Rail Road
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100 Years of Railways $5.3 A visual history of Great Britain’s railway network. Contains around 300 photographs from PA Photos’ huge archives, spanning the whole of the 20th Century. The railway system in Britain is the oldest in the world, beginning in 1825 with the first locomotive hauled public railway, and culminating in a network of more than 10,000 miles of track by 2000 and a high-speed rail link to continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel. This book traces rail transport from the cramped carriages hauled by dirty steam locomotives to streamlined air-conditioned trains. It charts the growth of private local lines, their amalgamation, the introduction of diesel and electric rolling stock, competition from road transport and the closure of branch lines and freight depots in the 1960s, through nationalization, privatization and the remedial work to restore the railways as efficient, cost effective transport for the 21st century. |
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1283 Establishments: Guiyang, J chi-Ji, Union of Valencia, Gloucester College, Oxford, Kalingarayan Canal $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Guiyang – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The city was first constructed as early as 1283 AD during the Yuan Dynasty. It was originally called Shunyuan (), meaning obeying the Yuan (the Mongol rulers). Originally the area was populated by non-Chinese. The Sui dynasty (AD 581618) had a commandery there, and the Tang dynasty (618907) a prefecture. They were, however, no more than military outposts, and it was not until the Yuan (Mongol) invasion of southwest China in 1279 that the area was made the seat of an army and a “pacification office.” Chinese settlement in the area also began at that time, and, under the Ming (13681644) and Qing (16441911) dynasties, the town became the seat of a superior prefecture named Guiyang. Locally Guiyang was an important administrative and commercial center with two distinct merchant communities, consisting of the Sichuanese, who lived in the “new” northern part of the city, and those from Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi province, who lived in the “old” southern part. Nevertheless, until the Sino-Japanese War (193745), Guiyang was no more than the capital of one of China’s least-developed provinces. As elsewhere in the southwest, considerable economic progress was made under the special circumstances of wartime. Road transport infrastructure with Kunming in Yunnan province and with Chongqing in Sichuan (China’s wartime provisional capital) and into Hunan were established. Work was begun on a railway from Liuzhou in Guangxi, and after 1949 this development was accelerated. Guiyang has subsequently become a major provincial city and industrial base. In 1959 the rail network in Guangxi was completed, allowing seamless connection from Guizhou to Chongqing to the north, to Kunming to the west, and Changsha to the eas… More: |
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1619W Santa Fe Alco Freight Set $383.99 LOE1103: Features: -Die-cast metal truck side frame.-Die-cast metal couplers.-Metal frame.-Pullmor motor.-Electronic e-Unit with Direction Lock.-Electronic horn and bell with volume control.-Operating headlight.-Magne-Traction.-Traction tires.-Operating couplers.-Die-cast metal AA R-style trucks.-Removable speed boat on #6801 flatcar.-Removable girders on #6802 flatcar.-Removable ”whirly-bird” helicopter on #6819 flatcar.-Interior illumination in caboose.-Upgraded window inserts and smokestack on caboose.-Material: Plastic and metal.-Locomotive road number: 218.-Gauge: Traditional O Gauge.-Rail line: Santa Fe.-Minimum curve: O-27.-Power source: Electrical. Color/Finish: -Color: Multi. Warranty: -1 year warranty. |
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1877 in Transport: 1877 in Rail Transport, 1877 Ships, Bridges Completed in 1877, Cogan House Covered Bridge, Great Railroad Strike of 1877 $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1877 in Rail Transport, 1877 Ships, Bridges Completed in 1877, Cogan House Covered Bridge, Great Railroad Strike of 1877, North Avenue Bridge, Bennerley Viaduct, Loch Sloy, City of Washington, Japanese Ironclad Warship Fuso, Agnes, Active, Japanese Corvette Kongo, Hms Cormorant, Japanese Corvette Hiei, Echo Bridge, Japanese Corvette Amagi, Hnoms Sleipner, Pont de Sully, Uss Niagara, Sms Sachsen, Lower Shavertown Bridge, Ss Alert, Church Street Covered Bridge, Sms Moltke, High Bridge of Kentucky, Hereward, Uss Davis K. Philips, French Cruiser Lapérouse, Maria Pia Bridge, Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge, List of Ship Launches in 1877, Hms Iris. Excerpt: Cogan House Covered Bridge – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The covered bridge is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of Pennsylvania Route 184 on Campbell Road (Township Road 784), 0.1 miles (0.2 km) past the intersection with Covered Bridge Road. Its official name on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is “Cogan House Covered Bridge”. It is the only covered bridge ever built in Cogan House Township and the name comes from the township, as well as the village of Cogan House, which is northeast of the bridge. Cogan House Township and the village are named for David Cogan, who settled on Larrys Creek in 1825. Cogan was the one of the few settlers in the area for many years and grew tired of living nearly alone in the wilderness. In 1842 he abandoned his homestead, as did a neighbor named Carter. Their houses were used by hunters and travelers and the name Cogan’s House was given to the area. Cogan House Township was formed from parts of Jackson and Mifflin Townships on December 6, 1843. Since the bridge’s 1998 restoration, the Lycoming County Commissioners have officially called it the “Buckhor… More: |
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1902 Architecture $20.12 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Capernaum Church, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Dry Dock Engine Works-Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex, House With Chimaeras, Wanamaker’s, Flatiron Building, Mission Inn, Savoy Hotel, St. James’ Episcopal Church (Manitowoc, Wisconsin), West Baden Springs Hotel, the Tombs, Municipal Theatre of Corfu, Peoria State Hospital, Mcphail Angus Farm, South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue, Rosecliff, Irvington Town Hall, Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse, Zion Memorial Chapel, Lots Road Power Station, St. Paul’s Anglican Church (Dawson City, Yukon), St. Josaphat’s in Chicago, Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church, Temple Beth-El, Shipka, Tretyakov Gallery, Old Main, Arthur Heurtley House, 122 Foregate Street, Chester, the Mount (Lenox, Massachusetts), Balmoral Hotel, Webster County Courthouse, Greens Ledge Light, Newport Historical Society, Farmers National Bank (Plain City, Ohio), St Ethelwold’s Church, Shotton, Harry E. Donnell House, Allen County Courthouse, Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light, Frick Building, Chesterton Commercial Historic District, Cecil Hotel, Savyolovsky Rail Terminal, Loretto Academy (Kansas City, Missouri), Nożyk Synagogue, Old Tai O Police Station, Sarajevo Synagogue, Siong Lim Temple, Villa Leopolda, Villa District, Rayner Memorial Clock Tower, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Mount Beacon Incline Railway, Faena Hotel+universe, St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, Loren L. Chadwick Cottages, the Church Brew Works, Charles F. Berg Building, Hillsborough Trinity Methodist Church, Hooper Island Light, Union Station, William Jennings Bryan House, Fisherman’s Bastion, Irma Hotel, Union Bridge Station, Public Safety Building (Cumberland, Maryland), Federal Palace of Switzerland, Samuel Gompers House, Lafayette, Indiana, John Olness House, Madlener |
