... carried a pair of prime movers on a single long frame. Railroads liked the concept, but the new, bigger and heavier 567 prime mover ... as one with drawbars (A-A, A-B-A or A-B-B-A) allowed the railroads to circumvent this. And on many railroads, these multi-unit sets all ...
... if they are still used. You have to remember that the railroads were there first and the towns built their streets later in most ... frequently there. There are numerous examples of the railroads using city streets, which were added alongside the rights of way. Be ...
... took effect in 1900 outlawing these hand crushers on railroads engaged in interstate commerce.
Absolutely wonderful! As a ... River, Ontario
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... is a very time consuming and expensive proposition, and railroads have generally opted out of business of this nature.
Had the ... 73.99045W.
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... direction. Since then there have been completed electric railroads to practically every city and town of importance in Southern ...
Imagine an LA with ... "completed electric railroads to practically every city and town of importance in Southern ... businesses similar to UPS or FedEx, relying mostly on the railroads for speedy delivery. American Express specialized in services to ...
... Fast Accurate timekeeping was extremely important to railroads back in the day. Timepieces would be tested once a year, primarily ... alphabetic operation.
Standard time It's because of railroads that we have time zones. Can you imagine trying to arrange a railway ...
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Raw silk, and silk cocoons, was prime business for railroads from the turn of the century into the '30's when airlines stole the ... of lower insurance cost.
EVERYTING, including each railroads "crack" passenger trains got out of the way of a silk train. Section ...
... that is no longer owned by Santa Fe successor, BNSF. That railroads still fuels its transcontinental trains in nearby Belen, NM.
... good work !
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... figure out some of the abbreviations in the left column as railroads: SFE = Santa Fe, RDG = Reading, PA = Pennsylvania, NYC = New York ... are abbreviations (BELT, PENNA, IHB, IHLOC, CBQ), but of railroads or cities?
20 Years Later ...in 1962, a similarly attired C+O ...
... with no shoes on. He'd be disciplined for sure on today's railroads. Heck, to go near a running locomotive today, I must have safety ... has come uncoupled"!
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