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This
page will keep track of the main updates to the pages and techniques.
The updates moved from the main page:
Editorial for April Brings Good News for
Europeans! Updated (12.4.2009)
SNCF TGV Roster Picture Page was updated...
Updated (11.4.2009)
High Speed Technology Page Opening...
NEW! (10.4.2009)
Gallery Main updated...
Updated (9.4.2009)
Gallery - Misc 3 Page added...
NEW! (8.4.2009)
We added the French Picture Page to our growing
Gallery Section.
Super
High Speed Manufacturers Page updated...
Updated (7.4.2009)
A lot of facts were added to our super high speed
lines page!
Gallery
- Misc 2 Page added...
NEW! (6.4.2009)
Misc 2 Page cointains a lot of pictures from North
America.
Super
High Speed Lines Page updated...
Updated (5.4.2009)
A lot of facts were added to our super high speed
lines page!
High
Speed Country Reference updated again... Updated (4.4.2009)
Picture
of the Month Published! Updated (3.4.2009)
It snows even in California. See the rare sight of
BNSF
quintet pulling the stack train in front of the snowy peaks in Cajon
Pass.
Super
Fast Trains Gare du Nord (Paris France) Page updated... Updated (3.4.2009)
AGV
Super High Speed Train Page updated... Updated (2.4.2009)
Sokol
High Speed Project Page from Russia updated... Updated (1.4.2009)
Japanese
Super High Speed Page updated... Updated (31.3.2009)
Chinese
Super High Speed Page updated... Updated (30.3.2009)
Russian
High Speed Page updated... Updated (25.3.2009)
The Page was rewritten with dozens of facts added
plus
information on the Sapsan / Velaro-Rus trains starting their revenue
service in Russia this year.
Alpine
Railway Shows Page was updated... Updated (25.3.2009)
Alpine Railway Main Page was
updated... Updated (24.3.2009)
Velaro and ICE Family Page has several
interesting new pictures.
Velaro and ICE Super High
Speed Page Updated... Updated (24.3.2009)
Velaro and ICE Family Page has several
interesting new pictures.
Super High Speed Eurostars
Page has been Refurbished... Updated
(23.3.2009)
Eurostars
page was refurbished and updated to match the latest information.

Super High Speed TGV/AGV Page
has been upgraded... Updated
(22.3.2009)
We
upgraded the TGV page to match the current developments and provided
you new interesting details of these over 500 unit of super high speed
trains!
Super High Speed News Page
was updated... Updated
(22.3.2009)
Super High Speed
Records Page was updated... Updated
(21.3.2009)
We updated
the records page with kilometers converted to mph figures as well.
China
to Start Super High Speed Train Building of its Own! NEWS
(21.3.2009)
The Chinese have adopted enough technology to
start
building super high speed trains of their own. The first 350 km/h
trains will see revenue service in 2011.
107 TGV-PSE-super high speed
units to be Rebuilt... NEWS
(20.3.2009)
Super High Speed Main updated
again! Updated
(19.3.2009)
We updated
this page again, with a number of interesting new
pictures!
Eurostars Theme
Page updated... Updated
(18.3.2009)
Super High Speed Main
updated... Updated
(17.3.2009)
The Super
High Speed Main Page has updated information to match the latest
developments.

New Power Solutions and
Hybrids Page Rebuilt... Rebuilt!
(16.3.2009)
The Hybrid Power Page was
completely rebuilt to match the cuurent developments.
Flirt EMUs Info Page
created... NEW!
(15.3.2009)
Information
on the manufacturer, owner and operators of the train and technical in
formation on the Flirt EMUs.
Flirt EMUs Finnish
Organization & Roster Page created... NEW!
(14.3.2009)
We
took a look at the organization behind the Flirt EMUs in Finland and
published the roster pictures of each unit.
Flirt EMUs in Finnish
Winter... Updated
(13.3.2009)
Picture
of the month brings you the new Finnish YTV owned Flirt EMUs by
Stadler. These units are currently being tested in harsh winter
conditions.
Rolling Stock - Traxx Page
opening... NEW!
(9.3.2009)
Traxx
is one of the largest todays European locomotive families. We will take
a closer look at Traxx locomotives, history and future and build an
article on this Bombardier success story.

