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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1940
		The official date for the 1940 Census was April 1st, but since that day will fall on a Sunday in 2012, it is unclear whether reseachers will have weekend access to film at the National Archives or will instead need to wait until Monday, April 2nd to satisfy their genealogical curiosity.
		By 1940, the outline of the United States and the individual borders for the 48 contiguous states had become familiar to many, both in America and elsewhere throughout the world.
		The official date for the 1940 Census was April 1st, but since that day will fall on a Sunday in 2012, it is unclear whether reseachers will have weekend access to film at the National Archives or will instead need to wait until Monday to satisfy their genealogical curiosity.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1940 (1229 words)

	TRAINS Magazine - Railroad News, Web Cam, Railroading Video - Rail
		All-iron rails were imported from Britain as early as 1831, with the first ones being produced, or "rolled," in the U.S. in 1844.
		The rails are transported to where they're needed in special trains, which are pulled slowly out from under the rail when it is to be unloaded.
		Rail no longer suited for main-line use may still have some light-duty life in it and is often relaid on branches, spurs, or in yards.
	www.trains.com /trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=235 (957 words)

	Air Transport Industry - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		In 1910 the air transport industry was established in Germany when regular air service with gas-filled airships called dirigibles began to provide service between cities.
		The Boeing Stratoliner, introduced in 1940, was the first aircraft to have a pressurized cabin, an innovation that enabled airlines to fly in the thin atmosphere above storms and air turbulence that frequently gave passengers upset stomachs and deterred many people from flying.
		The air transport industry has grown enormously in the second half of the 20th century.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761552091___8/Air_Transport_Industry.html (1848 words)

	Transport in Cambodia, Cambodia Transportation
		Malaysia offer to donate rails and sleepers to Cambodia, to help them complete the missing links, which would be of value to all countries in the vicinity.
		According to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy, the rail was lifted from the old Rawang-Ipoh section where a new electrified double line has been built.
		The bamboo railway as it is known to overseas visitors, "nori" or " "lorries" as it is known to locals is a popular form of transport in the North west of the country near Battambang.
	www.cambodiahoteltour.com /travel_guide/transportation.htm (1208 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alabama Southern Railroad
		Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad.
		The line was originally constructed by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad which was purchased through a foreclosure sale by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GMandO) on August 1, 1940.
		Tacoma Rail is a public utility in Tacoma, Washington.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alabama-Southern-Railroad (1666 words)

	[uk.transport.london] Frequently Asked Questions
		It is theoretically possible to stand on the third rail, as long as no part of your body provides a earth by touching the ground or another object.
		You always assume that the third rail and overhead lines are live at all times.
		The live rails had been removed and could not be put back.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/uk/transport-london (2860 words)

	Transport - Papua New Guinea - Australia railways 19th Century & 1914 on ...
		The object to the line being to facilitate the transport of ore and commercial products from the several mines and plantations in the vicinity and it is hoped that it will also be the means of further opening of the more outlying and remoter districts of Sogeri and Brown River.
		In 1917, rail was purchased for a railway on the wharf.
		Mail was unloaded from steamers and railed direct to the post office, where it was unloaded under the shelter of the verandah.
	www.pngbuai.com /300socialsciences/transport/railaust19c1.html (3934 words)

	Interurbans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the United States, it had long been the practice for rails to be laid in city streets, over which railway cars, both passenger and freight, were transferred from station to station and from station to shipper, drawn by line teams (two to four horses in tandem).
		Rails were light, perhaps 56 pounds per yard, and narrow gauge, say 3 feet, was quite common, since these railways were promoted at the height of the narrow-gauge fever.
		Rail joints were bonded with copper wire welded into plugs that were hammered into the rail web on each side of a joint.
	www.du.edu /~jcalvert/railway/trolley.htm (13488 words)

	Mailgate: misc.transport.rail.americas: Re: Latest on Amtrak Shutdown
		If this were 1940 or 1950 the rails probably would have gotten a bailout and the airlines left to twist in the wind,as it was they who were the dominant movers of passengers and freight.
		What has clearly happened is that rail travel has been allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that beyond commuting most Americans couldn't care less.
		What's needed is strong political will to analyze just where rail travel makes sense and then fund it and use every power the government has to make it possible.
	mailgate.supereva.com /misc/misc.transport.rail.americas/msg40452.html (327 words)

	Saigon Transportation and Ho Chi Minh transfer guide
		Transport to the city: There is no bus or train service into the city from the airport itself but metered taxis wait outside arrivals to transport passengers to the city centre (journey time –20-30 minutes).
		Transport to the city: The passenger jetty is located in the heart of the city and most central hotels can be reached on foot.
		Transport to the city: There is no bus that goes to the railway station so any journey should be made by taxi.
	www.yourrooms.com /vietnam_hotels/saigon/transportation.htm (2141 words)

	Road Transport - Wikipedia
		The first forms of Road Transport were horses or oxen carrying goods over dirt tracks that often followed game trails.
		Early forms of springs and shocks to reduce the bumps were incorporated in horse drawn transport, as the original pavers were sometimes not perfectly aligned.
		With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, steam powered engines were developed, but most were too heavy for common roads, and were implimented on railroads, where the weight could be isolated to supporting rails, which also reduced the friction or drag.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Road_Transport (877 words)

