Unfortunately, Des Moines does not have Amtrak service. The closest service is in Osceola. The easiest way to make the trip would be to take a train to Chicago and then connect to the California Zephyr that goes to Osceola. It takes most of a day to make this trip.
to maintain a smooth contact between line & train
Earl's Court.
There is no direct train between Heathrow and Southampton. You will either have to take the tube (underground) to Waterloo and get a train from there or take a bus to Reading and get a train to Southampton from there.
The distance between the rail line is one (1) metres apart
There is no direct train service between Wakefield and Heathrow, the best you can do is get on the Piccadilly Line train to King's Cross and take the East Coast mainline route to York. From there, there is supposed to be an interconnecting train to Wakefield.
The Finish Line - Train song - was created in 2009.
Yes, the picturesque Esk Valley Line runs from Middlesborough to Whitby.
The train line runs to Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast. Buses run regularly between Robina station and other areas of the Gold Coast.
The Metra UP North Line runs between Chicago and Evanston. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Purple Line "L" train runs between Chicago and Evanston during rush hours. During other hours, it runs from Evanston to the the Chicago/Evanston border (Howard Street) where you can change trains (on the same platform, no extra charge) to the CTA Red Line "L" train which goes downtown and to the South Side.
The railroad term "gauge" refers to the spacing between the rails. A "narrow gauge" line or train is therefore one where the spacing between the rails is less than the "standard gauge" of 4 feet 8.5 inches.
Normally it is. Like any rail line there can occasionally be problems, but this is rare. In cases where it does happen, bus links are offered as an alternative.
40 minutes on the RER commuter train from Paris east (line A).