Rolling Stock - VL26 Page
updated... Updated
(8.3.2009)
Rolling Stock - Re460 Page
updated... Updated
(7.3.2009)
Misc Gallery 1 has dozens of
new pictures... Updated
(3.3.2009)
Super High Speed Reference
updated... Updated
(2.3.2009)
Reference Main updated... Updated
(1.3.2009)
ICE/Velaro Page updated with
ICE-TD... Updated
(28.2.2009)
Take a
look at the little sister of the mighty Velaro/ICE3 trains!
Alpine Railway Main Page has
been updated... Updated
(27.2.2009)
Alpine Railway Shows Page has
updates... Updated
(26.2.2009)
East Japan Railways reading
the E-5 bullet train for testing... NEWS!
(25.2.2009)
SNCF to buy into Italian NTV
on super high speed operations... NEWS!
(24.2.2009)

Soviet period
VL26/VL26M hybrid switcher reviewed! NEW!
(23.2.2009)
Take a
look at the unlikely design in the 1960s!
Super
High Speed by Country Page opened... NEW!
(22.2.2009)
Wish
to see the super high speed trains and read about the lines and history
in one place sorted by country? This is the place to start! The page is
well linked to tens of other pages in this section.
Swiss BLS Group Page opened! NEW!
(21.2.2009)
BLS
Group is one of the strongest privately owned Swiss operators. The BLS
has international traffic as well as operations in Germany. Click the
link to learn more!
Super High Speed Train
Manufacturers Page opened... NEW!
(20.2.2009)
We
gathered the most important super high speed trains manufacturers on
the same page to give you better view to the arena.
AGV page was updated... Updated
(19.2.2009)
The
AGV page was updated to match the latest developments. The French
operator SNCF has bought itself into the new Italian AGV operator NTV
thus starting the Italian rail competition for real in 2010.
U.S. Super High Speed Page
updated... Updated
(18.2.2009)
The
U.S. has an impressive economical stimulus package for its economy and
8 billions of this will go to high speed infrastructure development.

Latest
from Finland: the new Sm4 Z train meets the newer Sm5 on test drive in
Kerava Finland! Surprisingly the trains are about the same
size,
the new Sm5 looks small when seen alone, while the Sm4 seems to have
more bulk when in station. (17.2.2009)
Deutche Bahn to buy into
Eurostar... NEWS!
(16.2.2009)
Alpine Railway Pages
Updated... NEW!
(15.2.2009)
The
huge Alpine Railway
layout
is getting more standardized modules and we updated all of the Alpine
Railway pages!
Picture of the Month February
2009... NEW!
(12.2.2009)
See
the sleek lines of the Norwegian tilting high speed BM 73 EMU starting
from Oslo Norway for its dash to the citys
airport.
Picture Menu Page opened! NEW!
(1.2.2009)
You
asked and we created, the menu where the coosing of the subject can be
done easily by browsing the pictures!

Pendolino High Speed Page has
been upgraded... Updated
(24.1.2009)
The
Pendolino page has been completely upgraded.
BNSF Railway Page opened... NEW!
(19.1.2009)
Alpine Railways Projects Page
opened... NEW!
(18.1.2009)
On our
Hobby section Alpine Railways projects page brings you many of the
newer projects in process.
Rail Baltica Page has been
added... NEW!
(17.1.2009)
Finnish VR-Yhtyma Roster Page
opened... NEW!
(16.1.2009)
Take a look at Finnish EMU
classes... NEW!
(15.1.2009)
Interestingly,
on the Finnish classification Pendolinos and local commuter trains
share the same series!
Alpine Railways Show Info
Form in use... NEW!
(14.1.2009)
On our
Hobby section we installed the Alpine Railways Newsletter
subsription form.
Finally, we take a look at
the EU's role in railroading... NEW!
(13.1.2009)
The
largest market area in the world the European Union is busy
deregulating Europes railroad markets as well.

