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  1917 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1917.
Until 1981 it was the worst train wreck in history.
The longest cantilever bridge in the world, Canadian National Railway's bridge across the St.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1917_in_rail_transport   (308 words)

  
 Rail Transport to Newcastle
Furthermore the rail has the potential to encourage larger numbers of people directly into the city from the Hunter Valley hinterland and from the Central Coast and the Sydney Region but it is never promoted.
Most public transport users do so because it is their only option or because they are too old to drive or have no car or are young, unemployed or have disabilities.
The rail connection right into the city is one unique feature of Newcastle that needs to be supported and protected if we are to have a people friendly city that welcomes all visitors to its front door.
www.geocities.com /parksandplaygrounds/costa.html   (680 words)

  
 United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods
The multimodal transport operator shall be discharged from his obligation to deliver the goods if, where a negotiable multimodal transport document has been issued in a set of more than one original, he or a person acting on his behalf has in good faith delivered the goods against surrender of one of such originals.
If the multimodal transport operator or a person acting on his behalf fails to note on the multimodal transport document the apparent condition of the goods, he is deemed to have noted on the multimodal transport document that the goods were in apparent good condition.
The multimodal transport operator must, in addition, pay compensation for costs incurred by the claimant for the purpose of exercising his right, provided that costs incurred in the action where the foregoing provision is invoked are to be determined in accordance with the law of the State where proceedings are instituted.
www.admiraltylawguide.com /conven/multimodal1980.html   (5539 words)

  
 Transportation Series No. 11--State Rail Transportation Issues and Policies
New momentum for passenger rail service, coupled with continuing consolidation of freight operations, has caused state lawmakers to increasingly focus on the effects of rail transportation in their states.
Although rail is one of the safest modes of transportation, accidents at highway-railroad grade crossings remain a problem, as the March 1999 collision of a truck with an Amtrak train in Bourbonnais, Illinois, illustrates.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation reimburses Amtrak for 100 percent of the net operating expenses of the Piedmont and 100 percent of the expenses of the Carolinian between Rocky Mount (which is near the Virginia border) and Charlotte.
www.ncsl.org /programs/transportation/transr11.htm   (13640 words)

  
 Proton rocket facilities in Baikonur
This is the last step in Proton integration, after which the entire complex is loaded by cranes on the flat railroad transporter and it is ready for rollout to the launch pad.
The railroad transporter with the rocket in horizontal position moves with its front chassis on top of the stationary erector of the launch pad.
The rear chassis of the transporter remains on the railway.
www.russianspaceweb.com /baikonur_proton.html   (1130 words)

  
 SDDOT / Railroads / Current Rail System / Basic Mileage
The rail, ties, and bridges will be salvaged from both lines beginning in 1996, however, the State will retain the right-of-way of both lines for future railroad development.
The third category of state-owned rail line was the South Dakota Main Line which ran 480 miles from Ortonville, MN through Aberdeen to Terry, MT. The ownership of the Main Line was transferred to the Burlington Northern in August 1991.
With reliable rail service, South Dakota's producers are afforded access for their products to international markets at the lowest possible farm to market cost.
www.sddot.com /fpa/railroad/basic.asp   (830 words)

  
 Online TDM Encyclopedia - Freight Transport Management
Many goods must be transported by local truck to their final destination, and long-haul trucking tends to impose relatively modest congestion impacts.
Rail carloads of grain arriving at the Port of Vancouver are pooled in order to reduce congestion, irrespective of the originating railway and grain company terminal.
To encourage intermodal transport a freight village should be served by multiple modes (road, rail, waterways, air transport).
www.vtpi.org /tdm/tdm16.htm   (4982 words)

  
 Urban Transport Technology - Montréal Rail Extension - Transportation Management Plan - Canada
These deficiencies are most apparent in the absence of transportation services such as the metro, more limited access to the road network, and incomplete municipal network.
The integrated transport strategy for 2000 and 2010 has identified a number of key components to rectify the current deficiencies in the transport infrastructure.
The Societe de Transport de la Communaute (STCUM) is mainly responsible for its realisation and the government of Quebec is funding the project
www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/montreal   (659 words)

  
 Transport innovations Rail transport
Similar to passengers transport an increase of speed is an important driving force for new developments in rail freight transport.
In contradiction to passenger transport however, technological developments are less focused towards increasing the maximum speed of trains, but rather towards improving the transit time in the total logistic chain.
For this reason double stack rail transport has not been developed in Europe so far and probably will not be developed in future neither.
www.tbm.tudelft.nl /webstaf/jann/git5.htm   (4896 words)

  
 Present at the Creation: The Los Angeles Rail System
LACTC had been established by the state legislature as the transportation policy body for Los Angeles County, with responsibility to oversee both transit and highways.
I was appointed to a second term in 1981 and a third in 1985.
The Proposition A rail set aside provided funding for the Blue Line light rail line and the local match for the Red Line subway throughout the 1980s.
www.publicpurpose.com /ut-larail80.htm   (738 words)