	Tearing up the Tracks. Public transport in the UK pulled to pieces to make way for death, pollution, stress..... and ...
		Rail privatisation is the best step ever towards making the railways succesful and encouraging investment but you are only going to see that on long distance peak lines and dense commuter networks.
		One of the many criticisms of the former British Transport Commission regime was that, of their 15 members of the BTC board, only 2 were railwaymen.
		The aim should be to harmonise and co-ordinate the newer and older forms of transport with the objective of obtaining from each the maximum of advantage to th e public.
	members.tripod.com /copy_bilderberg/railways.htm (5681 words)

	QUEENSLAND FLOOD SUMMARY 1940-1949
		Rail and other land traffic was held up for a few days at a time.
		Transport difficulties and train service dislocations were experienced on the far north and inland lines.
		Some loss of life was reported and much damage to property, roads, rail beds and bridges was caused in many districts as well as the usual soil erosion from waterlogged country.
	www.bom.gov.au /hydro/flood/qld/fld_history/floodsum_1940.shtml (5227 words)

	Throttling The Railroads: The Grip of Privileged Competitors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By 1930, it was down to 249,052; by 1940, 233,670; by 1950, 223,779; by 1960, 217,552; and by 1968, it had fallen to 209,000.
		The rail share of such transport by all common carriers was estimated to be over 83 per cent in 1926.
		It was estimated to be 76.56 in 1926, and to have fallen to 48.22 in 1956.
	www.libertyhaven.com /theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/economichistory/gripofprivileged.html (3765 words)

	Economics 465/565 Transportation Economics-Lecture Notes #2
		Commercial passenger: air went from 3.3% in 1940 to 90.4% in 1988; rail fell from 68.5% in 1940 to 3.4% in 1988.
		NOTE: Aggregate demand for transportation does not respond to short run fluctuations in freight rates probably due to the short run stability of locational patterns; in long run there is room for change.
		Here long run elasticity of demand for transportation is larger than short run (ex: substitution of diesel power for steam; in short run there are not more tonmiles produced.
	oregonstate.edu /~mcmulles/new465/465notes2.htm (1162 words)

	Allegany County, Maryland Planning Division - Comprehensive Plan - Transportation Element
		Rail activity is centered at the CSX yards in South Cumberland where trains are made up for travel both east and west of Cumberland.
		Other scenic rail tours in the area are offered annually on the CSX system during the Autumn of the year and on the South Branch Valley Railroad on weekends and during the Fall season.
		The decline of local rail transit was accompanied by the development of passenger bus systems which grew during the 1920's and 1930's and connected many of the same communities that for years had relied on trains for passenger service.
	gov.allconet.org /plan/trans.htm (6928 words)

	Western Sydney Libraries & Local Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The proposal consists of a rail loop and an underground railway station with three platforms capable of handling 30 trains per hour.
		The rail service was officially opened on 8 November 1926, but the operation of the line ran at a loss.
		At 8:10 on the morning of 18 January 1977, eighty-three people died in Australia's worst rail disaster when a 300 tonne section of the Bold Street bridge, Granville, collapsed onto the 6:10 from Mt. Victoria when one of the pylons was struck by the locomotive.
	www.westernsydneylibraries.nsw.gov.au /transport/rail.html (2564 words)

	science, engineering & technology features
		Yet, by 1845, a network of 2,440 miles of railway was open and 30 million passengers were being carried in Britain alone.
		While the rail evolved considerably throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with other great engineering geniuses fostering its progress, the Penydarren locomotive will forever symbolise its birth, while Richard Trevithick will always stand as its creator.
		With the launch in January of a new £2 coin by the Royal Mint - bearing both his name and his ingenious invention, a coin approved by Queen Elizabeth II - Trevithick has at last received the public recognition he deserves.
	www.scenta.co.uk /history_of_rail (443 words)

	1940
		Narvik had a major rail junction and ore-crushing plant for Swedish iron, and was also the lone ice-free port that Germany could use to transport the iron back home.
		In the spring of 1940 the Germans had been poised on the western borders of Germany since the campaign in Poland ended months before, and had been waiting for favorable weather to launch the next phase of the war: the conquering of France.
		Approximately 600 ships were used to transport the soldiers; any available ship was put to use, from sailboats to destroyers, and each one was crammed to maximum capacity and was under fire from the Luftwaffe and underwater mines.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/ww2europe/1940.html (5074 words)

	The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The early American circus fully realized the full potential of the railroad to transport their shows, but the railroad could not handle the specialized movement of the circus especially when there was more than one gauge or distance between the rails.
		During the 1850’s and 60’s a typical railroad show could be called a “gilly” show—one that transported the show from the train to the lot by manual labor in rented wagons.
		Equipment used on the show would be loaded onto a gilly wagon from a railroad boxcar, transported to the lot, and after the performance, loaded back onto the gilly wagon and transported back to the box car.
	www.circusinamerica.org /public/transportation_modes (1027 words)

