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	Find info about History of rail transport
		The steam locomotive was invented in the early stages of the industrial revolution, and railroads became essential to the swift movement of goods and labour that was needed for industrialization.
		In the beginning, canals were in competition with the railroads, but the railroads quickly gained ground as steam and rail technology improved, and railroads were built in places where canals were not practical.
		Placing a horse car on rails enabled a horse to move twice as many people, and so street railways were born.
	www.biblioreview.com /wikiget.asp?article_name=History_of_rail_transport&refer=AdkMountains (1172 words)

	Railway system in india, Rail transport is the most commonly used mode of long distance transportation in India
		Rail transport is the most commonly used mode of long distance transportation in India.
		The GIPR was one of the largest rail companies at that time.Soon various independent kingdoms began to have their own rail systems and the network spread to the regions that became the modern-day states of Assam, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
		The existing rail networks were abandoned in favour of zones in 1951 and a total of six zones came into being in 1952.
	www.nriol.com /returntoindia/indian-railways.asp (3387 words)

	Rail Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In January 1999, the average weekly wage was $981.64 for the rail transport sector as compared to $713.66 for sectors under federal jurisdiction (or 37.6% higher than average for all sectors under federal jurisdiction).
		The following table shows that the average annual rate of wage increase for the rail transport sector is equal to the average of sectors under federal jurisdiction from 1988 to 1993, and higher for 1994 to 1998.
		In 1996, the disabling injury frequency rate in rail transport rose from 19.74 to 20.98, while in the combined federal jurisdiction industries, an increase of 1.6% was reported.
	www.hrsdc.gc.ca /asp/gateway.asp?hr=/en/lp/wid/oa/31Rail_Transport.shtml&hs=wxa (5099 words)

	Newton, NJ - Sussex Railroad
		The grading completed, the contract for laying the iron rails was awarded in November 1868 to Isaac L. Overton, the contractor and builder of the Episcopal Church in Newton.
		At the time (1853) that the contract was made, the Sussex Railroad had charters for extension of their road to Phillipsburg and some other point, but these extensions had not yet been built or commenced.
		Automotive transportation of farm products stole business and passenger service was discontinued due to the fact that a majority of the passengers preferred to use buses, reducing the number of railroad passengers to one or two per day.
	www.newtonnj.net /Pages/railroad.htm (12188 words)

	ConnDOT: Chapter 1 DOT History
		Water transportation had always been popular and favorable on the Connecticut River, for commerce as well as travel, and the river was still a very active waterway in these years.
		Rail lines along the coast opened between New London and New Haven in 1850, and between New London and Stonington in 1858.
		Rail expansion continued until 1920, when there were 938 miles of track in the state.
	www.ct.gov /dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&Q=259692&dotPNavCtr= (4092 words)

	Text Only Version -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Transportation routes built for commerce developed slowly in eastern Pennsylvania, and it was not until after the American Revolution that some thought was given to open the upper river regions to transportation canals.
		Transport of goods to markets there was critical to the development of the region's economy.
		As a transportation system covering three states in the northeastern United States, the DLandW Railroad management acted in the 1899-1939 period to increase its efficiency in operation through larger equipment and to diversify from its reliance on the transportation of anthracite coal.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/Delaware/textonly.htm (13633 words)

	The Egyptian Rail Museum (Trains and other Transport)
		In 1825, George Stephenson was able to use his wagon “locomotion” to transport passengers from Seketon to Lingenton in England.
		Transportation before steam engines section: This section demonstrates the evolution of transportation from the period of the pharaohs until the invention of steam engines.
		This is besides other models and pictures of wooden horse wagons that the pharaohs used in transportation and in the army as well.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/trainmuseum.htm (1177 words)

	Speaking Notes for Transport Minister David Collenette at the Lloyd's Register 150th Anniversary Dinner - May 30, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I was very interested to learn that it was Captain Menzies who, in 1853, suggested using a symbol - commonly referred to as the Maltese Cross - to indicate that a vessel had been built under special survey.
		Transport Canada is also working on the harmonization of port state control regimes within the MOUs, through its participation in international initiatives, and national and international training programs.
		Transport Canada is working to continue to provide effective inspections through activities such as training port state control officers, regional exchanges of expertise, and helping other nations to effectively implement port state control regimes.
	www.tc.gc.ca /mediaroom/speeches/2002/20020530.htm (895 words)

	1853 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		1850 1851 1852 - 1853 - 1854 1855 1856
		1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
		January 6 - American President-Elect Franklin Pierce, wife Jane, and son Ben are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1853 (540 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Transportation was a major problem facing early settlers in Texas.
		In addition, the rails of the Eastern Texas between Beaumont and Sabine Pass had been removed to be used for fortifications and other military needs.
		This, along with the failure of the proposed Texas high-speed rail connecting the four major cities to obtain financing, meant that additional rail passenger service in Texas was unlikely.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/RR/eqr1.html (4319 words)

