Which of the following helped lead to the erosion of rail dominance in U.S. transportation? Government funded construction of roads 7. A - Diesel engine B - Alternator/generator C - Traction motor 8. Was AMTRAK created before or after the economic deregulation of railroads? Before- Amtrak was created in 1971 and railroads were finally deregulated with the Staggers Act of 1980. 9. Why was the knuckle coupler such an important development for the railroads? It greatly improved safety when coupling
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Boxplots Histograms Two Examples Amtrak Ridership: Boston Housing Amtrak routinely Data: collects data on ridership Goal: To predict future ridership using the series of monthly ridership data between Jan 1991 – March 2004 Census tracts in Boston Several variables (14) – crime rate‚ location‚ etc. Goal 1: Predict median value of a home in the tract Goal 2: Cluster census tracts Line Graph for Time Series Shows how ridership patterns of Amtrak trains change over time Bar Chart
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In the poem "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" by Sherman Alexie‚ the speaker is portrayed as a Native American Indian whose apparent wish is to retake and make known his ownership of Indian land‚ which was stolen by white people. However‚ his sympathy towards his rivals seems to keep him from accomplishing these goals. First‚ we can see his Native American heritage in the language of the poem. For example‚ he refers to the elderly woman whom he is conversing with as "white" (line 1)‚
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Speed Economy High Speed Rail will be equivalent to throwing government subsidies into a black hole – crushes the US economy Utt‚ Ph. D. & Herbert and Joyce Morgan Senior Research Fellow in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation‚ February 11‚ 2011 Advocates for more spending on passenger rail‚ including HSR‚ often point to Europe and Japan as role models and aspirational goals for American policy. This Euro-envy manifests itself in the promotional
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devenim cand vom creste? Eu pot spune ca am ramas constanta pe acceasi meserie. Cand voi creste vreau sa fiu politician deoarece observ zi de zi lucrurile incredibil de socante din politica Romaniei si cred ca as putea rezolva ceva. Un alt motiv ar fi acela ca am un caracter destul de ambitios‚ dominant si obisnuiesc sa ma implic in orice lucru care imi aduce avantaje si mie dar si celor din jur. Atunci cand ma implic nu imi place sa fac pe jumatate un lucru‚ mereu imi planific‚ pregatesc o scurta prezentare
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Close Reading of a Poem Maria Clinton ENG 125 May 31‚ 2011 Tiffany Griffin-Minor Close Reading of a Poem ON THE AMTRAK FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK CITY: BY SHERMAN ALEXIE On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City is an emotionally provocative poem by the Native American Indian writer‚ Sherman Alexie. It describes a train journey from Boston to New York City in which an elderly white woman excitedly points out historical sites to her fellow passenger‚ a younger Native American Indian. The poem
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REG NO. 521554412 Subject code : MB0015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Discuss briefly about customer retention strategies in customer relationship management. The various customer retention strategies are: A. Reducing Attrition Virtually every business loses some customers‚ but few ever measure or recognise how many of their customers become inactive. Most businesses‚ ironically‚ invest an enormous amount of time
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In 2010‚ every 2-hours three people were killed in alcohol-related highway crashes. The same year‚ The Coast Guard reported 154 recreational boating fatalities ‚ 22.9%‚ of which involved alcohol use as a contributing factor. (Drunk Drivers by the Numbers 2012) By contrast‚ trains and metros have significant fewer incidents and deaths involving alcohol but these sporadic events can cause larger‚ more wide spread destruction. This is why the United States Government has taken measures to ensure that
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