	Rail transport modelling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Model railroading (US) or Railway modelling (UK) is the hobby in which are models of rail transport systems at a reduced scale, including rail vehicles, tracks and scenery.
		Most of the commercial scales also have standards that include wheel flanges that are too deep, wheel treads that are too wide, and rails that are too large.
		If the railway companies of the past could have implemented a ‘Star Trek’ method of transporting passengers and goods instantly from A to B they would quickly have abandoned the use of trains, which was always an expensive method of transport.
	www.peacelink.de /keyword/Model_railway.php (2233 words)

	Public Relations
		Bringing the new concept of “rail cruising” to life, a trip aboard the AOE isn’t just transportation – it’s an experiential journey, with the train serving as hotel, restaurant and entertainment all wrapped up into one all-inclusive travel experience.
		Upholding the traditions of fine rail lines long gone, the AOE specializes in offering a selection of uncomplicated, yet elegant continental cuisine that pays tribute to the local ingredients from the areas the train occupies on any given day.
		AOE’s rail cruises maintain a sense of exclusivity with only 120 passengers aboard any given itinerary, while simultaneously indulging customers with highly personalized service, an epicurean adventure, exciting itineraries and carefully planned land tours, all topped off with the glamour and romance of a bygone era.
	www.americanorientexpress.com /html/media-agents/media/pr.html (4461 words)

	Rail Transport in The World's Major Cities
		Investment in rail transport is generally 80% publicly funded with the remainder being financed by the private operator.
		Public transport in Berlin is supplied by four operators: the S-Bahn railway, a subsidiary of German Railways (DBAG), linking the city centre and suburbs; the U-Bahn subway network in built-up parts of the city; trams mainly in the former East Berlin; and buses.
		The public transport system is rated quite highly by users, because it covers most parts of the city, transport information services are well integrated, the fare structure is simple, and the trains are clean and not crowded.
	www.jrtr.net /jrtr25/f04_oka.html (6808 words)

	ipedia.com: Rail transport modelling Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rail transport Operations Stations Trains Rolling stock History Terminology By country Modelling [ Edit this box] Model railroading or Railway modelling is the hobby in which are models of rail transp...
		Model railroading (US) or Railway modelling (UK) is the hobby in which are models of rail transport systems at a reduced scale, including rail vehicles, tracks and scenery.
		If the railway companies of the past could have implemented a ‘Star Trek’ method of transporting passengers and goods instantly from A to B they would quickly have abandoned the use of trains, which was always an expensive method of transport.
	www.ipedia.com /rail_transport_modelling.html (2321 words)

	Road_transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Road transport or road transportation is transport on roads, i.e.
		most transport over land which is not rail transport in the wide sense.
		A hybrid of road transport and ship transport is the historic horse-drawn boat.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Road_transport (1282 words)

	Epping Ongar Railway - History
		Following nationalisation of the railways in 1948 individual assets of the main line rail companies and LT were transferred to the control of new executive bodies.
		The London Transport Executive (LTE) was the inheritor of the former LT assets and as the line from Leyton to Loughton was served by LT trains the track, stations and staff were transferred to them.
		Modification was made to the rail and signals in 1957 allowing two 4-car trains or one 8-car trains to run on the branch line, however, in practice the short platform length made the use of the 8-car train unworkable.
	www.eorailway.co.uk /history.htm (774 words)

	Cassens - Company History
		Then, due to the demands of the growing transport business, the space was converted into the transport company home office, and no more cars were sold out of that building.
		Cassens Transport got the business and was in place and ready to ship the first load of automobiles from the plant.
		In 1979 the transport company had shown revenue of $40 million, but by 1980 the figure had dropped to $31 million.
	www.cassens.com /transport/companyhistory.html (2452 words)

	Urban Transport
		There are a number of historical pamphlets about London transport, including "Cheap trains for London workers" by J.B. Maple, 1891 (HE1(42)/66) and "Railway communication in London and the Thames Embankment" by C.B. Lane, published in 1860 (HE1(42)/318).
		There are publications from the London County Council, London Transport Passenger Board, London Reform Union, the London Municipal Society and the National Union of Ratepayers' Asociation on the problems of transport in London in the 1920s and 1930s.
		Examples of urban transport from other parts of the world include "Delhi municipal bus transport" published in 1959 (HE5/B9), "One hundred years of Berlin trams" by P.J. Walker, published by the Light Railway Transport League in 1965 (HE5/D32) and a pamphlet on the Moscow subways published in 1934 (HD4/11).
	www.lse.ac.uk /library/pamphlets/Transport/transportpamphletpages/urban_transport.htm (916 words)

	Transport - rail: New Zealand historic heritage conservation
		In 1870 the government decided that a national rail network was essential to the economic development of New Zealand and boldly set about building one to a master plan.
		The immensely popular 87 km Otago Central rail trail is an example of a closed Government line.
		At the other end of the spectrum is the 300m Woodstock gold mine tramway clinging to the face of a gorge at Karangahake.
	www.doc.govt.nz /templates/page.aspx?id=34036 (313 words)

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