By Yes Urdu on December 4, 2012
carry, Pacific, Railroad, Since, southern, transport, Unusual, Vert-A-Pac, Way
Sci-Tech and Auto

Until the early 1960s, automobiles that were moved by rail were carried in boxcars. These were 50 feet long with double-wide doors. Inside were room for four full-sized sedans on a two-tier rack – two raised up off the floor on a steel rack and two others tucked in underneath them. This protected the cars […]
By Yes Urdu on November 28, 2012
Curious, Dutch, exclaves, gift shop, municipalities, Netherlands, southern
Bizarre / Shocking, Travel and Events

Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog are two municipalities that divide the town of Baarle on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. Baarle-Nassau is located in southern Netherlands in the North Brabant province and Baarle-Hertog is located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Both towns share a common border, but the international border that separates the Belgian […]