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	NPWRC :: Wetland Birds -- Virginia Rail
		The presence of Virginia Rails in wetlands is closely tied to the presence of emergent vegetation and rails occur in a variety of emergent vegetation types (Kaufmann 1971; Stewart 1975; Zimmerman 1977; Faanes 1982; Johnson and Dinsmore 1986; Manci and Rusch 1988, 1989; Conway 1995; Faanes and Lingle 1995; Graetz et al.
		Virginia Rail density was positively related to the small areas of open water interspersed within the emergent vegetation zone of wetlands, with the area of wet-meadow vegetation cover, and with percent emergent vegetation cover (Fairbairn and Dinsmore 2001a,b).
		Virginia Rails often disperse from breeding wetlands in late summer (July and August) to either forage in adjacent upland habitat or to gather on large wetlands prior to fall migration (Pospichal 1952, Pospichal and Marshall 1954, Johnson 1984, Johnson and Dinsmore 1985).
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/literatr/wetbird/vira/?C=M;O=A (6712 words)

	Reinvesting in Rail
		Today, none of the private railroads provide rail passenger transportation, and they are unlikely to be persuaded to re-enter this field or improve and extend their lines to haul additional freight or to become "high speed" on their own any time soon because of the high cost of capital.
		Thus, for rails to become an important component of a 21st century transportation system, a new approach to financing rail infrastructure improvements is needed.
		An intermodal approach using rail freight and passenger transportation, with improvements being financed by an Authority operated by the Commonwealth, is the foundation for this new paradigm.
	www.baconsrebellion.com /Issues03/09-08/Rail.htm (1055 words)

	Virginia Business Magazine: Higher-speed rail gaining steam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This year may be the time when rail moves to center stage because of a confluence of circumstances including natural disasters, the Iraq war, fuel costs, and concerns over economic development and land-use planning.
		Virginia recently earmarked $750,000 for an environmental impact study on connecting Richmond to Raleigh via a high-speed rail corridor.
		Virginia approved its first dedicated pool of money for rail — $23.2 million — last year, and progress is expected to continue under the transportation-focused administration of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
	www.virginiabusiness.com /magazine/yr2006/feb06/trans_rail.shtml (1331 words)

	Chincoteague Hunting & Fishing Cntr. - Virginia Rail
		There are a number of different species of rail found on Delmarva's eastern shore which include Virginia, Sora and King, but Clapper Rail is by far the most common on Virginia's seaside marshes.
		Rail will often remain in the cover even after repeated shooting, as they have nowhere else to go.
		This method of hunting rail has been going on for hundreds of years and has accounted for many fine meals, but leaves something to be desired in the way of sport.
	www.chincoteaguehunt-fish.com /railhunts.htm (605 words)

	The Virginia Organizing Project : Attention all Davids, take heart from RAIL Solution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		RAIL Solution, on the other hand, is a volunteer-driven organization that just hired its paid Executive Director, Dave Foster, in 2006, and that depends on critical support from grassroots groups like Rockbridge Area Conservation Council, already stretched thin.
		RAIL Solution leaders also met with Governor Kaine and eight of his top transportation and policy officials, urging Kaine to set a new freight transportation paradigm for the nation in the 1-81 corridor, while fixing specific road safety and capacity problems right away.
		RAIL Solution quickly organized another grassroots effort by members and allied groups to phone, write, visit, and e-mail their CTB representatives, and to speak at the meeting in opposition to VDOT’s proposal.
	www.virginia-organizing.org /magazine/jan07_attention.php (884 words)

	All About Birds
		The forehead feathers of the Virginia Rail are adapted to withstand wear from pushing through dense marsh vegetation.
		The Virginia Rail and other rail species have the highest ratio of leg muscles to flight muscles of any birds.
		The Virginia Rail builds numerous "dummy nests" in addition to the one where eggs are actually laid.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Virginia_Rail.html (170 words)

	Split Rail Fence - West Virginia Lap Rail - HOOVER FENCE CO. Split rail fences are a low-cost style of wood fence often ...
		Split Rail Fence - West Virginia Lap Rail - HOOVER FENCE CO. Split rail fences are a low-cost style of wood fence often used to contain livestock and horses, define boundaries, and landscape a yard.
		Rails are 11' long and overlap through the posts to make 10''-3" to 10'-6" post centers.
		Lap rail fencing is also one of, if not the easiest style of fence to install making it an ideal project for the do-it-yourselfer.
	www.hooverfence.com /wood/split-rail.htm (561 words)

	Archives - Revenue Bonds Can Help Rail Ease Va.'s Transportation Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Rails are also more efficient and cost-effective than trucks for distances of more than 500 miles, and thus can provide significant savings to shippers.
		For the potential of rails to be realized in the public interest, significant investment is required to improve the tracks, remove the bottlenecks and add modern rolling stock and equipment to the system.
		Unfortunately, the private rail carriers do not have the cash or earning capacity to attract the capital needed to make the required infrastructure improvements, and there is limited federal and state money available to pay for them.
	www.loper.org /~george/archives/2004/Feb/803.html (941 words)

