Sentences with phrase «first railroad station»

As the Sugar Beet business thrived and flourished, Henry Oxnard named the town after himself, and Oxnard got its first Railroad Station.

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Back around 1900, when the new Trans - Siberian Railroad began long - distance passenger service, a few of the first - class dining cars and station buffets were sumptuous indeed, serving gourmet dishes, fine wines, and French brandies to well - heeled customers.

«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.

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Originally named «Gibbs Station,» after Barnett Gibbs (who eventually became one of Texas» first lieutenant governors), the town was renamed in 1892 for George Coppell, wealthy financier from England who came to the United States in the 1880s and was reportedly heavily involved with the final construction of the local railroad line.

And they were organized by the state, so my first projects were educational, like libraries, or railroad stations and bridges.