General Electric ES44AC/DC
Reviewed! NEW!
(12.1.2009)
Read
the article on the maybe best diesel locomotive type in the world!
North American Video Page
Started! NEW!
(11.1.2009)
We
started the new North American Video Page with the first video for
better access on tens of videos on 4rail.net. Have a look!
Picture of the Month 2009
started... NEW!
(10.1.2009)
The
New Picture of the Month for 2009 was started with Ken Storeys picture
of the rare Alco 2-8-2 on the bright winter
morning!
Siemens sells 15 Velaros for
Deutsche Bahn... NEWS!
(9.1.2009)
The
German builder Siemens has sold 15 new Velaro-D super
high speed train units
for its largest customer Deutsche Bahn.
Hyundai-Rotem to enter super
high speed competition... NEWS!
(8.1.2009)
The
Korean builder Hyundai-Rotem is to enter the tough competition of the
super high speed market with its KTX-II train.
Super High Speed News 2009
opened... NEW!
(7.1.2009)
To
help you as a reader with our super high speed news we will gradually
take Joomla into use as our publishing system for
news.
Soviet Tep60 locomotive
reviewed! Updated
(6.1.2009)
Read
an article of an interesting locomotive from another time with pictures
from Latvia and Estonia.
Alpine Railway Shows Page has
updates... Updated
(5.1.2009)
A new
year will bring again many interesting Alpine Railway Shows!
Manufacturers Page has been
updated... Updated
(4.1.2009)

BNSF Roster Page has again
new pictures... Updated
(2.1.2009)
BNSF Stack Train Page now has
all of the 30 pictures... Updated
(1.1.2009)
We
took a closer look at the structure of the typical BNSF stack +trailer
train in the California Central Valley. See the interesting pictures
and click to study even the small details with super resolution
pictures!
BNSF Roster Page has new
pictures added... Updated
(16.12.2008)
Flirt EMUs have started to
arrive to Finland... Updated
(11.12.2008)
First
of the 32 Flirt EMU's of Stadler have arrived to Finland! Picture
below.

Super High Speed Main Page
updated... Updated
(10.12.2008)
Latest
status of the many super high speed projects updated!
ICE/Velaro Page upgraded... Upgraded
(8.12.2008)
We
added the ICE2 on the page plus double checked many of the
details adding still missing
information.
Swedish section is upgraded... Upgraded
(7.12.2008)
Plus
several pictures added on the newer Swedish Rolling Stock.
Monorail on the Seattle Local
Transportation Page... Updated
(6.12.2008)
We added several new Monorail pictures of the 2
different types!
In the Super High Speed News
the Kawasaki efSET... Updated
(5.12.2008)
Picture of the Month from the
Canadian Wilderness... Updated
(4.12.2008)
ICE/Velaro Page upgraded... Upgraded
(8.12.2008)
We
added the ICE2 on the page plus double checked many of the
details adding still missing
information.
Swedish section is upgraded... Upgraded
(7.12.2008)
Plus
several pictures added on the newer Swedish Rolling Stock.
Monorail on the Seattle Local
Transportation Page... Updated
(6.12.2008)
We added several new Monorail pictures of the 2
different types!
In the Super High Speed News
the Kawasaki efSET... Updated
(5.12.2008)
Picture of the Month from the
Canadian Wilderness... Updated
(4.12.2008)
Recently updated and
upgraded:
Super
High Speed trains
Super
High Speed News NEW!
Super
High Speed Section Upd!
Super
High Speed Records Page NEW!
The
TGV / AGV page
Thalyses
on
TGV page
Eurostars
Upd!
AGV Page NEW!
Watching the Super Fast
Trains at Paris Gare du Nord in 2003 and 2008 NEW!
SNCF TGV Roster Page
NEW!
Pendolino
(traditional high speed) Upd!
Cisalpino
Swiss Pendolino
German
ICE's and Velaro Upd!
Japans
super high speed
Sokol from Russia
Upd!
High Speed in Russia NEW!
Super H.S. Efforts in the
U.S. NEW!
Super High Speed in China NEW!
Floating
on the rail by Maglev NEW!
How to
design a super fast train
Russian Main Page has
updates... Updated
(18.8.2008)
Bombardier unveils it's new
high speed Green Train concept... NEWS
(17.8.2008)
Hobby Page has updates... Updated
(16.8.2008)
Pendolinos for the RZD in
Russian Karelia... NEWS
(15.8.2008)

