Sentences with phrase «in railroad construction»

Herzog now specializes in Railroad Construction, Transit Operation and Maintenance...

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The role of Chinese labourers in the construction of the railroad is a key part of that story, and is now generally well known.

Heritage Park built this structure in 1998 to illustrate the equipment and methods used for the construction of roads, irrigation ditches and railroad grades prior to the First World War.

The break allowed for the construction of the original Erie Railroad from Piermont to Dunkirk, which in turn led to the development of not only Rockland County but the entire nation.

He noted the famous case of Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman whose brain was penetrated by a large iron rod in an 1848 industrial accident.

Waters has accepted an engineering job with a company specializing in railroad bridge construction in nearby Fulton, Missouri.

On a train trip to New York in 1911, a construction project to convert the railroad from steam power to electricity caught the eye of Alfred Carlton Gilbert, a Yale - graduated physician and inventor.

A Nation of Railroads «The first of the transcontinental railroads across the western deserts and mountains were built rather more for military and governmental reasons than through any hope of their immediately earning a sufficient amount to make the enormous investment in their construction prRailroads «The first of the transcontinental railroads across the western deserts and mountains were built rather more for military and governmental reasons than through any hope of their immediately earning a sufficient amount to make the enormous investment in their construction prrailroads across the western deserts and mountains were built rather more for military and governmental reasons than through any hope of their immediately earning a sufficient amount to make the enormous investment in their construction profitable.

In the nineteenth - century United States, for example, those who profited from canals, barges, stagecoaches, and the pony express resisted the construction of railroads; in England, electric street lighting spread slowly, partly because of opposition from local governments with heavy investments in gas lightinIn the nineteenth - century United States, for example, those who profited from canals, barges, stagecoaches, and the pony express resisted the construction of railroads; in England, electric street lighting spread slowly, partly because of opposition from local governments with heavy investments in gas lightinin England, electric street lighting spread slowly, partly because of opposition from local governments with heavy investments in gas lightinin gas lighting.

For instance, the last forests near the ancient Nabataean capital of Petra, in modern Jordan, were felled by the Ottoman Turks during construction of the Hejaz railroad just before World War I.

Paul Risker chats with Hell on Wheels actor Colm Meaney... Actor Colm Meaney who brings Dr. Thomas Clarke Durant (1820 - 1885), Vice President of the Union Pacific Railroad during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad to life in AMC's Hell On Wheels, exclaims enthusiastically: «Absolutely, and that's one of the reasons for doing the show.»

Examples of such entities include state departments of transportation; local governments; transit agencies; special authorities; special districts; railroad companies; and private firms or consortia that may include companies specializing in engineering, construction, materials, and / or the operation of transportation facilities.

Partnerships between states and railroads are central to the Obama Administration's vision for a national high - speed rail program, which will allow America to win the future by creating construction and manufacturing jobs here in the U.S., while promoting future economic growth and global competitiveness.

The expansion of the railroad and the construction of the Umatilla Army Depot resulted in widespread growth, making Hermiston one of the largest cities in northeast Oregon.

The Panama Canal, expected to increase Mobile's trade, was under construction; and the new GM&O Railroad station had been dedicated in 1907, hailed as a miracle of the latest modernity.

In early 1923 the railroad began construction of the new «Kelso Clubhouse & Restaurant» which opened the next year.

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A dark - robed woman on a hot day in Cairo carries a bag on her head near a railroad station skirted by new constructions; another woman cries at a sook among makeshift signs («Do your plastic IDs here»); a hand sticks out from a rushing bus.

He noted that the construction of new railroads by the British resulted in the consumption of an unsustainable amount of timber.

[There are] fossils of unfathomable age, and fantastical trees such as Cedar of Lebanon, the Phoenix Palm, and the Methuselah tree, thought to be one of the oldest trees in the World at 4,847 years of age, as well as a railroad tie taken from the Panama Canal Railway, which claimed the lives of between 5,000 to 10,000 workers over its 50 year construction, and wood is salvaged from the remnants of the iconic Atlantic City boardwalk devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Obtained replevin of multi-ton equipment and items for construction of large vertical - lift drawbridge for vehicle and railroad traffic from out - of - state vendor in 2 - week expedited case in US District Court.

Focusing primarily on high - exposure product liability lawsuits, Kelly represents manufacturers and suppliers in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automobile, railroad, aviation and construction equipment industries.

Workers in the following industries and professions have been historically at high risk: asbestos mining; manufacturing of asbestos - containing products such as insulation, piping, and ceiling and flooring materials; shipbuilding; welding, plumbing, pipe fitting and steam fitting; railroads; building demolition; and construction.

The conference was held this year in Toronto at the DoubleTree Hilton, immediately adjacent to the construction site of the new provincial courthouse, and historic site of the British Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the key locations of the Underground Railroad.

Asbestos is used primarily in areas of concentrated industry such as aluminum smelter operations, steel mills, railroads, shipyards, and construction sites, particularly those that have been in use since the 1970's or before.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-- A recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling came down in favor of the defense in construction accident cases when it ruled that Union Pacific Railroad was not liable for the injuries suffered by a subcontractor while demolishing a railroad bridge in Chicago Railroad was not liable for the injuries suffered by a subcontractor while demolishing a railroad bridge in Chicago railroad bridge in Chicago in 2006.

Moreover, the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which helped move goods from the Great Lakes south on the Mississippi River, and of the railroads in the 19th century made the city a major transportation center in the United States.

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.

To work as part of a team or on my own to bring to the table years of skilled ability in the Roofing, Railroad, and Construction industry the opportunity for growth and management.

The Federal Railroad Association downplays the Florida snub noting that in 2012 there are 44 projects in 18 states totaling nearly $ 3 billion under construction or set to break ground.

Located midway between Cheyenne and Laramie, Buford is the second oldest town in Wyoming, dating back to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

The home is part of a row of summer cottages that make up the Historic Tybee Strand District which developed as a result of the construction of the Savannah - Tybee Railroad in 1887 & the construction of Hotel Tybee on the south end of the island in 1891.