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- ↑ "By January 2019, India Will Have Its First 2 'airport-like' Railway Stations - Gandhinagar & Habibganj".
- ↑ Stindt, Fred A. (1985). The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Volume Two. Kelseyville, California: Fred A. Stindt. p. 14. ISBN 0-9615465-0-6.
- ↑ Jones, Robert C. (1979). Two Feet Between the Rails (Volume 1 - The Early Years). Sundance Books. pp. 326&327. ISBN 0-913582-17-4.
- ↑ Johnson, Ron (n.d.). Maine Central R.R. Mountain Division. 470 Railroad Club. pp. 14&274.
- ↑ The Mariazellerbahn Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 3 July 2008