half-orphaned‚ others abandoned- but all in need of families- traveled west by rail as part of a “placing out” program started by Charles‚ called the Children’s Aid Society.(Warren‚ 4) This dream exploded around the U.S into what is now known as The Orphan Train Movement; a movement that sparked opportunity and new life for underprivileged children. Early on in American History‚ children who were left by their families were usually left to be cared for by their relatives or neighbors. There were very few
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Another thing I like about train travel is that I can get up and walk around. There is often a cafe or dining car so I can go there and have a coffee. I also like looking at the scenery from the train windows. And some trains now have kiddy cars so parents can go in there and not worry about their kids disturbing others. And those trains also have toilets that have plenty of space for kids and baby changing stuff. Well‚ at least this is how it is in Germany. And there is also the benefit of sleeping
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Train fares go off the rails. Are train fares becoming affordable for only the rich? Travel is ridiculously expensive: bus train or taxi‚ but especially the train. As trains are used by many people for various reasons to travel: to and from work; to and from school; to and from visiting family or holidays. They are used daily‚ and can be used by anyone any age‚ to anywhere they need‚ and this is why trains shouldn’t be so expensive. Trains are know as being the quickest‚most efficient
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GPS/GSM based train tracking system – utilizing mobile networks to support public transportation. Dileepa Jayakody‚ Mananu Gunawardana‚ Nipuna Wicrama Surendra‚ Dayan Gayasri Jayasekara‚ Chanaka Upendra‚ Supervisor‚ Rangana De Silva Abstract : The paper presents a solution implemented at Sri Lanka‚ to provide an intelligent train tracking and management system to improve the existing railway transport service. The solution is based on powerful combination of mobile computing‚ Global System for
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Journey To The West 西游记 Growing up‚ we all had our favorite stories. My personal favorite was the Harry Potter series; I spent hours and hours immersed in those books. For a lot of Chinese children however‚ the story they grew up with was called Journey to the West‚ or XiYouJi. This story was written by Wu Cheng’en‚ an author who lived during the 16th century in the Ming dynasty. A very famous piece of literature‚ it is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The
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The Journey Continuous Writing Essay We were quite a pair‚ silently waiting on the dusty train platform in the late afternoon. Clutching our rolling suitcases‚ we were unable to speak over the loud screeches and hisses of trains in Penn Station. There he was‚ my eighty year old grandfather with his massive shock of silvery hair and bushy eyebrows. Dressed in a plaid flannel shirt‚ which he insisted on wearing with suspenders‚ he was a unique sight in the middle of New York City. And there I was
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My wagon train is now in Alcove Springs‚ we have been here for only a day. It is time to just have fun since we have had supper and all‚ so I decided to write during this time because I really don’t have a lot of time to write throughout the trail‚ but I try. When we left Independence‚ a wagon train right in front of us had a family who was from a big city and could not control their animals‚ so their animals were out of control and knocked over their wagon. It took them a couple hours to pick
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Comparing Trains and Planes as Means of Transportation From the dawn of time‚ man has followed his urge to travel; sometimes neglecting the enjoyment of the journey in pursuit of the destination. Although two of the favorable means of passenger transportation - the plane and the train - accomplish the task of arriving at a destination‚ there are distinct differences in their capacity for comfort‚ time‚ scenic value‚ and safety. To entice the weary traveler‚ accustomed and outraged by the rough
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“Train Stations and Barrooms” Being faced with difficult decisions is a major obstacle in the lives of adults. After conversing‚ many of these decisions are resolved in a favorable outcome that works for both adults. In “Hills like White Elephants‚” the two adults‚ an American man and the girl‚ discuss a major issue in their lives. This controversy pertains to a potential operation the woman may choose to undergo. The train station and the barroom emphasizes what is being discussed between the two
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History of Virgin Virgin Trains was born on 29th of November 1996 when it was awarded the Cross Country franchise following the privatisation of British Rail‚ the franchise will last until April 2012. Along with the Cross Country line‚ Virgin also won the West Coast franchise and took control on the 9th of March 1997‚ this franchise will end in March 2012. The West Coast line was the last but one of the franchises to be handed over to the private sector‚ all of which had been completed in less
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