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1943 In Rail Transport $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Railway Accidents in 1943, Railway Companies Disestablished in 1943, Railway Locomotives Introduced in 1943, Railway Stations Closed in 1943, Railway Stations Opened in 1943, 3801, Central Station, Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, Hyde Railway Disaster, Portland and Ogdensburg Railway, Manseibashi Station, Wd Austerity 2-10-0, South Australian Railways 520 Class, Australian Standard Garratt, Drg Class 42, Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0st, Fs Class E424, New South Wales C38 Class Locomotive, 1943 in Rail Transport, Wd Austerity 2-8-0, Southern Pacific Class Gs-6, Moniaive Railway Station, Wagr S Class, Washington/state, Southern Pacific 4460, Lner Thompson Class A2/2, Paveletskaya, Jackson/state, Ayase Station, Wabash Class P1, Baldwin 4-8+8-4-750/8-De, Roosevelt/state, Clark/division, Minnamurra Railway Station, New South Wales, North/clybourn, Chicago, Balerno Railway Station, Junction Road Railway Station, Crossford Railway Station, Columbus and Xenia Railroad, Novokuznetskaya, Tarbolton Railway Station, Tovil Railway Station, Shin-Koyasu Station, Monroe/state, Harrison, New York and Greenwood Lake Railway, Southern Pacific Class Ac-12, Breland Station, Snartemo Station, Marnardal Station, Audnedal Station, Santa Fe 2913, Grand, Berlin Albrechtshof Station, Waterloo Road Railway Station, Storekvina Station, Nodeland Station, Gyland Station, East Kew Railway Station, Melbourne, Avtozavodskaya, Catrine Railway Station, Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway, Hornsey Road Railway Station, Methley Junction Railway Station, Tidal Basin Railway Station, Rennert Railroad Accident, Kyogase Station, Chesapeake and Western Railroad. Excerpt: 1942, 1943 , 1944 This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1943.Events January events May events June events July events |
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1980 Disasters $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1975-80 Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Seasons, 1980 Earthquakes, 1980 Fires, 1980 Natural Disasters, 1980 Road Accidents, Aviation Accidents and Incidents in 1980, Maritime Incidents in 1980, Railway Accidents in 1980, Tornadoes of 1980, Transportation Disasters in 1980, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870, Ottery St Mary, August 1980 Bologna Bombing, Lot Polish Airlines Flight 007, OtÅ?oczyn Railway Accident, 1975-80 Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Seasons, Western Wisconsin Derecho, Uscgc Blackthorn, Mv Derbyshire, Uss Ozark, Dunmurry Train Explosion, 1980 Grand Island Tornado Outbreak, 1980 Azores Islands Earthquake, Saudia Flight 163, Alexander Kielland Wreck, Mgm Grand Fire, Uss Mindanao, Central Hotel Fire, Bundoran, Ms Athina B, 1980 Irpinia Earthquake, 1980 United States Heat Wave, Buttevant Rail Disaster, Florida Commuter Airlines Crash, Eastern Air Lines Flight 885, Thai Airways Flight 231, Dan-Air Flight 1008, Ms Prinsendam, Mv Summit Venture, Mv Panagiotis, Saudia Flight 162, More Trees Down Derecho, Zenobia, 1980 Kalamazoo Tornado, 1980 El Asnam Earthquake, Continental Micronesia Flight 614, 1980 Iran Air Boeing 727 Airplane Crash, Holborn Rail Crash, 1980 Central Mexico Earthquake, Vh-Aav Crash, Tjörn Bridge, 1980 Saskatoon Queen’s Hotel Fire, List of Shipwrecks in 1980, Star Clipper, 1980 Bo Rein Crash. Excerpt: The 1975-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from 1 July to 30 June during each year between 1975 and 1980. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.Southern Hemisphere Cyclone Seasons Pre-1970 1970-75 1975-80 1980-85 1985-901975 76 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season Severe Tropical Cyclone Joan |
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1981 Disasters: 1981 Earthquakes, 1981 Fires, 1981 Road Accidents, Aviation Accidents and Incidents in 1981, Maritime Incidents in 198 $23.19 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 142. Not illustrated. Chapters: 1981 Earthquakes, 1981 Fires, 1981 Road Accidents, Aviation Accidents and Incidents in 1981, Maritime Incidents in 1981, Railway Accidents in 1981, Tornadoes of 1981, Transportation Disasters in 1981, Valeri Kharlamov, May 1981 Tornado Outbreak, Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse, Stardust Fire, Uss George Washington, Attacks on Shipping in Lough Foyle, Uss Shelikof, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Soviet Submarine S-363, Ss Reina Del Mar, Soviet Submarine S-178, Brp Datu Kalantiaw, Uss Charles R. Ware, Usns Geiger, Uss Glennon, April 4, 1981, West Bend Tornado, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, New Cross Fire, Nlm Cityhopper Flight 431, 1981 Irian Jaya Earthquake, Seer Green Rail Crash, Dan-Air Flight 240, 1981 Dawu Earthquake, G-Aswi North Sea Ditching, Karaiskakis Stadium Disaster, Garuda Indonesia Flight 206, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103, No. 21 Mine Explosion, List of Shipwrecks in 1981, Alcalá 20 Nightclub Fire, Rusty Chambers, Bihar Train Disaster, 1981 Bangalore Circus Fire, Ms Arctic Explorer. Excerpt: Aftermath view. The 4th floor and 2nd floor walkways were positioned at the now boarded entrances. A parallel 3rd floor walkway to the left was left intactDifference between the design and construction of the walkway support systemView of the 4th floor support beam which fell, together with the 2nd floor support rodView of the lobby floor, during the first day of the investigationA major cause of fatalities was the landing of the concrete 4th floor walkway onto the crowded 2nd floor walkway, both seen hereThe Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse was a major disaster that occurred on July 17, 1981 in Kansas City , Missouri, United States, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200 others during a tea dance . At the time it was the deadliest structural collapse in U.S. |
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400 Story: Chicago and North Western’s Premier Passenger Trains $29.95 Three midwestern railroads introduced luxury passenger service in 1935, competing for Chicago-Twin Cities business and leisure travelers. Chicago and North Western’s modern, sleek, and fast rail line began with a conventional steam-powered train dubbed the “400” and named after its ambitious schedule: “400 miles in 400 minutes.” In 1939, it evolved into an even faster diesel-powered streamlined train, eventually expanding into a fleet of streamliners that served Wisconsin, Minnesota, and upper Michigan. The 400 Story captures the excitement of this era, tracing the rise and fall of the premier passenger system that made “Twin Cities 400” a household term in the upper Midwest. Jim Scribbins had a lifetime career at Milwaukee Road and is the author of The Hiawatha Story(Minnesota, 2006) and four other books about upper midwestern railroads. He lives in West Bend, Wisconsin. |
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90two Spring Airsoft Pistol, Black airsoft gun – Beretta – BER-2274000 $17.99 Beretta 90 Two Spring Airsoft Pistol The Beretta 90 two spring pistol has a 15-round drop free heavy magazine that allows for realistic shooting. The integrated weaver rail will accept accessories such as a laser or a point sight. Features: Metal barrel, smooth bore 15-round drop-free heavy magazine Integrated weaver rail with cover Working slide catch 400 BBs included YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO BUY ANY AIRSOFT, AIR GUN OR AIR RIFLE IN OUR STORE. It is the consumers responsibility to verify that Airsoft or BB Guns are legal in your state and local jurisdiction. Zephyr Sports is not responsible for guns confiscated by local law enforcement. Adult signature will be required by the shipping carrier for all shipments that contain: air guns or airsoft guns. All Airsoft replica BB guns include a safety orange muzzle tip in accordance with Federal law. Any attempt to remove the orange tip is a violation of Federal law. Modified Airsoft Guns will not be accepted for return or exchange. Airsoft Gun BB Warning You must use .20 gram or higher AEG Quality Airsoft BB’s with this Airsoft Gun. Using .12gram, re-used, low quality/low grade, translucent, or BBs purchased from large discount stores or major retail sporting good chains will void the warranty on your Airsoft Gun. High quality bb’s meant for your AEG will enhance your playing experience and save you money in repairs down the road. NOTE TO CUSTOMERS: Due to legal restrictions, we are unable to ship any airsoft products to Canada. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
