.jpeg|Preserved Crocodile Ce 6/8 II in Erstfeld in 2004}}
 {{*mp}} ...that the original '''[[Crocodile (locomotive)|"Crocodile" locomotives]]''', the SBB Ce&nbsp;6/8&nbsp;II and Ce&nbsp;6/8&nbsp;III [[electric locomotive]]s of the [[SBB-CFF-FFS|SBB, Swiss Federal Railways]], built between 1919 and 1927, were highly successful and served until the 1980s and several were preserved and continue in operation on [[heritage railway]]s?<!-- December 2, 2010 -->{{-}}