Gallery Misc1 Page has new
pictures, again... Updated
(14.8.2008)
AGV prototype readied for
further testing in Italy... NEWS
(13.8.2008)
It's
time to start the weekly super high speed railroading
news and reference updates
again!
Reference Main has updates... Updated
(12.8.2008)
Gallery Misc1 Page has dozens
of new pictures... Updated
(11.8.2008)
Estonian Main Page
upgraded... Updated
(10.8.2008)
Estonian operators page
opening... NEW FEATURE
(9.8.2008)
Latvian Main Page has been
ugraded... Updated
(8.8.2008)
Rare Latvian EMU's in the
Picture of the Month... Updated
(7.8.2008) 
North America Main page
started... NEW FEATURE
(6.8.2008)
Top 10 companies page
started... NEW FEATURE
(5.8.2008)
Reference of Sweden Main has
new pictures... Updated
(4.8.2008)
We
added some X2000 pictures from Aspen, Sweden
(yes this is not Aspen,
Colorado ;)
Manufacturers Page
Started... NEW FEATURE
(3.8.2008)
Who is
who in manufacturing should make a nice addition to
our country reference.
Galleries Misc1 Page has new
additions... Updated
(2.8.2008)
4rail.net News subcriptions
page added... NEW FEATURE
(1.8.2008)
4rail.net News unsubcribe
page added...
NEW FEATURE
(31.7.2008)
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information on the latest
interesting additions on railroading.
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so there is no need to be afraidf of
this mailing list! Joining the list is
absolutely free, so why not join
today!
4rail.net communications link
page is back online! Upgraded
(30.7.2008)
With the new form contacting the publishing crew
is EASY again!
Latvian Main has many
additional pictures and links... Updated
(28.7.2008)

Estonian Main upgraded... Updated
(26.7.2008)
We
will go through all the Estonian pages to provide you updated and
better organized information on the
railroads in Estonia. More
infortmation and hundreds of
earlier unpublished pictures will
follow in the coming months.
Gallery Picture of the Month
Revised... Updated
(25.7.2008)
Gallery Main Page is
upgraded... Updated
(24.7.2008)
Gallery Miscellaneous
Pictures Page 1 added... NEW PAGE
(23.7.2008)
This will give you first look of the pictures to
be included on
our future articles, stories,
references, roster pages, etc.
Top 10 companies page
started... NEW FEATURE
(5.8.2008) 
Ilkka
Siissalo took this rare picture of 2Te116 monster in Finland
hauling pulpwood for the Finnish east border numerous paper mills. We
will discuss the subject in detail later.
Great Northern in the Pacific
Nortwest... NEW PAGE
(22.7.2008)
Gallery Main Page has
upgrades again... Updated
(21.7.2008)
Great Northern Choosing the
Prototype in Hobby... NEW PAGE
(17.7.2008)