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A Complete View of Baltimore; With a Statistical Sketch, of All the Commercial, Mercantile, Manufacturing, Literary, Scientific, and Religious $20.43 Subtitle: With a Statistical Sketch, of All the Commercial, Mercantile, Manufacturing, Literary, Scientific, and Religious Institutions and Establishments, in the Same, and in Its Vicinity … Derived From Personal Observation and Research … to Which Is Added, a Detailed Statement of an Excursion on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road to the Point of Rocks … and an Advertising Directory General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1833 Original Publisher: S. Young Subjects: Baltimore (Md.) Occupations Baltimore Business |
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A Crack in the Track $8.99 What does it take to bring the entire Island of Sodor Railway System to a halt? It’s one thing after another–a crack in the track, some hail on rail, a toad in the road, and a fuss on the bus–until just about everything that can go wrong does go wrong. |
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A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology $123.27 * Provides approximately 7,000 definitions of travel and tourism terminology, used in the English speaking world* Covers the operating language of the industry, acronyms of organizations, trade bodies and airlines, IT terms and brand names* Entries vary from one-line definitions to 500 word articlesThe book covers all aspects of the tourism industry, including hospitality, transport – road, rail, air and sea, and ancillary services such as car rental, insurance, passport and visa services, and foreign currency. |
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A Further Report of the Survey of a Rail-Road from Chambersburg to Pittsburg, with an Estimate of the Cost of the Work; Also, a Further Report $20.43 Title: A Further Report of the Survey of a Rail-Road From Chambersburg to Pittsburg, With an Estimate of the Cost of the Work: Also, a Further Report of the Survey of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, With an Estimate of the Cost of the Work Publisher: Harrisburg: Boas and Coplan Publication date: 1838 Subjects: Chambersburg and Pittsburg Rail Road Roads Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. |
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A Manual of the Principles and Practice of Road-Making $27.1 Title: A Manual of the Principles and Practice of Road-Making: Comprising the Location, Construction, and Improvement of Roads (common, Macadam, Paved, Plank, Etc.); and Rail-Roads Publisher: New York: A. S. Barnes |
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A Manual of the Principles and Practice of Road-making: Comprising the Location, Consruction, and Improvement of Roads (common, Macadam, Paved, Plank, Etc.) and Rail-roads $30.95 W. M. (William Mitchell) Gillespie,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Hard Press Editions |
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A Report, Descriptive Of A Route For A Rail Road From The Hudson Through Paterson To The Delaware River (1831) $13.12 This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! |
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A Report, Descriptive Of A Route For A Rail Road From The Hudson Through Paterson To The Delaware River, Thence To The Susquehanna And The South Western Counties Of New-York $9.96 John Langdon Sullivan,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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A Report, Descriptive of a Route for a Rail Road from the Hudson Through Paterson to the Delaware River (1831) $11.03 This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! |
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AA City Plan Dublin $3.35 Super-clear mapping of Dublin city center at an enlarged scaleCombining clear design and comprehensive road detail with a large scale to ensure that you never lose your way, this folded sheet map is presented in a durable encapsulated cover. The map includes visitor sites, hotel, restaurant and entertainment venues, plus a rail, tram, and air link map on the back cover. |
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Abstract Of A Report On The Coal And Iron Estate Of The Little Schuylkill Navigation Rail Road And Coal Company: From Actual Survey Made By Authority Of The Managers Of The Company In October, 1845 $11.17 William F. Roberts,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Acts Constituting the Charter of the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Rail Road Company, and Authorising Corporate Authorities to Subscribe Thereto $14.14 Ohio,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books |
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Address Of Thomas Swann, Esq., President Of The Baltimore And Ohio Rail Road Company: To The Stockholders, At Their General Meeting, May 1, In Relation To The Act Of The General Assembly Of Virginia, Passed March 21, 1850 : Providing For A Settlement… $17.75 Thomas Swann,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Advances in Human Aspects of Road and Rail Transportation $79.95 Neville A. Stanton (Editor), Waldemar Karwowski (Editor),Hardcover,Series: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series 14, English-language edition,Pub by CRC Press |
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Afternoon of an Evening Train $18.89 A very personal map of New Zealand–from Waiheke Island to Dunedin via the Waihi Beach Dump and Wellington’s storm sewers–is laid out in this collection of poems whose emotional territory is as vast as it is geographical. Images of busy intersections, rambling sideshows, and towering cathedrals provide an exhilarating sense of commuter traffic–by road, rail, or air–between known and unknown worlds. |
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Alco Locomotives $40 From 1901 to 1969, Alco locomotives were among the best known in North America. Here is the first comprehensive history of American Locomotive Company’s steam- and diesel-powered offerings—machines that combined a rich railroading heritage with a reputation for pushing the envelope of locomotive technology.Beginning with the steam era, veteran rail author Brian Solomon covers the design and development of standard Alco stalwarts—including Mikados, Atlantics, and Mallets—as well as more powerful and flashy postwar models—most notably New York Central’s Hudsons, Union Pacific’s Challengers and Big Boys, and Milwaukee Road’s Atlantics and Hudsons. Diesel coverage features all pre- and postwar models, including Alco’s pioneering road switchers, its FA/FB freight units, and the classic PA passenger locomotive. A mix of high-quality historical photos, modern color images, and primary research ensure a fitting tribute to this icon of the American rails.While vying with behemoth EMD for a piece of the domestic diesel business, Alco lost market share and exited the industry in 1969, but not before leaving its mark with some of the most beloved and interesting locomotives in the history of North American rails. Throughout this tribute, readers witness a company continually meeting the demands of an ever-changing industry and economy. |
