Vocabulary Lesson 1 1. gauge- width of a train track 2. network- system of connected railroad lines 3. consolidate- combine 4. rebate- discount 5. pool- system in which several railroad companies agreed to divide up the buisness in an area Lesson 2 1. Bessemer process- method developed in the 1850s to produce strongersteel at a lower cost. 2. vertical integration- practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products. 3
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through the warm‚ fall night. A dense fog hugged the countryside. Because there was nothing to see through the train’s windows‚ many passengers dozed peacefully‚ lulled to sleep by the gentle‚ rhythmic‚ clickety-clack of iron wheels passing over jointed rails. Crewmembers roamed the aisles and halls making sure that those guests still awake were accommodated and comfortable. In less than a second‚ this peaceful scene was shattered by a thundering roar as seats were torn from the floor and passengers were
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of the worst air qualities. Accorind to California High Speed Rail Authority website in 2010 alone green house gas emissions in the U.S. totaled 6‚821.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Central Valley residents in particular have seen increase in aspiratory ailments. The State Legislature passed Global Worming Solutions Act in 2006‚ which is aimed to reduce statewide emissions by 2020 to 1990 level (17 %). High-Speed Rail One of the key parts of the strategy is the reduction of cars
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Location: Crn. Deakin St and Rickard St - Mary St‚ Rhodes Event: Although the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway was built to specifically commemorate the events of The Kokoda Trail‚ Papua New Guinea (July 1942 - January 1943)‚ the Walkway also commemorates all those who served and died in the Papua-New Guinea campaign of July 1942-January 1943. The Papuan Campaign: Port Moresby and Milne Bay The Japanese entered the war in December of the year 1941 and slowly forced their way towards the Australian
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“Every day is a good day when you run.” Kevin Nelson‚ who wrote The Runner’s Book of Daily Inspiration‚ could not have been envisioning the mercurial weather of Rhode Island. As a three-sport athlete in Cross Country‚ Indoor Track and Outdoor Track‚ there is a certain commitment that one must have to be able to compete year-long in New England. Runners will often sugarcoat their feelings about running by saying it’s thrilling‚ satisfying and even fun. Although it can be personally fulfilling
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INDIAN RAILWAYS AND ITS CONTINUING MONOPOLY Indian Railways abbreviated as IR‚ is the state-owned railway company of India‚ which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. It is the world’s largest commercial or utility employer‚ with more than
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EXPAND ALL CHARTS! Analysis: Question 4 tests for the satisfactory level of the respondents with respect to four elements. Namely train frequency‚ crowdedness of trains and stations‚ quality of the MRT staff service and cleanliness of the trains and stations. The results would be used to evaluate the current performance of SMRT’s performance and show areas where improvement is needed. From the total of 31 respondents of the survey‚ 100% responded to Question 4 and gave ratings to each element
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Chennai Metro Rail – The Future of our mass transport Introduction Cities are a matrix of functions and activity and at the helm of this activity is mobility. Before the intervention of automobiles commuting was slower and cleaner. But as the cities grew in numbers the need for commuting more people also grew. There has been a significant transformation in the urban transport sector in Chennai‚ from its earlier dependency on waterways to its current mode of rail and road transport. Since the Urban
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China’s transportation system is rapidly expanding to support economic growth‚ meet projected global intermodal freight demands‚ and promote expansion into underdeveloped regions of the country. Given the current understanding of intermodal freight movement that was not available when the United States developed its port capacity‚ the purpose of this scan was to identify how China provides intermodal access to its new‚ greenfield maritime ports and the possible application of those methods in the
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fingers is a cloud; that is much farther away than the hand? The principle perception that supports the idea in my brain is figure and ground. 3. Imagine that you are in the scene shown here. You are on a beach‚ looking out. In the two-track mind model‚ what are two examples of what the brain is doing on the unconscious level‚ and what are two examples of what the brain is doing on the conscious level? An example of what the brain is doing on the conscious level would be being able to
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