Great Northern Main Page
updated in the Hobby... Updated
(16.7.2008)
Swiss
ETR610 Cisalpino 2's (Pendolino's) in use... NEWS
(15.7.2008)
Gallery Main Page has
upgrades... Updated
(14.7.2008)
Picture of the Month for the
Holidays season takes
a look at the classic cable
cars of San Francisco... Updated
(13.7.2008)
Velaro/ICE page has
upgrades... Updated
(12.7.2008)
Bombardier
and Russian Transmasholding to start cooperation...
NEWS
(11.7.2008)
Super Fast trains Main page
updated
Updated
(10.7.2008)
Swedish Main Page upgraded! Updated
(8.7.2008)
Finnish Helsinki area
operator and infrastructure page renewed
Updated
(7.7.2008)
Story on Vintage Trams by
Stanislav Voronin! NEW
(6.7.2008)
Swedens Main Page opened! NEW PAGE
(5.7.2008)
Eurostars page updated... Updated
(4.7.2008)
Picture of the Month has a
rare Russian locomotive... Updated
(7.6.2008)
Picture of the Month Page now
has Maglev on it... Updated
(19.5.2008)
Russia Main Page opened! NEW PAGE
(2.5.2008)
TGV and AGV page has TGV-PSE
updates...
Updated
(1.5.2008)
Laos
to get it's first railway (for some time)!... NEWS
(30.4.2008)
Alstom
and Transmashholding agree on joint ventures... NEWS
(29.4.2008)
Super High Speed Main Page
has significant upgrades... Updated
(28.4.2008)
Chinese Super High Speed on
the theme's page... Updated
(27.4.2008)
Japan super fast page
upgraded... Updated
(26.4.2008)
Finnish history section
started...
NEW PAGE
(20.4.2008)
High speed lines main page
created...
NEW PAGE
(19.4.2008)
Super Fast Trains Main page
updated...
Updated
(13.4.2008)
TGV and AGV page has
TGV-Dasy/TGV-Daisy added... Updated
(12.4.2008)
TGV and AGV page has
TGV-Hybrid reference added... Updated
(11.4.2008)
Lithuania Main page is
opening...
NEW PAGE
(10.4.2008)
Latvia Main page is opening... NEW PAGE
(8.4.2008)
Helsinki - Tallinn railroad
tunnel in considerations (2.4.2008) NEW PAGE
A
railroad tunnel to link the cities of Helsinki and Tallinn and to link
Finland with land connection to the Central Europe is considered for
real. With political support emerging this project might be on the list
after the emerging economical depression. The length of the tunnel
would be over 80 kilometer and the vast majority of this under
water. More on
Finnish Infrastructure Page...
Time to change the winter
wheels to summer wheels in the far north (1.4.2008)
To
cope with the harsh winter conditions the Finnish
VR-Yhtyma (national operator with high quality standards) changes the
wheels for the winter on many of it's freight wagons. The winter wheels
are found to withstand the extreme coldness significantly better than
the normal wheelsets. An estimated 5000 freight cars yearly go through
the wheels change. In the picture the wheels (color coded white for
winter use) wait for the installation in the fall. Around March the
service personnel are busy again chancing the summer
wheels back.
Extreme conditions need extreme measures...
Courbevoie movies page
updated...
Updated
(31.3.2008)
The best new train video on
Youtube? (30.3.2008)
VR-Yhtyma,
the high quality operator of Finland has had numerous interesting
commercial ads on TV during the last two years. The latest of these
amplifies the greennes and modernity of the use of train, although the
scene is the Colosseum in Italy. More on the background in teh near
future.
See the video
on Youtube...
More on
Finnish Operator VR-Yhtyma...
Finnish Operators Page has
updates...
Updated
(26.3.2008)
The
Hobby Main Page has new material... Updated
(25.3.2008)
See Great Northern
1940's layout by Hannu peltola...
NEW FEATURE (24.3.2008)
ICE's page opened on super
high speed! NEW FEATURE
(23.3.2008)
Eurostars page has been
updated...
Updated
(22.3.2008)
4rail.net Regional Reference
- FLIRT-EMU's for Finland (22.3.2008)

The Staedler highly successful FLIRT-EMU's are under construction for
use in Finland starting at the end of the year. Here shown is
the
Swiss version (Class 521), the Finnish version differs slightly from
the Swiss version by it's added running light above the front
destination signs. If you take a look at the FLIRT from the side, you
can see the design looks very similar to the caterpillar (baby
butterfly)! The owner of the EMU's will be Junakalusto Oy and these
will be operated by the traditional operator VR-Yhtyma, which has an
excellent track record on arranging the traffic around Helsinki
Metropolitan area.
4rail.net locomotive ref
- Class 66 reference updated (20.3.2008)
Class66/JT42CWS/JT42CWSM
is the single most important diesel locomotive in Europe. With current
production being very successful there are over 600 units already in
use or on order. Tens of companies use the type European wide. Read more on
JT42CWSM/class66...
4rail.net discussion
- The passengers of the Lahti
track in Finland (19.3.2008)
There
is an interesting discussion in Finland around the new high speed Lahti
track, where the nearby motorway supporters are trying to mob the track
supporters...
The infamous JT42CWS/class66
page is opening... NEW FEATURE
(18.3.2008)
TVG/AGV page updated with
additional AGV info... Updated
(17.3.2008)
Japan Shinkansen picture page
updated!
NEW FEATURE
(16.3.2008)
Alpine Railways had
two more weekend shows in Tapiola, Espoo (15.3.2008)