	1853
		...1853 Daydreamer Category: Informational October 1995 IP in IP Tunneling Status of this.....RFC 1853 - IP in IP Tunneling..
		The.....When it was completed in 1853 it represented the peak of industrial technology.
		It is.....The 1853 Gallery is registered with the European Cyber Gallery of Moder
	www.plexxa.com /s/1853 (175 words)

	EDWIN FOX - The New Zealand Maritime Record - NZNMM
		1853 Built as a standard Moulemein Trader by William Henry Foster at Sulkeah, Calcutta on the River Hooghly, nearly a hundred miles from the sea in the state of West Bengal.
		Some were Fenians transported for their political views, others had been sentenced for fraud of one sort or another and for larceny.
		Joseph Simpson, a 40-year old pit worker, was transported for life for "carnally knowing a girl under 10 years", while a 23-year-old donkey herd called Hans Jansenn got 10 years' transportation for stealing three empty sacks.
	www.nzmaritime.co.nz /edwinfox.htm (10653 words)

	Ireland's Railway Systems
		It was found that the waves had battered the piers of the viaduct with such force that the vibration of the whole structure had thrown the rails out of gauge, and the viaduct was abandoned.
		This battery is used for road and rail transport, and has operated eighty-ton suburban passenger trains on the Great Southern Railways for several years without one failure.
		Through rail communication between Belfast and Londonderry was, however, not established until the completion of the viaduct over the River Bann at Coleraine in 1860.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r051.html (9156 words)

	Teacher Resources - Collection - Railroad Maps, 1828-1900
		The railroad's ability to transport troops and supplies was a major impetus for railroad mapping during the Civil War.
		Map of the proposed Northern Route for a railroad to the Pacific, 1853.
		If students use public transportation in their daily lives, ask what they do with their old maps when the routes are changed and revised maps are printed.
	memory.loc.gov /learn/collections/rr/file.html (3745 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Indian rail marks 150th anniversary
		But amid the nostalgia, there are many who believe authorities should concentrate on the present and improve the nationwide service for the millions who use it every day.
		Railway officials concede that overcrowding is a big problem but also point out that the railways are the only real transport available to the country's poor.
		The accident average compares with some of the world's best rail networks in terms of the number of accidents per kilometre - the Indian average is one accident per 0.57 million km.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/1931229.stm (556 words)

	Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Finally, the ties were laid with the iron rail spiked to them, at a rate of approximately one mile per day.
		Although horse and oxen teams could aid in the grading and transportation of dirt and the newly completed railroad would transport materiel to the end of track, much of the work was back-breaking hand labor.
		Once the heavy cross ties were placed, the iron rails were hand carried and connected to the previous rail.
	www.bntrades.org /news.php?id=24 (993 words)

	Royal India: Including a rail journey aboard The Deccan Odyssey - Abercrombie & Kent
		After the British introduced the railway to India in 1853, special trains were constructed soley for the use of India's royalty.
		Coaches were furnished and decorated to transport rulers of the princely states in style.
		Complimenting this unique rail journey are visits to Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur and Mumbai, all yours to explore from an "insider's" point of view under the personal guidance of your knowledgeable A&K® Tour Manager.
	ak.intrawest.abercrombiekent.com /index.cfm?navid=6.3.15 (450 words)

	Schwarzburg Modelleisenbahn
		Current was drawn from a third rail between the track allowing the locomotive to haul a maximum of some thirty passengers at a speed of about four miles an hour.
		The New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (NSWRTM) was formed in 1962, preserve examples of steam locomotives that did service on the NSW Government Railways during the last century and one half.
		The Rail Transport Museum at Thirlmere is situated along disused Picton - Mittagong loop line, this line was the original main southern railway until it was bypassed to ease the grades.
	ddavid.com /schwarzburg (5562 words)

	In-Depth Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		By 1852, thanks to merchants demanding faster and more reliable means of transporting their goods, more than 9,000 miles of track had been laid, mostly in the New England and Middle Atlantic states.
		Rail deliveries of freight and passengers were generally faster and more reliable than those by stagecoach, wagon, steamboat, or canal packet.
		It was created in 1853 by George and Seldon Scranton (for whom the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, is named), who were seeking an economical way of hauling their iron products, particularly T-rails used in the construction of railroads.
	www.nps.gov /stea/steainfo.htm (1466 words)

	Rail and Freemasonry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When rail was proposed to link Wellington with the north there were two schools of thought as to the most suitable route (a) via Hutt Valley (b) via the West Coast through Johnsonville and Paekakariki.
		He saw adequate tram transport was provided to enable city brethren to attend meetings with regularity and not use the excuse of having no transport.
		Life and interest centred on the gold mine, with poor transport one of the most important employees of the mines were the engine drivers.
	www.mastermason.com /railcraft/RandFM.htm (6930 words)