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Alco Locomotives $20.03 From 1901 to 1969, Alco locomotives were among the best known in North America. Here is the first comprehensive history of American Locomotive Company’s steam- and diesel-powered offerings—machines that combined a rich railroading heritage with a reputation for pushing the envelope of locomotive technology.Beginning with the steam era, veteran rail author Brian Solomon covers the design and development of standard Alco stalwarts—including Mikados, Atlantics, and Mallets—as well as more powerful and flashy postwar models—most notably New York Central’s Hudsons, Union Pacific’s Challengers and Big Boys, and Milwaukee Road’s Atlantics and Hudsons. Diesel coverage features all pre- and postwar models, including Alco’s pioneering road switchers, its FA/FB freight units, and the classic PA passenger locomotive. A mix of high-quality historical photos, modern color images, and primary research ensure a fitting tribute to this icon of the American rails.While vying with behemoth EMD for a piece of the domestic diesel business, Alco lost market share and exited the industry in 1969, but not before leaving its mark with some of the most beloved and interesting locomotives in the history of North American rails. Throughout this tribute, readers witness a company continually meeting the demands of an ever-changing industry and economy. |
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All Aboard with Reading and Writing for Middle Grades $38.91 A compilation of reading and writing activities that middle school teachers can effectively use in the classroom. The four units cover information about railroads. The reading passages are: No Whistles Can Be Heard (Harriet Tubman), Rail Safety, Knights of the Road, and Murder on the Orient Express. Each unit has many activities. These activities include word games, writing prompts, and lessons on a wide variety of skills needed for test prep. Just a few of them are: vocabulary, antonyms, reading comprehension, figurative language, spelling, writing activities, game cards, and much more. |
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All Round Spain By Road And Rail; With A Short Account Of A Visit To Andorra $19.99 General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1884Original Publisher: Low, Marston, Searle |
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Altrincham Station $45 Altrincham station, or Altrincham Interchange, serves the town of Altrincham in Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. It was originally named Altrincham and Bowdon and is located on Stamford New Road, adjacent to the Altrincham Ice Dome-home to the Manchester Phoenix ice hockey team. The station also serves as the southern terminus of Manchester Metrolink to and from Manchester city centre. The station has four platforms. Two bay platforms are used for Manchester Metrolink tram services. Two further through platforms serving the Mid-Cheshire Line are used for Northern Rail train services between Manchester Piccadilly station and Chester railway station via Stockport railway station. A bus station on the edge of the complex provides road-based interchange |
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America By River And Rail $27.62 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CHAPTER III. BOSTON. Saturday, March 3.—We met at breakfast at half-past eight, and made the acquaintance of buckwheat cakes and molasses. Then to the monument on Bunker’s Hill. We took a wrong bridge, and got to the Cambridge side, but easily found a road and bridge leading to Charleston, where Bunker’s Hill is. This part of the town is quite intersected by railways. These cross the streets in all directions on the level, and are in most cases without any protection. A sign-board, stretched full in front across the whole breadth of the street, bears the legend, ” Railway crossing.—Look out for the engine while the bell is ringing ;” and, in addition to this, a gate is, in some instances, shut across the street while a train is passing. The onus of responsibility seems to be thrown as much as possible on the unlucky passenger. Should he get smashed after the above-mentioned admonition, he is supposed to be himself to blame. The American engine and car are both very different from ours. The locomotives are much larger, and have three striking peculiarities. The chimney or smoke- stalk is in the shape of a great inverted cone, the object of the broad top being to hold an arrangement for preventing pieces of burning wood blowing out. This BOSTON. 11 huge chimney is balanced by a house at the opposite end for the drivers. Without such a protection they could not stand either the summer heat or the winter cold of this climate. The third peculiarity is in the arrangement of the wheels. Thedriving wheels, varying in number from two to four pairs, are placed together behind, while in front two pairs of small wheels support a swivel platform beneath the engine,—an arrangement introduced to give facility in turning. The carriages, or cars, as they are called, are |
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America By River And Rail $41.13 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CHAPTER III. BOSTON. Saturday, March 3.—We met at breakfast at half-past eight, and made the acquaintance of buckwheat cakes and molasses. Then to the monument on Bunker’s Hill. We took a wrong bridge, and got to the Cambridge side, but easily found a road and bridge leading to Charleston, where Bunker’s Hill is. This part of the town is quite intersected by railways. These cross the streets in all directions on the level, and are in most cases without any protection. A sign-board, stretched full in front across the whole breadth of the street, bears the legend, ” Railway crossing.—Look out for the engine while the bell is ringing ;” and, in addition to this, a gate is, in some instances, shut across the street while a train is passing. The onus of responsibility seems to be thrown as much as possible on the unlucky passenger. Should he get smashed after the above-mentioned admonition, he is supposed to be himself to blame. The American engine and car are both very different from ours. The locomotives are much larger, and have three striking peculiarities. The chimney or smoke- stalk is in the shape of a great inverted cone, the object of the broad top being to hold an arrangement for preventing pieces of burning wood blowing out. This BOSTON. 11 huge chimney is balanced by a house at the opposite end for the drivers. Without such a protection they could not stand either the summer heat or the winter cold of this climate. The third peculiarity is in the arrangement of the wheels. Thedriving wheels, varying in number from two to four pairs, are placed together behind, while in front two pairs of small wheels support a swivel platform beneath the engine,—an arrangement introduced to give facility in turning. The carriages, or cars, as they are called, are |
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An Act To Authorize A Loan Of Credit By The State Of Ohio, To Rail Road Companies: And To Authorize Subscriptions By The State, To The Capital Stock Of Turnpike, Canal, And Slackwater Navigation Companies … $15.75 Created by Ohio,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Angel Of The North $43.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture designed by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, England. As the name suggests, it is a steel sculpture of a graceful angel, standing 20m tall, with wings measuring 54m across. The wings themselves are not planar, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward, which Gormley has said aims to create “a sense of embrace”. It stands on a hill, on the southern edge of Low Fell overlooking the A1 road and the A167 road into Tyneside and the East Coast Main Line rail route, and just south of the site of Team Colliery. |