The
first weekend show being a huge success the Alpine Railway was shown
for the public for two more Saturdays.
Read more interesting
fact about the show! Updated
(15.3.2008)
4rail.net new feature
- The Basics of Railroading... (14.3.2008)
Madrid-Barcelona
high speed railway link opened... NEWS
(13.3.2008)
Another
Transsiberian line to be built... NEWS
(12.3.2008)
China
to lauch a 5 star luxus train... NEWS
(10.3.2008)
BNSF
to divert 10 of it's new SD70ACe's to BHP Iron Ore... NEWS
(9.3.2008)
All
19 TGV Réseau Duplex sets delivered for use... NEWS
(8.3.2008)
Reference Main has been
upgraded... Upgraded!
(7.3.2008)
AGV and TGV page has
additions... Updated
(6.3.2008)
Japan Shinkansen picture page
opened!
NEW FEATURE
(5.3.2008)
Japans Hikari Rail Star
chosen as the picture of the month... Updated
(4.3.2008)
Alpine Railways
weekend show with Lions highly successfull in Tapiola, Espoo (3.3.2008)

The
weekend Alpine Railway model railroad show in Tapiola was an impressive
success. Thousands of people visited the layout during one day and the
shopping center was swarming with shoppers. Here is a view of hundred
happy faced visitors and 1/3 of
the giant modular portable layout visible. This show was arranged with
the local Lions clubs, Alpine Railway hobbyists and Living Tapiola
together.
Read more interesting
fact about the show! Updated
(4.3.2008)
Eurostar
transports over 8 million passengers in 2007... NEWS
(2.3.2008)
AGV
ready for prototype tests... NEWS
(1.3.2008)
Super Fast Trains page has
been updated... Updated
(26.2.2008)
AGV referenced on TGV/AGV
page!
NEW FEATURE
(25.2.2008)
Swiss operator BLS page
opened...
NEW FEATURE
(24.2.2008)
4rail.net special
feature - The Swiss section completed! (22.2.2008)
The
4rail.net Switzerland section is now completed and has numerous
pictures and stories on BLS, SBB/CFF and others, plus developments of
the Swiss railways and more...
4rail.net special feature - The Sokol Fast Train special... (21.2.2008)
Sokol-250
was a special Soviet era project to create a trains to match it's
western counterparts. See several earlier unpublished wonderful
pictures of the train and read the story behind...
Pendolino Page opening on
fast trains... NEW FEATURE
(19.2.2008)
Eurostars page has been
upgraded... Upgraded!
(18.2.2008)
Courbevoie opening... NEW FEATURE (16.2.2008)
The TGV / AGV - page has
been completely upgraded and has
several TGV-pictures by
Sanna Siissalo and
pictures of the orange TGV's
by Pekka Siiskonen... Upgraded!
(14.2.2008)
Vocabulary opened... NEW FEATURE (12.2.2008)
Super Fast Trains page has
been upgraded again! Updated
(10.2.2008)
Crotram TMK 2200 tram
specifications,
Read the new article by
Andreas Ehnberg... NEW FEATURE (9.2.2008)
Tep70 passenger locomotive
specifications... NEW FEATURE (7.2.2008)

Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn
referenced on the Swiss section
the new article by Ilkka
Siissalo... NEW FEATURE
(6.2.2008)
Cisalpino Pendolino ETR470
has been added to our Swiss section
Read the new article by
Ilkka Siissalo... NEW FEATURE
(5.2.2008)
Alpine Railway
DCC page opened!
NEW FEATURE (4.2.2008)
New picture of the month
directly from Paris... Updated (3.2.2008)
Super Fast Trains page has
additions... Updated
(16.1.2008)
Main Page for France has been
updated... Updated
(14.1.2008)
Alpine Railway is going to
the Lions Winter Event in Tapiola on March 1st
See the AR Shows page for
more details!
Event/Update (12.1.2008)
Timeline: First Metro opened
1863 in London Great Britain... HISTORY (10.1.2008)
Swiss operator SBB
el-locomotives page online... NEW FEATURE
(7.1.2008)