	Modernization and the railway
		Indeed, the railway revolutionized transportation, but it also accelerated the confusion predominant in those days among the diverse means of transportation.
		For moving goods, people depended on the coastal and inland waterways as main transportation routes; water-borne transport was quicker and cheaper and had a greater capacity than road transport.
		Digressing momentarily, mention might be made of marine transport, which was an important element of industrialization and which developed in relation to railway development in Japan.
	www.unu.edu /unupress/unupbooks/uu36je/uu36je0c.htm (5162 words)

	INDEPENDENCE TO THE CIVIL WAR: 1776-1861
		The steamboat originated with experiments by John Fitch of Philadelphia from 1787 to 1790, and Lancaster County native Robert Fulton established it as a practical medium of transportation on the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.
		Rail transport began in 1827, operated at first by horse power or cables.
		In miles of rail and in total capital invested in railroads, Pennsylvania led all other states on the eve of the Civil War.
	www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/VC/visitor_info/pa_history/III.htm (4035 words)

	Transport Canada - Surface Infastructure Programs - Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A railway diversion, extending 1,066.8 m (3,500 ft.), ensures continuous rail, marine and road traffic during the passage of vessels in the
		Built in 1853 by the Grand Trunk Railway Company, the original Victoria Bridge was a single track structure.
		A major rehabilitation program for the rail portion of the structure was carried out in the years 1995-1997.
	www.tc.gc.ca /programs/surface/bridges/victoria.htm (194 words)

	Early Railroads of New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The road was opened from Auburn to Geddes with wooden rails, June 8, 1838, at which date Sherwood's stage horses were put upon the line between Auburn and Geddes, and continued to draw the cars till June 4, 1839, when the "iron horse" was put on in their place.
		The charter was amended April 20th, 1837, so as to increase the capital stock $1,000,000, and authorized the directors to borrow to the amount of $400,000 for the completion of the road, and to secure the loan by a mortgage upon the property and stock of the company.
		The remainder of the road was laid upon longitudinal sills, upon which the sleepers rested; notched on both sides to secure the sills in their place, and also to receive the wood rail upon which rested the iron plate as in the first part of the road.
	www.catskillarchive.com /rrextra/abnyrr.Html (7737 words)

	Of steam engines & rail signals - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The setting up of the rail museum in Mysore on June 2, 1979 was one of the first major steps to reclaim and protect the precious belongings of the railways before they found their way into the pages of history.
		The steam locomotive was synonymous with rail transport the world over during the 19th century.
		On Indian Railways, steam was the king from 1853 till the middle of the last century.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jun082004/spt7.asp (800 words)

	PERSONAL MEMOIRS U. S. GRANT
		In 1853 more than three-quarters of the potatoes raised were permitted to rot in the ground, or had to be thrown away.
		In 1853 the town had grown out into the bay beyond what was the end of this wharf when I first saw it.
		We had no transportation for our camp and garrison equipage, so wagons were hired for the occasion and on the 3d of July we started.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/5/8/6/5861/old/mug2w10h.html (22764 words)

	Albany Area Railroads -- History & Context, Mohawk & Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While the Mohawk River was also a transportation conduit, it was not until the Erie Canal was constructed under Governor DeWitt Clinton in the 1820's that transportation to and from the west of the Capital District progressed substantially.
		To overcome these obstacles and to facilitate water transportation, canals were built paralleling the rivers and using them as a source of their water supply, eg.
		On the open or private right of way there was exposed third rail running along the track on the outside of one of the running rails and elevated a little in distance from the ground so the third rail shoes of the electric cars and locomotives could slide along it.
	www.crisny.org /not-for-profit/railroad/capdist.htm (6312 words)

	State Rail Authority
		The 1930 Transport Act (No.18, 1930) removed the responsibility for tramway and omnibus services from the Railway Commissioner and vested them in transport trusts under the control of a Commissioner of Road Transport.
		In 1952 an amendment to the Government Railways Act made provision for Ministerial control and in 1972 the Public Transport Commission was established under the terms of the Public Transport Commission Act (No.53, 1972).
		The Transport Authorities Act (No.103, 1980) provided for the abolition of the Public Transport Commission and the establishment of the State Rail Authority, with a Railway Workshop Board subsidiary, and an Urban Transport Authority.
	www.records.nsw.gov.au /cguide/sy/sra.htm (491 words)

	Women's Rights NHP: Special History Study (Chapter 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Other settlers in the area made their living through the "carrying trade," transporting the still heavy river traffic around the rapids, or ferrying people across the upper end of Cayuga Lake so they could avoid the stretch of road which passed through the difficult Montezuma Swamp.
		Although the early canal provided an important transportation route, both in and out of the Finger Lakes region, it was not until 1828 that the canal reached its full potential.
		The location of the new railroad depot on the north side of the river shifted the transport and passenger emphasis from the canal on the south side to the railroad on the north side.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/wori/shs1.htm (9173 words)

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