Do passenger trains go up and down hills or do they stay on flat ground and go through tunnels instead of up and over hill or mountains? When railroads were being built in North America, flat routes were preferred for obvious reasons. The New York Central RR mainline was known as the Water Level Route. However, flat routes weren’t always possible. A competing line already had the flatter route or the railroad was trying to link cities/towns in hilly terrain.
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Tantallon Castle’ One of the last great medieval curtain wall castles constructed in Scotland, Tantallon Castle was the stronghold of the Douglas family for over 300 years. Built in the mid~14th century, it was besieged multiple times, including by King James IV and King James V. The now ruined fortress was severely damaged by Oliver Cromwell’s forces in 1651, thereafter it was left abandoned. Situated in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland The United Kingdom.
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