Croatram's tram on test drives in
Helsinki Finland... NEWS
(6.1.2008)
Swiss Main Page Renewed,
welcome! NEW/Updated
(5.1.2008)
New pictures from
UK Pendolinos etc. in Gallery! Updated
(4.1.2008)
Super High Speed trains main
page has updates, again... Updated
(3.1.2007)
The Gallery has
new pictures from Finland, Estonia, Sweden
and Lithuania...
Updated
(2.1.2008)
Helsinki (capital of
Finland) operators page opening... NEW PAGE! (1.1.2008)
Re460 family reference page
opened... NEW FEATURE! (30.12.2007)
Due to ever increasing
number of articles on Timeline we decided to
split the section into
history and current events. As a new article today
you will find the story on
the beginning of the railway era!
NEW HISTORY ITEM (29.12.2007)
ISSN-number taken into use...
NEW FEATURE! (28.12.2007)
New page opened on the
Eurostars... NEW FEATURE! (27.12.2007)

around the
Northern Europe! Updated
(10.12.2007)
New picture of the month
from the winter wonderland... Updated (23.12.2007)
Reference main refurbished...
Updated (23.12.2007)
Technology main has been
updated... Updated (22.12.2007)
Super High Speed trains main
page has updates... Updated
(17.12.2007)
TGV / AGV page has new been
upgraded... Updated
(17.12.2007)
Hobby Main page has new
interestign material & links.... Updated
(16.12.2007)
Canadian
National to acquire Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railroad...
NEWS
(16.12.2007)
The border between
Korea's opened for rail traffic... NEWS
(14.12.2007)
Take a look at the
Gallery which now has dozens of new pictures
around the
Northern Europe! Updated
(10.12.2007)
Alpine Railway page has new
updates, again...
Updated (9.12.2007)
Alpine Railway Shows page
has been opened...
NEW FEATURE! (8.12.2007)
New picture of the month
with no train on it arrived... Updated (6.12.2007)
Alpine Railway page
upgraded...
Updated (25.11.2007)
Hobby page opening...
NEW FEATURE! (24.11.2007)
On Timeline Louis XIV
entertains his guests with Roulette... HISTORY (13.11.2007)
4rail.net
in Pictures

TGV / AGV reference page is
opening... NEW FEATURE! (10.11.2007)
Finnish operator VR-Yhtyma
page started... NEW FEATURE! (10.11.2007)
Finnish operators page has
new information... Updated (10.11.2007)
New Technology page has
updated information... Updated (10.11.2007)
CPR to acquire Dakota,
Minnesota & Eastern and Iowa, Chicago &
Eastern in the next
consolidation act of the Railway business
NEWS (10.11.2007)
Super Fast section has new
material... Updated (9.11.2007)
London - Paris in 2:15
starting November 14th on Eurostar NEWS (14.11.2007) London St Pancras
International opened for high speed traffic NEWS (07.11.2007)
New picture of the month
arrived... Updated (4.11.2007)
Shinkansen 300 arrives at
superfast section...
NEW FEATURE! (23.10.2007)
4rail.net
in Pictures
Worlds first Hybrid train in
France...not quite!
NEWS (12.10.2007)
On Timeline of
1823 Robert Stephensons Works...
HISTORY (15.10.2007)
Alpine Railway at Tampere
show...
SHOW NEWS (14.10.2007)
2Te116 referenced in rolling
stock reference...
NEW PAGE! (13.10.2007)
Rolling stock reference main
opened...
NEW FEATURE! (12.10.2007)
BNSF Logistics named to top
10...
NEWS (12.10.2007)
Finnish rail operators page
opened...
NEW PAGE! (11.10.2007)
New pictures on the main
page... Updated (8.10.2007)
New picture of the month
arrived... Updated (3.10.2007)
4rail.net on tour in
Estonia... NEW RAILFAN REPORT (26.9-2.10.2007)
Communications page opened
for testing
NEW FEATURE! (1.10.2007)
Super Fast Trains page has
an update on Transrapid Maglev
(30.9.2007)