	It's Time Virginia
		Growth in shipping in Virginia is expected to swell even more as the ports of Hampton Roads continue their expanding role in the global economy.
		The fact that Virginia's first State Rail Plan was determined to be necessary and was prepared by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation in 2004 indicates the growth in interest and demand for rail.
		"Rail is a critical part of the overall multimodal transportation system for moving people and goods to, from, within, and through Virginia," the plan stated.
	www.itstimevirginia.org /resources/62805_wanted_rail.aspx (684 words)

	rail on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Rails are cosmopolitan in distribution, except in polar regions.
		Rails, also called mud hens or marsh hens, are omnivorous, hunting their food at nightfall.
		Rails are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Gruiformes, family Rallidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/r1/rail.asp (478 words)

	Snowflake 2007 with the Virginia City Rail Corporation
		Step aboard the opulent private rail car and experience all the romance and nostalgia of a by gone era, that is sure to provide you with spectacular scenery, fine food, warm and friendly staff to pamper you, so you can relax and have fun in an elegant atmosphere.
		The Virginia City is an elegant private rail car that has a brass-railed open observation platform, cozy lounge with a working fireplace, dramatic dining room with an ornate 19th century crystal chandelier, custom china, crystal stemware, gold plated flatware, fresh napery and flowers.
		Rail travel is not about economy and speed, rail travel is for those travelers who understand the value of service, and the can appreciate the joy of anticipation.
	www.vcrail.com /snowflake/index.htm (1035 words)

	Charlottesville's Rail Advocacy Organization
		One of America’s most successful intercity rail systems — the Cascades line in the Pacific Northwest — saved the environment from more than one thousand tons of auto emissions by taking 603,000 passengers out of their cars between Eugene, OR and Vancouver, BC last year and giving them the alternative of riding the train.
		Other environmentally sensitive reasons to take the train include that public rail transportation is generally twice as fuel-efficient as private automobiles and it requires only enough land for a single track, compared to lanes and lanes of highway spread across the landscape.
		Rail is the best choice for people who don’t drive, such as children and many senior citizens, and for those who want an end to battling traffic.
	www.cvillerail.org (659 words)

	Birds and All Nature: The Virginia Rail
		THIS miniature of Rallus elegans or king rail, is found throughout the whole of temperate North America as far as the British Provinces, south to Guatema and Cuba, and winters almost to the northern limit of its range.
		The name of this rail is not as appropriate today as it was when Virginia included nearly all of the territory east of the Mississippi.
		Some of the rails have such poor wings that it has been believed by some unthinking people that they turn to frogs in the fall instead of migrating —; a theory parallel with that which formerly held that swallows hibernate in the mud of shallow ponds.
	www.birdnature.com /jan1900/rail.html (639 words)

	DailyProgress.com \| Passenger rail funding sought
		Virginia's delays are caused by multiple factors, from equipment breakdowns to crowded tracks.
		In Virginia, Amtrak mostly runs on track owned by freight carrier CSX Corp. "We're straining the railroad," Schmidt said later, referring to freight, passenger and commuter rail.
		Virginia Railway Express, the publicly-owned commuter rail in Northern Virginia, also has benefited, she said.
	www.dailyprogress.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191616723&path=!business (462 words)

	TrekNature \| Virginia Rail Photo
		The Virginia Rail is monogamous, and prefers to nest in freshwater marshes with abundant cattails and dense aquatic vegetation.
		The nest is constructed by the male and female, and consists of a flat platform made of layers of reeds and grasses, and situated on a clump of raised vegetation.
		Rails are shy birds and are normally difficult to photograph at all, but this is first class in every way: sharpness, comp.
	www.treknature.com /gallery/North_America/Canada/photo91188.htm (974 words)

	Virginia Rail
		The Virginia Rail a small, chunky, short tailed, round winged bird prefers to nest on the ground in a marsh.
		Virginia Rails are nimble on their feet and most often escape danger by running.
		At hatching the new born rail has a pale pink bill with narrow fl band just away from the opening in the nasal cavity and white egg tooth at tip of upper.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/56968 (424 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Rallidae - Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
		However the King Rail is nearly twice as large as the Virginia Rail and does not have a gray suffusion to the side of the head.
		Habitat: The Virginia Rail breeds in freshwater marshes and roadside ditches during the breeding season.
		Behavior: Like most rails, the Virginia Rail is seldom seen because of its habit of hiding among the plants of its marshy habitats.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/cranes/Rlimic.htm (307 words)

	RAIL Solution Homepage
		RAIL Solution representatives attended most of these sessions and talked about our vision for balanced transportation planning with a real role for rail.
		Again we were taxed to organize a strong grassroots effort by our members and those of allied groups to phone, write, visit, and e-mail their CTB representatives, and to come speak at the October 11 meeting in opposition to the proposed adoption.
		Rail's 21st century role is to add time-sensitive freight and passenger capacity in corridors where highway expansion is prohibitively expensive and/or environmentally detrimental.
	www.railsolution.org (1516 words)