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Annual Report …: Including Reports Of The Wilmington, Columbia And Augusta Railroad Company… $39.75 Created by Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road, Columbia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report Of The Directors Of The Northern Railroad To The Stockholders, Volumes 5-14 $11.49 Northern Rail-Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report Of The Philadelphia, Wilmington And Baltimore Rail Road Company …… $17.75 Created by Wilmington and Baltimore R Philadelphia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report Of The Rail Road Commissioners Of Alabama, For The Year Ending … $36.75 Created by Alabama Public Service Commission,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report Of The Rail Road Commissioners Of Alabama, For The Year Ending … $37.75 Created by Alabama Public Service Commission,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report Of The Rail Road Commissioners Of Alabama, For The Year Ending … $48.75 Created by Alabama Public Service Commission,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report Of The Rail Road Commissioners Of Alabama, For The Year Ending …, Volume 11 $38.75 Created by Alabama Public Service Commission,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report… $21.75 Created by Pennsylvania Canal and Rail-road Company,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Report… $19.75 Created by Georgia Rail Road Company, Gainesville, Created by Jefferson and Southern Railroad Company,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Reports Of The President And Directors And The Chief Engineer And Superintendent Of The Wilmington & Weldon R.R. Co., With The Proceedings Of The General Meeting Of Stockholders [Serial] $11.5 Wilmington And Weldon Rail Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies Together with Report of the State Director of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal $23.97 Title: Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies … Together With Report of the State Director of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company … General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1887 Description: Vols. for 1867-1915 include report of the state director of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company issued through 1878 under its earlier names: 1867-71, Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Companies (which continues the reports of the State Directors); 1873-78, United Rail Road and Canal Company of New Jersey. Subjects: Railroads Canals Crafts |
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Annual report of the directors of the Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Rail Road Company to the stockholders. $14.75 Alfred Kelley,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Gale, Sabin Americana |
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Annual reports of the president and directors and the chief engineer and superintendent of the Wilmington & Weldon R.R. Co., with the proceedings of the general meeting of stockholders [serial] $11.4 Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual reports of the president and directors and the chief engineer and superintendent of the Wilmington & Weldon R.R. Co., with the proceedings of the general meeting of stockholders [serial] $11.27 Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual reports of the president and directors and the chief engineer and superintendent of the Wilmington & Weldon R.R. Co., with the proceedings of the general meeting of stockholders [serial] Volume 1855 $11.8 Created by Wilmington and Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual reports of the president and directors and the chief engineer and superintendent of the Wilmington & Weldon R.R. Co., with the proceedings of the general meeting of stockholders [serial] Volume 1856 $11.38 Created by Wilmington and Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Annual reports of the president and directors and the chief engineer and superintendent of the Wilmington & Weldon R.R. Co., with the proceedings of the general meeting of stockholders [serial] Volume 1858 $11.8 Created by Wilmington and Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Automated Transport Systems for Sustainable Urban Mobility $183.75 This book presents a study of the potentials of automated urban transport systems (AUTS) to provide more sustainable mobility in urban areas. AUTS consist of a fleet of vehicles with fully automated driving capabilities for passenger transport on a rail or road network with on-demand and door-to-door capability. Various related systems have proven to be feasible and to provide some of the benefits anticipated. Users and stakeholders were able to envisage the potential of AUTS to improve urban mobility, but some concerns remained over use of the systems in mixed traffic. After having used the system, public acceptance increased. AUTS vehicle performance parameters including acceleration, deceleration, and jerk are below benchmark values for comparable systems in terms of comfort and safety levels for passengers. The study has shown that there is large potential for AUTS, but a number of implementation barriers so far have hindered a more wide-spread and large-scale implementation. |
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Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941-45 $17.95 On April 6th, the German 2nd and 12th Armies, Italian 2nd and 9th Armies, and the Hungarian 4th, 5th and Mobile Corps invaded Yugoslavia from Italy, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. Few of the Royal Yugoslav Army’s 30 divisions actively resisted, and after 11 days the Yugoslav High Command surrendered. In Croatia, a puppet state was installed. Axis forces quickly occupied the principal towns and patrolled the main road and rail links, but in the villages, countryside and mountains, a vicious and complex guerrilla war was brewing. This title takes a close look at the German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Slovenian units that fought for the Axis powers in Yugoslavia during World War II. |
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Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941-5 $17.95 On April 6th, the German 2nd and 12th Armies, Italian 2nd and 9th Armies, and the Hungarian 4th, 5th and Mobile Corps invaded Yugoslavia from Italy, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. Few of the Royal Yugoslav Army”s 30 divisions actively resisted, and after 11 days the Yugoslav High Command surrendered. In Croatia, a puppet state was installed. Axis forces quickly occupied the principal towns and patrolled the main road and rail links, but in the villages, countryside and mountains, a vicious and complex guerrilla war was brewing. This title takes a close look at the German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Slovenian units that fought for the Axis powers in Yugoslavia during World War II. |