  
 Rail Europe
Rail Europe is glad to inform you that a new GSA has been appointed in Israel: OPHIR TOURS.
Rail Europe 4A and World Travel (Rail Europe GSA in South Africa) participated to the workshops organised by Maison de la France from March 13 to March 17 in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
Rail Europe is glad to inform you that Rail Europe’s range of products can now be purchased in Mumbai through Saltours and Swisstours, the two lately Rail Europe appointed General Sales Agents in India.
www.raileurope.typepad.com   (13443 words)

  
 Loubinoux Statement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Anywhere in the world where high speed rail service can offer travellers a competitive trip time between the point of origin and the destination (usually trips under 400 miles) convenience and comfort, it will provide an opportunity for an air/rail partnership that can be beneficial to both modes and to the public.
The number of rail “flights” has doubled and custom facilities have been provided both at Frankfurt airport and Stuttgart railway station, with real passenger benefits generated by rail and air working together.
These connections are made by rail services coordinated to match airline flight services in order to make the change of transport mode easier for the passenger.
www.house.gov /transportation/aviation/02-26-03/loubinoux.html   (1223 words)

  
 Current Status and Future Prospects of Amtrak and High Speed Rail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Amtrak was established by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, under which the nation’s private-sector railroads were permitted to drop rail passenger service.
The common stock was issued in 1971 and shortly thereafter to private sector railroads that contributed start-up equipment and rolling stock to Amtrak.
Prior to 1981 amendments to the Rail Passenger Service Act, common shareholders elected 3 of Amtrak’s directors.
www.house.gov /transportation/rail/07-25-01/07-25-01memo.html   (1995 words)

  
 Rail jobs in London & UK - AndersElite
Our team of rail consultants fill rail vacancies from safety management and protection services to track renewal and maintenance, document control jobs, quality assurance systems, quality engineers and manager jobs and training.
Safety, reliability and cost are key factors for Rail; and we can add significant value not only through rigorous safety management, but also through possession planning, co-ordinating sub-contractors, programming critical activities and performance monitoring.
Some of the rail jobs we provide include design engineer jobs, quantity surveyor jobs, technical rail jobs, rail safety jobs, quality engineers jobs, document control jobs, quality engineers and quality manager jobs.
www.anderselite.com /Rail-Recruitment/6F343E19-1981-4F83-8D16-B9EDAE8EE5ED   (280 words)

  
 Passenger Rail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The next Transportation Secretary probably will be in the position for less than 3 years, potentially much less if he doesn't play by the rules of the Bush Admin.
In a fit of uncharacteristic foresight, Amtrak is reported by the Chicago Tribune to be in agreement with the Illinois DOT on the re-establishment of rail service between Chicago and Rockford.
Like the advent of rail transportation itself, NGR must be such a forward step in surface transportation that it outdoes anything else.
railroadpassengers.blogspot.com   (3081 words)

  
 Historic Heritage: Themes: Transport - Rail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 /Conservation/Historic/030~Topics/Transport-(Rail)/index.asp   (275 words)

  
 Railroad Collections
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BP Collection includes the papers of Albert Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company; his daughter, Harriet Earling Dake; and Lawrence Fitch, Mrs.
Includes records of organizations of which Mowry was an officer: the Citizens Civic Council of Milwaukee County and the Property Owners and Renters Association of Milwaukee concerning such items as electric railroads, coal supply, and a water filtration plant; and a 1922 letter from the Federal Trade Commission concerning food and coal prices.
Manuscript history of the River and Lakeshore City Railway, Milwaukee City Railway, West Side Street Railway, and the Cream City Railroad, predecessors to the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
www.uwm.edu /Library/arch/rail.htm   (1396 words)

  
 Light Rail Atlas
In other words, transport oriented development and urban planning by means of high-quality rail infrastructure is possible, yet also bound by a number of restrictions.
Besides as a regional public transport system it is used for travelling over longer distances (up to about 60 kilometres), and, please note, also for the opening up of the local area.
That's Portland's strength, and exactly that makes it possible (to a certain extent of course) to use the public transport rail-system as a driving force behind transport oriented development which is focused on urban nodes in the region.
www.xs4all.nl /~rajvdb/lra/e_htm/e_cs.htm   (2812 words)

  
 Cinerail railway videos
Another electrically-powered transport system could also be found in Sheffield in the 1950s, in the form of the city’s original tram system and a film made in 1958 from Beauchief to the city centre is an interesting reminder of the period.
Sheffield is left behind on board a steam-hauled service in 1964, with a detailed film sequence that traces the 25-mile route from the city’s Midland Station to Chinley in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District.
A famous feature of the area’s rail system was the Cromford and High Peak Railway which, together with film of the route from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne, highlights the diversity of rail operation that existed until the closures of the 1960s.
www.cinerail.com   (615 words)

