Zig Zag

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Zig zag, spelled as one word, two words or hyphenated, sometimes with a second capitalized "Z", can refer to a number of things:

Zigzag is a jagged, regular pattern
Zig Zag (railway) is a construction technique railroads use to climb hills, also called a "switchback".
A Zigzag transformer is an engineering device for electrical systems.

Geography

Several places in Oregon's Mount Hood Corridor are called Zigzag, including:
The Clackamas County community of Zigzag, part of the Villages at Mount Hood quasi-government.
The Zigzag River and Little Zigzag River.
The Zigzag glacier on Mount Hood.
A Zig Zag bridge is located in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England.
Zig Zag railway station, New South Wales is a railway station on the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia, located near Lithgow.
The Zig Zag Railway is a heritage railway in New South Wales, Australia, located near Lithgow.
The Kalamunda Zig Zag was a railway line into the Darling Ranges in Western Australia.
The Lapstone Zig Zag is a walking track on the line of an abandoned railway track in New South Wales, Australia.

Media

ZigZag (magazine), a UK rock music magazine.
Zig Zag, a newspaper in Chile edited for a time by Eduardo Barrios.
Zig Zag (manga), a manga series by Yuki Nakaji.
Zigzag (1963 film), a movie directed by Albert Zugsmith
Zigzag (1970 film), a movie directed by Richard A. Colla and starring George Kennedy
ZigZag (film), a movie directed by David S. Goyer.
Zig Zag (TV series) is a BBC schools programme.
Zig Zag (Canadian TV series) was a Canadian children's TV program.
Zig Zag is an album by The Hooters.
ZiGZaG is a composer whose songs are featured in the video games In The Groove and In The Groove 2.
Zig and Zag are puppets on an Irish TV show.
Zig Zag (video game), a 1984 video game.

Miscellaneous

The Zig-Zag (company) makes tobacco products.
The Zig Zag Chair was designed by Gerrit Rietveld.
The Zig Zag Girl is an magic trick invented by Robert Harbin in the mid-1960s.
ZigZag (software) is a data model designed and trademarked by Ted Nelson.
Zig-zag (betting) is a theory used for betting on basketball teams.
Eddie Chapman, a British double agent, code-named ZigZag.
Zig Zag is the name of Sri Lankan singer/rapper, M.I.A's record label.
Zig-Zag is the name of a tree-rotation variant used to balance splay trees.

For other uses, see the disambiguation page Zig zag

A zigzag is a pattern made up of many small corners at an acute angle, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular.
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A railway zig zag, also called a switchback, is a way of climbing hills in difficult country with a minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. For a short distance (corresponding to the middle leg of the letter "Z"), the direction of travel is reversed, before the
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zigzag transformer is a special purpose transformer. It has primary windings but no secondary winding. One application is to derive an earth reference point for an ungrounded electrical system. Another is to control harmonic currents.
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State of Oregon

Flag of Oregon (front) Seal
Nickname(s): Beaver State
Motto(s): Alis volat propriis

Official language(s) (none)^[1]

Capital Salem
Largest city Portland

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The Mount Hood Corridor is a part of Oregon between Sandy and Government Camp. It is named after Mount Hood and has served travelers going in both directions since the days of Native Americans and Oregon Trail migrants.
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Clackamas County (IPA: [ˈklæ kə mɪs]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan
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Zigzag is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located within the Mount Hood Corridor, between Rhododendron and Welches on U.S. Route 26.
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The Villages at Mount Hood is the common government of the unincorporated communities of the Mount Hood Corridor, in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States: Brightwood, Welches, Wemme, Zigzag and Rhododendron. Residents approved its formation in May 2006.
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The Zigzag River is a small river in Oregon's Cascade Range and drains southwestern Mount Hood. It is a tributary of the Sandy River. The Zigzag is fed by the Little Zigzag River sourced by Zigzag Glacier on Mount Hood.
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Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe), is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Perry Bridge, also known as the Zig Zag Bridge, is a bridge over the River Tame in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England. Built in 1711, it is said to be the oldest surviving structure in Birmingham.
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Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England.

It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott.
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City of Birmingham
Birmingham Skyline viewed from Centenary Square

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Nickname: "Brum = Scum", "Brummagem", "Second City", "Workshop of the World", "City of a Thousand Trades"
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Zig Zag railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia.There has been a station at this location since 1878^[1].
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train station or railway station (also called a railroad station^[1], rail station^[2], depot^[3] or commonly in the UK station^[4]
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CityRail
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Mode Commuter rail
Intercity rail
Coach
Owner New South Wales Government
Area Greater Sydney
Business

Founded 1990
Operations

Network 2,060 km

Stations 302

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New South Wales

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Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State
Motto(s): "Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites"
(Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine)

Other Australian states and territories
Capital Sydney
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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair ^[1]

Capital Canberra

Largest city Sydney
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Lithgow
New South Wales

Blast Furnace Park, Lithgow

Population: 11,023

Postcode: 2790

Elevation: 950 m

Location: 150 km from Sydney

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Zig Zag Railway is a heritage railway at Lithgow in New South Wales, Australia on the site of the famous Great or Lithgow Zig Zag which operated between 1870 and 1910. As built, the line formed part of the main line railway westward from Sydney across the Blue Mountains and served
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Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates the international trading and economic growth in most countries.
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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair ^[1]

Capital Canberra

Largest city Sydney
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Kalamunda Zig Zag was completed in 1891, as part of the Upper Darling Range Railway line in Western Australia which was built by the Canning Jarrah Timber Company to supply railway sleepers to Perth's growing railway system.
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Darling Scarp (previously known as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges) is a low escarpment running North-South to the East of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia.
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Western Australia

Flag Coat of Arms
Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the "Golden State"

Other Australian states and territories
Capital Perth
Government Constitutional monarchy
Governor Ken Michael
Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP)
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The Lapstone Zig Zag was a zig zag railway built on the Great Western Railway of New South Wales in Australia between 1863 and 1865, to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb up the eastern side of the mountains ^[1]^[2].
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