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Bahngesellschaft (Kanada) $19.99 Kapitel: Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railway, White Pass and Yukon Railway, Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, Via Rail Canada, Go Transit, Hudson Bay Railway, St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, Québec North Shore and Labrador Railway, Société de Transport de Montréal, Quebec Central Railway, Arnaud Railway, Barrie-Collingwood Railway, Rocky Mountaineer, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), formerly also briefly known as CP Rail (reporting mark CP) between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City. Its headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta. It owns approximately 14,000 route miles of track all across Canada and into the United States, stretching from Montreal to Vancouver, as far north as Edmonton. The company acquired two American lines in 2009: the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad. The trackage of the ICE was at one time a part of CP subsidiary Soo Line and predecessor line The Milwaukee Road. The combined DME/ICE system spanned North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Iowa, as well as two short stretches into two other states which included a line to Kansas City, Missouri and a line to Chicago, Illinois, and regulatory approval to build a line into the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. The railway was originally built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885 (connecting with Ottawa Valley and Georgian Bay area lines built earlier), fulfilling a promise extended to British Columbia when it entered Confederation in 1871. It was Canada’s first |
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Bahngesellschaft (New York): Norfolk Southern Railway, Csx Transportation, Long Island Rail Road $14.14 Bucher Gruppe (Editor),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Books LLC |
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Bajz Rail Station $40 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Bajzë Rail Station is a railroad station located in Bajzë, Albania. It serves Albanian Railways as a freight line between Bajzë and Shkodër with an extension to the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica operated by Railways of Montenegro. Two freight trains pass daily through the station, hauling over 10,000 tonnes of commodities monthly. Long term plans exist to establish and operate international passenger trains between Albania and Montenegro via Bajzë. The vast majority of Albanian entrepreneurs import their goods through the railway line from all over Europe, as transport through train is about 50% cheaper than road transport. Cleaning of toxic chemicals, which had been dumped during 1991-1992, finished in 2009. The UNDP is currently in charge of a 2.2 million USD programme aimed at clearing the toxic waste, with funding from the Albanian and Dutch governments. |
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Beretta Px4 Storm Spring Airsoft Pistol – Black $19.99 Beretta Px4 Storm Spring Airsoft Pistol Umarex’s Px4 Storm licensed by Beretta. The Px4 is a spring action airsoft pistol with a new enhanced trigger system that improves durability. Accessories can be mounted to the pistol rail in front of the trigger guard. Comes with 400 BBs for its 14 round magazine. Features: Extended life trigger system 14-round drop free magazine Integrated accessory rail 400 BBs included YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO BUY ANY AIRSOFT, AIR GUN OR AIR RIFLE IN OUR STORE. It is the consumers responsibility to verify that Airsoft or BB Guns are legal in your state and local jurisdiction. Zephyr Sports is not responsible for guns confiscated by local law enforcement. Adult signature will be required by the shipping carrier for all shipments that contain: air guns or airsoft guns. All Airsoft replica BB guns include a safety orange muzzle tip in accordance with Federal law. Any attempt to remove the orange tip is a violation of Federal law. Modified Airsoft Guns will not be accepted for return or exchange. Airsoft Gun BB Warning You must use .20 gram or higher AEG Quality Airsoft BB’s with this Airsoft Gun. Using .12gram, re-used, low quality/low grade, translucent, or BBs purchased from large discount stores or major retail sporting good chains will void the warranty on your Airsoft Gun. High quality bb’s meant for your AEG will enhance your playing experience and save you money in repairs down the road. NOTE TO CUSTOMERS: Due to legal restrictions, we are unable to ship any airsoft products to Canada. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
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Blue Bird Passenger Set $309.99 LOE1152: Features: -Metal frame.-Transformer controlled forward, neutral, and reverse operation.-Train sounds sound system with diesel engine revving, horn, bell, squealing brakes, and operator-controlled, multi-part crew dialog.-Operating headlight.-Lighted cab interior.-Operating coupler on both ends.-Dual powerful maintenance-free motors.-Die-cast metal trucks, pilot, fuel tank.-Engineer and conductor figures.-Opening doors.-Die-cast metal trucks and operating couplers.-Detailed and lighted interiors.-Flexible diaphragms between cars.-Each car in set individually boxed.-Material: Plastic and metal.-Locomotive road number: 1189.-Gauge: Traditional O gauge.-Rail line: Wabash.-Minimum curve: O-27.-Layout is 40” x 60”.-Power source: Electrical. Color/Finish: -Color: Blue, Grey and White. Dimensions: -Length: 52.5”. Warranty: -1 year warranty. |
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Bmt Sea Beach Line Stations: Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue, New Utrecht Avenue62nd Street, Eighth Avenue, Kings Highway $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue, New Utrecht Avenue/62nd Street, Eighth Avenue, Kings Highway, Fort Hamilton Parkway, Avenue U, 20th Avenue, 18th Avenue, Bay Parkway, Gravesend – 86th Street. Excerpt: Coney Island Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1919, a completely reconstructed New West End Terminal was built on an elevated structure to consolidate the terminals of all the former steam railroad lines terminating at Coney Island except the Long Island Rail Road-controlled New York and Manhattan Beach Railway. “West End” was gradually dropped from the terminal’s name, and it is now known as Stillwell Avenue Terminal or Coney Island Terminal. Station signage reads Stillwell Avenue Coney Island. Beginning in late 2001, Coney Island Terminal was entirely reconstructed, and the new terminal opened May 23, 2004 with 6 tracks. The project completed on May 29, 2005, with full restoration of N service and all 8 tracks in service. A new entrance building was constructed, with a terra cotta facade in imitation of the former terminal, including restored BMT signs and logos. The former steel and concrete station, badly corroded by the effects of salt water and poor maintenance, was replaced with a new infrastructure, including a soaring roof with arches reminiscent of classic European train sheds. The roof is glazed with photovoltaic (solar electric) panels, consisting of 2,800 thin-film modules from SCHOTT (Germany) and covering a surface of 76,000 square feet (7,100 m). The solar panel system has a nominal power of about 210 kWp, which generates an annual output of 250,000 kW hours, which the station can use to offset power needs. It is the largest renewable-energy enabled mass transit station in the United… More: |
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Bowling Green Trust Company, Trustee, Complainant, against Western Maryland Rail Road Company, Defendant $15.75 Thompson Vanderpoel & Freedman,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Gale, Making of Modern Law |
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Bowling Green Trust Company, Trustee, Complainant, against Western Maryland Rail Road Company, Defendant $15.75 Thompson Vanderpoel & Freedman,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Gale, Making of Modern Law |
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Bowling Green Trust Company, Trustee, Complainant, against Western Maryland Rail Road Company, Defendant. $22.75 Gans & Haman,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Gale, Making of Modern Law |
