Sentences with phrase «between railroad trains»

Even Einstein found a relationship between railroad trains and the motion of light in his special theory of relativity.

Not exact matches

«Since the train station will be completed in the first year of the new millennium, we felt the entryway should, in some way, also herald that we're entering a new era between the railroad and Arlington Heights,» said Joseph Skach, design development planner for the village of Arlington Heights.

The Federal Railroad Administration should review current standards for the time between the activation of train warning signals and the distance of an oncoming train, US Senator Charles Schumer said Friday.

The CEO of Adirondack Scenic Railroad suggested — not for the first time — that pay - to - play was behind the governor's decision to tear up a section of train track between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid.

The national passenger railroad over the weekend activated its version of so - called positive train control between the two cities, the last stretch of its tracks on the busy Northeast Corridor to get the system.

The railroad will operate 18 extra getaway trains between noon and 4 p.m. for people leaving work early on Tuesday, July 3.

The Orphan Train, a movement that relocated orphaned and abandoned children from large cities in the east to new homes in the west via railroad, took place in the United States between 1854 and 1929.

Nogales Street carries more than 45,000 vehicles a day, and where it intersects with the railroad, between East Walnut Drive and San Jose Avenue, it halts the route's traffic whenever crossing gates are down for the passage of more than 50 trains each day, of which nearly 80 percent are freight carriers.

Intercity passenger railroad means a railroad, as described by 49 U.S.C. 20102 (2), including public authorities operating passenger train service, which provides regularly - scheduled passenger service between large cities.

• Conduct compliance inspections to ensure that trains maintain safe operations • Perform investigations to resolve issues by obtaining data from carriers, conducting interviews and reviewing records • Lead accident investigations to determine root causes and undertake measures to ensure that safety mistakes are not repeated • Inspect railroads and carriers to ensure that they are working in accordance to federal regulations • Oversee field inspections of existing and proposed railroad crossings and structures to ensure consistency in safety practices • Assist in the development and implementation of railroad grade crossing safety programs • Create schedules and ensure that safety staff members abide by them so that all shifts are properly covered • Act as a field liaison between railroad companies and governmental agencies, to ensure appropriate coordination of safety work