Rail transportation was the first efficient cross-country mode of transportation for both passengers and cargo. Rail remains a major method of transporting goods throughout the nation, and in many developed nations is the primary mode of passenger travel. Rail transportation generated hundreds of spin-off industries, ranging from rail cars and signal equipment; to toy trains, and contributed to the growth and dominance of the U.S. iron and steel industries in the early part of the century.

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Date of Dedication:
To be determined

The Eurotunnel Rail System fulfilled a centuries-old dream to link Britain and the rest of Europe. More than a tunnel, it rolls infrastructure and immense machinery into an underwater tunnel system of unprecedented ambition.

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Additional Information

http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/eurostar/channel_tunnel.htm
Description of the Channel Tunnel including diagram and statistics.

http://www.raileurope.com/us/
Detailed information on Europasses and similar travel arrangements.

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996061.htm
Information on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act of 1996.

http://www.tic.ab.ca/~granson/europe.htm
Extensive statistics and information on the tunnel between the United Kingdom and France.

http://www.eurotunnel.co.uk/etdev_new/uk_why.asp
Opportunities the Channel Tunnel provided with its construction.

http://www.eurotunnel.co.uk/english/explorer_e.htm
Homepage of the high speed transport system which links the UK to France through the Channel Tunnel.

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