	Final Reports Online
		Virginia Senate Bill 1279 (2003) calls for the creation of the Virginia Rail Transportation Development Authority.
		The authors investigated rail authorities in other states in hopes of finding a model for the new rail authority.
		An examination of the Virginia Port Authority proved to be illuminating.
	www.virginiadot.org /vtrc/main/online_reports/04-r16.htm (195 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Shipment of Virginia rail cars arrive
		The state received 11 more rail cars from Virginia as part of a plan to eventually add 2,000 seats to Metro-North commuter rail line, Gov. M.
		As the Virginia cars move into service on Shore Line East, cars from that line will be shifted to Metro-North -- adding capacity on the link between Connecticut and New York City.
		They are hitting the rails without cosmetic changes, such as repainting, because Rell wants them in service soon.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2004/11/19/first_shipment_of_virginia_rail_cars_arrive (219 words)

	Virginia Rail-Trails
		Reading through past Virginia Cyclist articles is a good way for members to understand the goals and works of the Federation.
		The RTC claims that Virginia now has 11 open rail-trails totaling 163 miles; however, the conservancy counts a few trails as multiple projects and includes mileage beyond former rail alignments.
		The awarded funds often cover only a small portion of the projects listed, and the bulk of the 26 Virginia rail-trail proposals that RTC has identified are far from completion.
	www.vabike.org /archive/ar97_1a2.htm (282 words)

	Virginia Rail-Trails \| Virginia Rails-To-Trails
		The Cape Henry Trail winds through First Landing/Seashore State Park to Virginia Beach’s oceanfront resort area, exploring a magical coastal environment of cypress swamps, bird-filled swales, exotic l...
		Following one of the world’s oldest rivers, the spectacular New River Trail—a linear state park—explores an especially remote corner of Virginia, where the river and forest and historical mining tidbi...
		Related Words: rail-trails, rail trail, rail to trail, rail to trails, rails to trails, railroad
	www.trails.com /stateactivity.asp?area=13602 (349 words)

	Governor Warner: In the News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The purpose of this Commission shall be to examine the future of rail transportation in the Commonwealth, including the consideration of a Rail Authority.
		The Commission shall provide leadership on freight and passenger rail issues, policies, and needs, as well as examine options for leveraging private and public funding for rail service and infrastructure across the Commonwealth.
		Such staff support as is necessary for the conduct of the Commission’s work during the term of its existence shall be furnished by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Department of Treasury, and such other executive agencies as the Governor may designate.
	www.governor.virginia.gov /Press_Policy/Executive_Orders/html/EO_71.html (520 words)

	NPWRC :: Virginia Rail
		Rosche (1979) recorded Virginia rail in the lower North Platte River Valley during 23 April to 3 October.
		Habitat: Most Virginia rails encountered in the study area are associated with dense emergent vegetation along the perimeter of wetlands, such as hardstem bulrush, cattail and common reed.
		Faanes (1982) reported that Virginia rail on a central North Dakota study area was restricted almost exclusively to dense emergent vegetation associated with permanent wetlands.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/platte/species/ralllimi.htm (303 words)

	Virginia Rail - Whatbird.com
		Virginia Rail: Breeds locally from southern British Columbia to Newfoundland, and south to northwestern Baja California, southern Arizona, west-central Texas, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, central Mexico, and South America.
		Because they are reclusive birds and quick runners, Virginia Rails are rarely seen and many of their characteristics and behaviors have not been documented.
		● Breeding and nesting: Virginia Rail: Five to twelve brown-spotted, dull white or buff eggs are laid on a pile of matted reeds and layers of aquatic vegetation and grass.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/514/_/target.aspx (955 words)

	Virginia Railing and Gates: Steel and Iron Handrails, Railings, and Rails
		This interior railing features decorative picket castings with scrollwork, steel channels for mounting the wood topbar to the railing, steel mounting plates for fastening the railing to steps.
		This example is a guard rail Virginia Railing and Gates built for parking garage project for Richmond International Airport.
		Ionic handrails with classical Greek ionic columns; this railing features a steel pipe grab bar at 34 inches off the tip of the step mounted to a guard rail that is 42 inches high in order to meet regulatory requirements for handrails.
	www.virginiarailingandgates.com /handrails_steel.asp (3076 words)

	Railroads of Virginia
		Virginia was a farming colony until 1776, and it's primary transportation requirement was to move tobacco leaves from farm fields to Europe.
		By the 1850's, the new technology of wood-burning locomotives and iron rails made it feasible to establish commercial centers inland, away from the rivers.
		Virginia's railroads were designed primarily to transport farm products to urban centers, as freight railroads bring raw goods from the "hinterland" to port cities and shipping manufactured goods back in return.
	www.virginiaplaces.org /rail (1154 words)

	Virginia Creeper Trail
		Virginia's finest rail-trail, the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, occupies the bed of what was once a rugged mountain railroad between Abingdon and the Virginia-North Carolina border about a mile east of Whitetop Community.
		With 100 trestles and bridges, sharp curves, and steep grades, the Virginia Creeper was the quintessential mountain railroad.
		Become a member of the Virginia Creeper Trail Club, and join us and support us in our many endeavors to maintain and improve the quality and useability of the Creeper Trail.
	www.vacreepertrail.org (684 words)

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