Stora Enso to acquire a
fleet of vagons to carry wood in Finland
NEWS (29.9.2007)
Alpine Model Railway page
started NEW PAGE (27.9.2007)
Transrapid Maglev for Munich
Germany! NEWS (26.9.2007)
Welcome aboard super high
speed section! NEW FEATURE! (24.9.2007)
Hybrid power & new
tech page started! NEW FEATURE! (21.9.2007)
Reference Main renewed (17.9.2007)
EU Transportation Committee
and Parlament wish to broaden
the open access in
certification of rolling stock NEWS (16.9.2007)
The Main Page has renewed
graphics NEW FEATURE! (16.9.2007)
Finland: Teollisuuden
Raideliikenne TR Group formed NEWS! (15.9.2007)
 London St Pancras
International opened for high speed traffic NEWS (07.11.2007)
New picture of the month
arrived... Updated (4.11.2007)
Shinkansen 300 arrives at
superfast section...
NEW FEATURE! (23.10.2007)

Worlds first Hybrid train in
France...not quite!
NEWS (12.10.2007) Timeline updated with several
news items NEWS! (14.9.2007)
Finnish
Reference page base added NEW PAGE! (13.9.2007)
4rail.net General Information
page opened NEW PAGE! (10.9.2007)
Gallery Main page opened! NEW PAGE! (9.9.2007)
The Main page is updated (7.9.2007)
Picture of the Month page
added NEW PAGE! (7.9.2007)
Estonian Roster page updated (7.9.2007)

Estonian Reference page
updated (7.9.2007)
Timeline and News section
added NEW PAGE! (3.9.2007)
New in articles: Era of the
Unit trains NEW PAGE! (2.9.2007)
Estonian Roster Page opened NEW PAGE! (26.8.2007)
Reference main updated (21.8.2007)
October 2007
23.10 Shinkansen
bullet train added to Super Fast Trains . JMcK
...
11.10 Finnish operators
page added. JMcK
8.10 Main
page and the Picture of the Mont page
updated. JMcK
3.10 Picture of the mont
updated JMcK
2.10 Estonian tour
pages finally finished! JMcK
1.10
Very first communications page with
an easy to use form offered to the users. JMcK
September
2007
...
24.9 Super High Speed Section
added!
10-23.9 Total upgrading of the site for the next step, new pages, more
articles, page upgrades, new pictures, new countries referenced, news
started.
7.9
- The Main page updated
- Picture of the Month page
added
- Estonian Roster page updated
- Estonian Reference page
updated JMcK
2.9
- Timeline & News
page started. JMcK
2.9
- Reference
Main page updated.
- Unit
trains article added.
- Estonian Roster
page updated.
-
4rail.net Main page updated. JMcK
August
2007
26-27.8
- Reference
Main page updated.
- Estonian
Reference Main page updated.
- Estonian Roster
page started. JMcK
- Google search added to the Main page.
21.8 Reference Main page
updated. JMcK
10-17.8
- Estonian reference
opened. IS, JMcK
3.8
- Gallery
main page skeleton added. JMcK
- Reference section main
page skeleton added. JMcK
- The
very first Main page added to the static
side of the web. JMcK, IS
- Updates tracking page (this page) added to help coordinate the
development effort. JR
3.8.2007,
The very first home page welcome to shed light on the purpose of the
4rail.net:
This is the future home of the 4rail.net. The 4rail.net is
growing to become one of the large railroad reference pages on the net.
Our aim is to provide hobbyists and professionals alike with a wealth
of accurate and detailed information. As you may realise, the
goal is not easily achieved, and some patience is needed on the way.
Technically we will use both traditional html-pages and dynamic
web-publishing tools, both where they are best: The
traditional html pages (believe or not) are still superior to the
webpublishing systems, when the questions of easy navigation &
search, longevity etc. arise. Dynamic pages on the other hand are
superior in their ability to keep the timing automatically and share
the experience.
Our reationship with the Alpine Railways Enthusiasts is close. Actually
most of us belong to that group, so you will obviously find a multitude
on mountain railroading pictures and stories on these pages too...given
some time. There are Finnish and German versions of some of the
material too. Those can be found at "Alppirata-site".
Welcome to the Great World of Railroad Reference! Let the
journey begin!
3.8.2007 in Helsinki, Finland
John Mc Key & Ilkka Siissalo
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