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Bridges In Massachusetts $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: List of Crossings of the Connecticut River, List of Crossings of the Merrimack River, List of Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge, Berkley-dighton Bridge, Old North Bridge, Metrowest Water Supply Tunnel, Boston University Bridge, Brightman Street Bridge, Calvin Coolidge Bridge, French King Bridge, Turners Falls Road Bridge, Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, Schell Bridge, Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge, Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, Route 10 Bridge, Northfield, Massachusetts, Willimansett Bridge, Echo Bridge, Springfield Terminal Railroad Bridge, Deerfield, Quabbin Aqueduct, Double-Arch Sandstone Bridge, Wachusett Aqueduct, Sagamore Bridge, Eliot Memorial Bridge, North Beacon Street Bridge, Gill-montague Bridge, Charlestown High Bridge, Leverett Circle Connector Bridge, Memorial Bridge, Joseph E. Muller Bridge, Atherton Bridge, Bourne Bridge, Chain Bridge, Eliot Bridge, River Street Bridge, Watertown Bridge, Arsenal Street Bridge, Western Avenue Bridge, General Pierce Bridge, Vietnam Memorial Bridge, Cochituate Aqueduct, Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge, Sunderland Bridge, Choate Bridge, Slade’s Ferry Bridge, New Bedford – Fairhaven Bridge, Chicopee Valley Aqueduct, Paul’s Bridge, Harris Street Bridge, Wild Cat Aqueduct, Needham Street Bridge, Bartlett’s Bridge, Annisquam Bridge, Coleman Bridge (Windsor, Massachusetts), Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District, Linden Street Bridge, Old Town Bridge (Wayland, Massachusetts), Newton Street Bridge, Quinepoxet River Bridge, Ponakin Bridge, Medford Pipe Bridge, Ware-hardwick Covered Bridge, Burkeville Covered Bridge, Old Covered Bridge, Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge, Great Bridge, Granite Keystone Bridge, Carpenter Bridge, Haymarket North Extension, Bascule |
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Bridges In Missouri $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bridges in Greater St. Louis, Bridges in Kansas City, Missouri, Bridges in Madison County, Illinois, Bridges in St. Charles County, Missouri, Bridges in St. Louis, Missouri, Bridges in St. Louis County, Missouri, Covered Bridges in Missouri, Railroad Bridges in Missouri, Eads Bridge, Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Bridge, Chain of Rocks Bridge, List of Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri, Mckinley Bridge, Martin Luther King Bridge, Poplar Street Bridge, Asb Bridge, St. Joseph Swing Bridge, Missouri-kansas-texas Bridge, Clark Bridge, Christopher S. Bond Bridge, Kansas City, Locust Creek Covered Bridge, Intercity Viaduct, Macarthur Bridge, Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Old St. Charles Bridge, New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Wabash Bridge, Liberty Bend Bridge, Paseo Bridge, Champ Clark Bridge, Rulo Bridge, Thebes Bridge, Bayview Bridge, Miami Bridge, Chouteau Bridge, Jefferson Barracks Bridge, Amelia Earhart Bridge, Brownville Bridge, Daniel Boone Bridge, Jefferson City Bridge, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, Hurricane Deck Bridge, Hermann Bridge, Blanchette Memorial Bridge, Hannibal Bridge, Wabash Bridge (St. Charles, Missouri), Christopher S. Bond Bridge, Grand Glaize Bridge, Quincy Memorial Bridge, Caruthersville Bridge, Washington Bridge (Washington, Missouri), Platte Purchase Bridge, Y-Bridge (Galena, Missouri), Second Hannibal Bridge, Fairfax Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Centennial Bridge (Leavenworth, Kansas), Quincy Rail Bridge, Cairo Mississippi River Bridge, Discovery Bridge, Merchants Bridge, Pony Express Bridge, Chester Bridge, Old Clark Bridge, Boonslick Bridge, Rulo Rail Bridge, Windsor Harbor Road Bridge, Broadway Bridge, Ike Skelton Bridge, Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge, Heart of America Bridge, Harry S. Truman Bridge, Pencoyd Railroad Bridge, |
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Bridges Over the Connecticut River; Arch Bridge, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge, Calvin Coolidge Bridge $21.51 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Arch Bridge, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge, Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Amtrak/springfield Terminal Railroad Bridge, French King Bridge, Turners Falls Road Bridge, Bulkeley Bridge, Cornish-windsor Covered Bridge, Bedell Covered Bridge, Arrigoni Bridge, Schell Bridge, Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge, Route 10 Bridge, Northfield, Massachusetts, Willimansett Bridge, Rail Bridge, Northfield, Massachusetts, Enfield-suffield Covered Bridge, Ledyard Bridge, United States Navy Seabees Bridge, Springfield Terminal Railroad Bridge, Deerfield, Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge, Gill-montague Bridge, Providence |
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Bridges by Mode of Traffic: Cyclist Bridges, Navigable Aqueducts, Pedestrian Bridges, Railway Bridges, Road-Rail Bridges, Road Bridges $22.35 LLC Books (Editor),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Books LLC, Wiki Series |
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Bridges in Zambia: Railway Bridges in Zambia, Suspension Bridges in Zambia, Transport in Zambia, Victoria Falls Bridge, Luangwa Bridge $9.05 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Railway Bridges in Zambia, Suspension Bridges in Zambia, Transport in Zambia, Victoria Falls Bridge, Luangwa Bridge, Chirundu Bridge, Katima Mulilo Bridge, Kafue Railway Bridge. Excerpt: Total: 2,164 km (1995) Railtracker (ACIS/UNCTAD) Zambia Railway Network Diagram Zambia’s North-West Extension – 8 February 2006 – Preparatory work is going forward on Zambia’s proposed new north-western extension railway from Chingola to Solwezi, estimated to cost about $US235m. The area has excellent mining potential which cannot be exploited effectively without rail facilities. The route has been surveyed and the implications of compensating land owners are being worked out. Australian and American interests are examining the project and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) may help with finance. The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), another prospective source of funding, is also looking at the scheme. Hopes have been expressed that the new line might eventually be extended to Mwinilunga and even to join Angola’s Benguela Railway without relying on the DR Congo link, to restore what was until the 1970s Zambia’s main route for exporting copper and other metals. Total: 91,440 km (2001)Paved: 20,117 km (2001) of which 6,779 km are trunk or main routes.Unpaved: 71,323 km (2001) (Some of the unpaved highways are graded laterite roads.) In the 1970s Zambia had one of the best highway networks in sub-Saharan Africa. In 1991 it was estimated by the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) that 80 percent of the road network had deteriorated and out of total road assets valued at US$2.3 billion, US$400 million had been lost due to neglected maintenance. The government introduced a road fund levy on fuel and that together with international aid ha… More: |
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Buildings and Structures in Switzerland by Canton: Buildings and Structures in Graub nden, Buildings and Structures in Ticino $19.84 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Buildings and Structures in Graubünden, Buildings and Structures in Ticino, Buildings and Structures in Valais, Buildings and Structures in the Canton of Zurich, Bernina Railway, Gotthard Base Tunnel, Museo Delle Culture, Burg Marmels, Disentis Abbey, Gotthard Road Tunnel, Gotthard Rail Tunnel, San Bernardino, Therme Vals, Ceneri Base Tunnel, Verzasca Dam, Lugano Airport, Great St Bernard Tunnel, Rheinau Abbey, Great St Bernard Hospice, Lugano Cathedral, Monte Ceneri Transmitter, Porta Alpina, Cornaredo Stadium, Osservatorio Astronomico Di Gnosca, Ruine Neuburg, Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Basilique de Valère, Cholfirst Radio Tower, Stadio Del Lido, Vereina Tunnel, Monte Generoso Observatory, Sternwarte Mirasteilas, Campo Sportivo “Al Vallone”, Ruine Castelmur, Tarasp Castle, Church of San Giovanni Battista, Bubenholz Tunnel, Cholfirst Tunnel, Marthalen Landi-Silo. Excerpt: The Bernina Railway is a single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with the town of Tirano, in the Province of Sondrio, Italy, via the Bernina Pass. It also ranks as the highest adhesion railway in the Alps, and – with inclines of up to 7% – as one of the steepest adhesion railways in the world. On 7 July 2008, the Bernina Railway and the Albula Railway, which also forms part of the RhB, were recorded in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, under the name Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes. The whole site is regarded as a cross border joint Swiss-Italian heritage area. The most famous trains operating on the Bernina Railway are known as the Bernina Express. Bernina Railway with the Palü Glacier in the background. Postcard from ca… |
