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TIL the Flying Hamburger was Germany’s first fast diesel train right before Hitler took power. It attained a speed of around 160 km/h. It was the fastest regular rail connection in its time. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939 and started stockpiling fuel, it was put out of commission.
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TIL the original Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963) in New York enabled direct rail access to New York City from the south for the first time. It was considered a masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style and one of the great architectural works of NYC. Its loss galvanized the historic preservation movement
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