Sentences with phrase «by the railroad industry»

The bridge continued its role as an important commercial rail link for nearly a century until a fire in 1974 abruptly terminated its use by the railroad industry.

Haynes discussed lobbying by the railroad industry, in addition to safety and legal issues plaguing Amtrak.

Not exact matches

Railroad efficiency is measured by the industry standard «operating ratio,» with a lower number reflecting a leaner operation.

China Railway Materials, a supplier of construction materials to the railroad industry, became one of the first companies that is directly owned by the central government to run into debt trouble.

Thanks for stopping by... I'm currently retired from the Railroad Industry (Engineer / Transportation Superintendent) and play alot of golf with the exception of snow days & weekends.

As industry seeded the American landscape with rows of metallic factories — followed by railroad tracks and then high - speed roads — the education of workers had to match progress.

«The artificially high freight rates maintained by the ICC for railroads enabled the trucking industry to grow by leaps and bounds.

Drug and alcohol testing has been required by the FRA for railroad industry employees since 1986.

Motivated by the lack of space and money, the Wake Forest College sold plots of land for residences and businesses, and in time the town of Wake Forest had a railroad depot and new industries.

Given the company's geographic diversity, it's worth quickly reviewing the U.S. railroad industry, which was deregulated by the Staggers Rail Act of 1980.

The railroad industry is dominated by a handful of Class I railroads that share the most of the freight traffic in the continent.

The city was founded by investors across a number of industries, including cotton plantation owners, bankers and railroad entrepreneurs, and still have a diverse economy.

Viewers are enveloped by the strength of the corroded, metallic tracks considering the magnitude of industry, migration, and power associated with the railroad these lines served as skeleton.

Some of these efficiencies are part of the so - called «precision railroading» model, which includes cost cuts and improved service, pioneered by well - known industry executive Hunter Harrison, the former CEO of both CN and more recently CP.

Greening Earth and Western Fuels worked in partnership with the Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED), an industry group co-founded by railroad exec (and future Bush II treasury secretary) John Snow and Steve Miller, a top aide to former Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones.

I wrote, «This move was instigated by Glenn Schleede, president of NEECO's fuel subsidiary, New England Energy, and the leading militant in the coal industry's battle with the U.S. railroads over transportation rates.

The city was founded by investors across a number of industries, including cotton plantation owners, bankers and railroad entrepreneurs, and still have a diverse economy.