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Bus Stations in Brisbane: Cultural Centre Busway Station, Brisbane $26.71 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cultural Centre Busway Station, Brisbane, South-East Busway, Brisbane, Mater Hill Busway Station, Brisbane, South Bank Busway Station, Brisbane, Buranda Busway Station, Brisbane, King George Square Busway Station, Brisbane, Queen Street Bus Station, Brisbane, Inner Northern Busway, Brisbane, South Bank Station, Brisbane, List of South East Queensland Bus Stations, Northern Busway, Brisbane, Eastern Busway, Brisbane, Adelaide Street Bus Mall, Brisbane, Eight Mile Plains Busway Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Transit Centre, Woolloongabba Busway Station, Brisbane, Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station, Brisbane, Roma Street Busway Station, Brisbane, Griffith University Busway Station, Brisbane, Boggo Road Busway, Brisbane, Rochedale Busway Station, Brisbane, Greenslopes Busway Station, Brisbane, Indooroopilly Bus Station, Brisbane, Aspley Bus Station, Brisbane, Garden City Bus Station, Brisbane, Holland Park West Busway Station, Brisbane, Chermside Bus Station, Brisbane, Rch Herston Busway Station, Brisbane, Normanby Busway Station, Brisbane, Qut Kelvin Grove Busway Station, Brisbane, Toombul Bus Station, Brisbane, Carindale Bus Station, Brisbane, Cannon Hill Bus Station, Brisbane, Browns Plains Grand Plaza Bus Station, Brisbane, University of Queensland Bus Station, Brisbane, Brookside Bus Station, Brisbane, Inala Plaza Bus Station, Brisbane, Uq Lakes Bus Station, Brisbane, Boggo Road Busway Station, Brisbane, Princess Alexandra Hospital Busway Station, Brisbane. Excerpt: Coordinates : 27°28 00 S 153°01 39 E / 27.466774°S 153.027492°E / -27.466774; 153.027492 item Adelaide Street Bus Mall 1 item The Adelaide Street Bus Mall , in Brisbane’s CBD , is serviced by TransLink bus routes. It is adjacent to the Central railway station and is a major rail/bus |
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Bus Stations in Wales: Cardiff Central Bus Station $10 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cardiff Central bus station is the main bus transport interchange in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. With 34 stands, it is the largest bus station in the city and in Wales. It is located adjacent to Cardiff Central railway station forming a major bus-rail-cycle-taxi interchange. The station used to handle the vast majority of bus and coach services that run in and through the city. Notable exceptions to this are the Megabus service (which calls at Kingsway and Cardiff University), Stagecoach routes 122 (which calls at Greyfriars Road) and EST route 89 (which uses Customhouse Street). However most city service now circle the city centre without calling at the station The station is served by the Free b service, a free shuttle bus that circles the city centre every 10 minutes. The now-demolished terminal buildings in 2007 The east end of Cardiff Central Bus Station The X40 service leaving Cardiff Central bus station The south-eastern end of the bus station with Central railway station in the background on Central SquareThe Central bus station was opened in 1954, however, demolition and reconstruction began in 2008 with the terminus building being demolished. Before work began, there were 8 concourses lettered A-F and W with each concourse having numbered stands. The station is being redeveloped from 2008. Demolition of the old terminal buildings (between stand A and Wood Street stands) started on 11 January 2008, when services that usually stop at the terminal buildings began to no longer serve these stops and instead pick up at Castle Street and Westgate Street. On 6 May 2008, Stand A at the bus station closed for demolition of the terminal buildings. As of 4 January 2009, some services reverted to using the bus station, whilst others re… More: |
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CSX Merger Freight 2-Pack #1 $118.91 LOE1018: Features: -Material: Plastic and metal track.-Die-cast metal sprung trucks on gondola.-Die-cast non-sprung metal trucks on security car.-Illuminated searchlight rotates via track power on research car.-Operating red strobe light on roof of research car.-Operating couplers.-Gauge: Traditional O Gauge.-Rail line: Mixed Road Names.-Minimum curve: O-27.-Research car length is 11”.-Gondola length is 10”. Includes: -Pack includes 6-39483 Gondola and 6-29897 Research Car. Color/Finish: -Color: Yellow / Blue. Warranty: -1 year warranty. |
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CSX Merger Freight 2-Pack #3 $129.31 LOE1020: Features: -Material: Plastic and metal track.-Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers.-Removable bulldozer on flatcar deck.-Two figures on maintenance car.-Gauge: Traditional O Gauge.-Rail line: Mixed Road Names.-Minimum curve: O-27. Includes: -Pack includes 6-39482 Maintenance Car and 6-27822 Flatcar with Bulldozer. Color/Finish: -Color: Red, White Grey and Yellow. Warranty: -1 year warranty. |
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Calafat-Vidin Bridge $48 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Calafat-Vidin Bridge is a road and rail bridge between the cities of Calafat, Romania and Vidin, Bulgaria. It will be the second bridge on the shared section of the Danube between Romania and Bulgaria. The bridge is to be built by the Spanish company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, and the cost is projected to be $160 million.Construction officially began on 13 May 2007 in Vidin in the presence of Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Erhard Busek. According to Romanian Minister of Transport, Constructions and Tourism Radu Berceanu, construction is planned to finish in 2010, with most of the construction will be done by Bulgarian subcontractors. |
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Cartographies of Travel and Navigation $60 Finding one’s way with a map is a relatively recent phenomenon. In premodern times, maps were used, if at all, mainly for planning journeys in advance, not for guiding travelers on the road. With the exception of navigational sea charts, the use of maps by travelers only became common in the modern era; indeed, in the last two hundred years, maps have become the most ubiquitous and familiar genre of modern cartography.Examining the historical relationship between travelers, navigation, and maps, Cartographies of Travel and Navigation considers the cartographic response to the new modalities of modern travel brought about by technological and institutional developments in the twentieth century. Highlighting the ways in which the travelers, operators, and planners of modern transportation systems value maps as both navigation tools and as representatives of a radical new mobility, this collection brings the cartography of travel—by road, sea, rail, and air—to the forefront, placing maps at the center of the history of travel and movement.Richly and colorfully illustrated, Cartographies of Travel and Navigation ably fills the void in historical literature on transportation mapping. |