  
 British National Rail Ridership from 1919
The Strategic Rail Authority reports indicated that intercity rail ridership reached 42.4 billion passenger kilometers in 2004/2005.
This is the highest ridership level since the immediate post war year of 1946.
Ridership is up 41 percent since 1995-6, the last full year before award of the first privatization franchise.
www.publicpurpose.com /ic-ukbr1919.htm   (123 words)

  
 RailPage Australia
The maps indicate the routes taken as well as the journey times and service frequency (number of trains per hour, per day or per week as the case may be).
Freight carried over the interstate rail network in Victoria, South Australia and into Western Australia reached a new high during May and continues to rise at a rate outstripping national economic growth.
Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC) has welcomed today's announcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that the voluntary Access Undertaking it has given, for that part of the interstate rail network under its control, has been approved.
www.railpage.org.au   (1141 words)

  
 Rail Travel TGV - ProvenceBeyond
The Marseille-Nice section of the line still uses the standard rail system, at the standard speeds.
The TGV was designed to be compatible with the existing rail system.
It uses purpose-built rails for high-speed operation, but also runs on the normal rails, at lower speeds.
www.beyond.fr /travel/railtgv.html   (1125 words)

  
 Transport for London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Acting as the corporate memory for Transport for London and its predecessors, the TfL Group Archives collects, preserves and makes available the historic records of Transport for London, London Transport and its subsidiaries and predecessors.
Items forming this vast collection chart the development of Transport for London from its origins as the operator of the world’s first underground railway to its present day role as the capital’s integrated transport system.
TfL is responsible for ensuring that its records of historical importance are identified and preserved within suitable accommodation as required by the Transport and Greater London Acts and subsequent amendments.
www.tfl.gov.uk /tfl/foi/archives.shtml   (1063 words)

  
 Inter-Rail Transport Ltd. - The Company
Inter-Rail Transport Ltd., founded in 1981, is an Edmonton based hauling company that transports a variety of freight including:
All trucks and trailers owned and operated by Inter-Rail Transport are air ride equipped.
Inter-Rail Transport provides their own pilot trucks when required.
www.inter-railtransport.com /PageCompany/company.htm   (84 words)

  
 World Metro List - Metro Bits - mic-ro.co(s)m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
One reason is that definitions of what a metro is may vary according to who you ask (a popular definition is here).
Differences between heavy rail, metros and trams began fading in the past few decades as more metros now include stretches shared with roads or heavy rail.
In other cases, metros have gradually evolved from tram or rail lines, so it is often difficult to tell the actual length or date of inauguration of a metro.
mic-ro.com /metro/metrolist.html   (168 words)

  
 Internet Resource Guide: Transport Law Resources
Transport Safety Investigation Bill 2002: Report and Submissions (Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee)
Formerly, the National Ropad Transport Commission (NRTC), the NTC was established in 2004 to promote uniform regulatory aspects of land transport (road and rail) networks
Advertised as "Your Internet portal to international transportation" this site is the home page of Countryman and McDaniel, US Customs Broker Attorneys.
www.aph.gov.au /library/intguide/law/transportlaw.htm   (1122 words)

  
 High Speed Rail Transportation (Science Tracer Bullet - Science Reference Services, Library of Congress)
Several states and local governments, as well as private sector groups, have undertaken feasibility studies to assess the outlook for introducing high speed passenger rail technology in the United States.
High speed rail systems are best situated in 100-300 mile corridors serving a number of cities with high population and high population densities, and supported by well developed transit systems to feed the high speed line.
Stollery, J. The aerodynamic problems of advanced ground transport: a report by the Aerodynamics Working Group of the AGT Panel.
www.loc.gov /rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/highrailtb.html   (958 words)

  
 SBF Glossary: bR to BTW, btw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The contacts of different wires are electrically connected inside the box; typically, all the openings in a column of the array form a single node.
A pedagogically excellent treatment of transport equations is given in ``Balescu.'' What BTE's generally have in common is that they are classical equations that incorporate the effects of scattering on the motion of otherwise free particles.
In a radio interview I heard back in 1981 or 1982, a band member explained that someone just came up with the name, and it sounded cool, so they used it.
www.plexoft.com /SBF/B06.html   (9533 words)

  
 Rane Professional Audio Reference (R)
See Trane's excellent summary "How To Determine The RC Noise Rating," for a step-by-step tutorial.
R-DAT or DAT (rotary head digital audio tape recorder) A digital audio recorder utilizing a magnetic tape cassette system similar to that of a video recorder.
RS-490 The standard adopted in 1981 by the EIA entitled Standard Test Methods of Measurement for Audio Amplifiers.
www.rane.com /par-r.html   (3532 words)

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