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  United States
Puerto Rico and the Northern Marianas are commonwealths of the United States.
The social structure of the United States, a capitalist country, is highly stratified, with a large proportion of the wealth of the country controlled by a small fraction of the population which exerts disproportionate cultural and political influence.
The United States is also a great center of higher education, boasting more than 1,500 universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning, the top tier of which may be considered to be among the most prestigious and advanced in the world.
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 List of United States railroads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge.
For former railroads, see List of defunct United States railroads.
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNG) [275]
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 List of United States-related topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of extinct animals of the United States
List of state highways in the United States
List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
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 United States - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The United States is an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, American English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants and the fact that almost a fifth of its continental territory was originally part of Mexico, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
The United States Constitution is the supreme legal document in the American system, and serves as a social contract between the people of the United States and their government.
The economic history of the United States is a story of economic growth that began with marginally successful colonial economies and progressed to the largest industrial economy in the world in the 20th and early 21st century.
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The United States also holds several other districts and possessions notably the federal district of the District of Columbia which is the nation's capital and overseas insular areas the most significant of which are Puerto Rico American Samoa Guam and the United States Virgin Islands.
The social structure of the United States is highly stratified with a large of the wealth of the country controlled a small fraction of the population which disproportionate cultural and political influence on the of the nation.
The United States is also a great of higher education boasting more than 1 universities colleges and other institutions of higher learning top tier of which may be considered be among the most prestigious and advanced the world.
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
However, the structure of the nation was profoundly changed in 1788, when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution; the date on which each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution is typically regarded as the date that state "entered the Union" (became part of the United States).
The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
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 Friedrich List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Friedrich List was a nationalist/romantic critic of economic theory and one of the forefathers of the German Historical School.
List argued that it was the government's responsibility to foster the "productive powers" of a nation and, once these were in place, then free trade could ensue, but not before.
List was a Professor at Tubingen and then a liberal member of the Württemburg legislature.
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 ipedia.com: United States Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The United States of America (U.S.A.), also referred to as the United States (U.S. America¹, or the States, is a federal republic in central North America and the Pacific Ocean (the islands of Hawaii, and the Aleutians).
The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands.
The social structure of the United States is highly stratified, with a large proportion of the wealth of the country controlled by a small fraction of the population which exerts disproportionate cultural and political influence on the rest of the nation.
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 BT Research - Amtrak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The members of its board of directors are appointed by the President of the United States, and are subject to confirmation by the United States Senate.
Any participating railroad was freed of the obligation to operate intercity passenger service after May 1, 1971, except for those services chosen by the Department of Transportation as part of a "basic system" of service and paid for by NRPC using its federal funds.
Railroads that chose not to join the NRPC system were required to continue operating their existing passenger service until 1975 and thenceforth had to pursue the customary Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) approval process for any discontinuance or alteration to the service.
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He believed that with the advent of railroads, this area would be pivotal as it would be easy to defend and hard to conquer.
Core states are economic powers connected by trade and technology, and they are exploiters of the periphery.
Peripheral areas are weak states; either colonial states or states with a low degree of autonomy.
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 Railroad History
The greatest economic factor of the 19th Century was the railroads.
Railroad Mergers in the Northeast of the U.S. Railroad mergers have taken place right from the beginning of railroading.
Union Pacific -- the railroad established by Congress and Abraham Lincoln to span the continent - is in the middle of a very tough period.
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 Top20UnitedStates.com - Your Top20 Guide to United States!
After attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the United States and other allied nations started what they called the "War on Terrorism" and later the pre-emptive war in Iraq.
The largest trading partner of the United States is Canada (20%), followed by Mexico (12%), China (11%) and Japan (8%).
The United States is generally a very diverse country racially.
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 Amazon: Listmania! - View List "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: ALL ABOUT ALABAMA"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Washington County is the oldest county in the state of Alabama.
The Alabama State Flag was authorized by the Alabama legislature on February 16, 1895.
The State Bird of Alabama is the "Yellowhammer".
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 Railroads of the United States
National Atlas of the United States, 200509, Railroads of the United States: National Atlas of the United States, Reston, Virginia.
The NRN data were loaded into Arc/INFO and the list of attributes was edited to include a maximum of three railroad owner names and their corresponding reporting marks.
The attributes were reorganized, so that for tracks with multiple owners, the largest railroad is listed as Rrowner1, with the next smaller railroad listed as Rrowner2, and the smallest of the three railroads, if any, listed as Rrowner3.
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 Links to Railroad History Resources, Railroad History Archives, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of ...
This annotated list reveals the scope of the railroad map collection and highlights the development of railroad mapping in 19th-century America.
The Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, Inc., was founded in 1981 to acquire, protect, preserve and operate interesting and historic examples of railroad rolling stock, artifacts, and other aspects of railroad history, with emphasis on railroads that served the state of Florida.
Railroads represented include the Grand Trunk Western Railway, the Michigan Central Railroad, New York Central Railroad, and the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad.
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 Antarctica - Bus, Trains & Railroads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
...This is a list of former railway stations in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
...Although the present-day State of California has been occupied for millennia, the lack of a written record and the significant marginalization in the population of native inhabitants after European colonization means that most of the known history...
It is a descendent of the East Pakistan Railway which itself was spun off from the Assam-Bengal Railway.
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 United States
Many books were written in the early part of this century that have lists of all the burials in a cemetery.
At least through the 1970s, if a woman was listed as the head of household, the listing would show her as a widow, or "Mrs." (to show divorce).
WW II Honor List of Dead and Missing published by the War Department, June, 1946 and State Summary of War Casualties, U.S. Navy, 1941-1946 is available at the New York Public Library and there may be available at other Public Libraries.
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 Powell's Books - Railroads
Major railroads are brought to life including the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Conrail, Southern Pacific, and Burlington...
Starting in the mid-19th Century, The United States transformed itself from a vast, sparsely populated country into a potent industrial force.
This follow-up to the MBI bestseller Classic American Railroads is a beautiful tribute to 15 additional railroads not included in the first volume.
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 All about trains run for the President of the United States (POTUS)
Our feature article is all about trains run for the President of the United States.
On passenger trains, railroads operated lots of equipment other than sleepers, coaches, dining cars, etc. This equipment was generally called 'head-end' equipment, these 'freight' cars were at one time plentiful and highly profitable for the railroads.
This mailing list is for all railfans out there to mainly discuss general railroad/model railroad questions.
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 Museums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Home > Culture > Travel > Railroads > Museums
list of railroad museums in the Americas, excluding Canada and the United States
list of railroad museums in the United States
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