Sentences with phrase «railroad bridge of»

South of Ashland the Rock Island Bridge is the longest railroad bridge of its kind.

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The Sons of Freedom, a sect of Doukhobor anarchists, have protested nude, blown up power pylons, railroad bridges, and set fire to homes, often targeting their own property.

«For almost 50 years South Korean villagers have insisted that early in the Korean War, American soldiers machine - gunned hundreds of help less civilians under a railroad bridge near a ham - let 100 miles southeast of Seoul,» read a front - page article in the New York Times.

Stroller rentals are located under the right hand side of the bridge that the Walt Disney World Railroad goes over.

The bridge would be designated as the only legal way for pedestrians to cross a mile - long segment of the railroad tracks.

The centre offers the Self - Guided Caves trail, Treetop Canopy Walking plus two zip - lines, Scenic Suspension Bridge, Thunderbird Twin - Zip Ride, Nature Trails, Eco-Adventure Tours, Mini Golf, Gemstone Mining, a kids train ride called Rocky the Train which departs from Big Rock Railroad, Fish pond and plenty of scenic spots to sit and enjoy nature.

Lhota ran the MTA, which operates buses, subways, commuter railroads, bridges and tunnels in the New York City area, from 2011 until the end of 2012.

In recent years, the railroad folks claim to have invested upwards of a million dollars in track, bridge and equipment repair, citing «professional volunteer labor» for much of the expense.

They range from legislation to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for workers not already covered under the governor's series of executive actions, to massive infrastructure projects, including the renovation of Penn Station, $ 22 billion worth of road and bridge upgrades upstate, and expansion of the Long Island Railroad.

State law will be aligned with federal reporting requirements, which is aimed at having private railroad companies submit bridge inspection reports to the Department of Transportation on the same schedule they are provided to federal officials.

NEW YORK - On Wednesday, April 7th, as part of a Spring cleaning effort, Senator Jeff Klein's (D - Bronx / Westchester) graffiti removal crew will clean graffiti on hard - to - reach overpasses, railroad bridges and buildings across the Bronx and Westchester.

BY SAM SCHWARTZ Lower Manhattanites are getting «railroaded» (or should I say «trucked») and have been for a quarter century ever since an act of Congress dictated that tolls on the Verrazano Bridge should be collected only in the Staten Island - bound direction.

Poughkeepsie... The Dutchess County Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced work is scheduled to begin next week to replace the deteriorating County Bridge D - 70R on Dover Furnace Road (CR 26) over the Metro North Railroad in the Town of Dover.

As a taxpayer, regarding any question about the proper use of taxpayer dollars, I would rather see U.S. railroads and bridges repaired and reservoirs cleansed than see U.S. funds wasted on murderous weaponry and dubious schemes by an artificial entity which would prolong endless conflict and cost millions of lives.

From the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal to the international border with Canada to current connectors such as major railroads, international bridges, state and federal highways, international airports and ports, the region continues to play a critical role in moving goods, expanding global trade and creating prosperity.

NEW CASTLE — Town Supervisor Robert Greenstein wants to get rid of what he calls a dangerous railroad crossing and replace it with a bridge.

A New York state audit has found the Department of Transportation lacked records showing adequate safety plans and inspections for many railroad bridges statewide.

In 1994, he invented a temporary bridge made from railroad flatbed cars that was used a year later to repair a section of an interstate highway in California that floods had destroyed.

A wood carving depicts the aftermath of a passenger train breaking through a bridge on the Maine Central Railroad in August 1871.

Unless an earthquake strikes New York first, bridges spared yearly applications of road salt would last a few hundred years before their stays and bolts gave way (last to fall would be Hell Gate Arch, built for railroads and easily good for another thousand years).

The Metal Art Studio Old Railroad Bridge is perfect for decorating your home with a bit of rustic, Western American beauty.

It's just so fun, and you get the awesome view of the border to border trail going under the railroad bridge... and the Dexter library too!

I chose Edward Hopper's 1929 painting, Railroad Sunset, and when I saw this painting, I thought of the Murray Morgan Bridge in Tacoma.

There's little doubt, however, that Reiner's decidedly deliberate sensibilities, coupled with the episodic bent of Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans» script, ensures that the movie's first half isn't quite as electrifying as one might've hoped, as it's clear that certain sequences ultimately fare a whole lot better than others - with the boys» efforts at safely crossing a railroad bridge certainly standing as a highlight within the film's opening hour.

The cast and crew of Midnight Rider were filming on a railroad bridge in Georgia on February 20th when a train came down the tracks unexpectedly.

RRIF direct loans can only be used to refinance outstanding debt incurred for certain types of eligible projects, including debt incurred to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment or facilities, including track, components of track, bridges, yards, buildings, and shops, and costs related thereto, or to develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities.

RRIF guaranteed loans can only be used to refinance outstanding debt incurred for certain types of eligible projects, including debt incurred to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment or facilities, including track, components of track, bridges, yards, buildings, and shops, and costs related thereto, or to develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities.

The bridge safety report includes the date of the last inspection; length of bridge; location of bridge; type of bridge (superstructure); type of structure (substructure); features crossed by the bridge; railroad contact information; and a general statement on the condition of the bridge.

The Union Station master plan also envisions an expanded Metrorail station, an enhanced retail experience, new and refurbished Amtrak and commuter rail facilities, a rebuilt H Street bridge and a new community, Burnham Place, to be built on air - rights over the railroad tracks with some three - million square feet of new hotels, offices, residences and shopping.

This was one of the first FAST Act provisions that the Department's Federal Railroad Administration implemented: in February 2016, FRA launched a new website to allow local officials to request bridge information online and receive a report within 45 days.

In the interim, the Department has urged railroads to be more transparent with communities about the safety and structural soundness of their bridges.

As we approach an S - curved bridge over railroad tracks, Pagani slows not at all, just turning the wheel and getting off, on, and back off the throttle as the car lifts at the top of the ramp.

Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of grade separation to replace existing at - grade railroad crossings.

The sludge - gray Onandaga River divided the city as it met Lake Erie beneath a steel bridge: the valley carved by the river was a treeless expanse of railroad tracks, boxcars, refineries, cranes, chemical plants, and, looming over all of this, the smokestacks of the steel mills — squat, black, and enormous — on which Steelton's existence had once depended.

It shows a group of gentlemen in Victorian dress, hats in hands, looking down the railroad tracks to the bridge that has failed and the steam engine has gone off the bridge into the river below.

The entire railroad passes through 86 tunnels and 38 bridges in the 25,000 square mile canyons of the Sierra Madre.

Choose a great train journey... Trans - Siberian Railway from Moscow to Beijing Venice Simplon Orient Express London - Venice The Orient Express, the truth behind the legend The Royal Scotsman, Scotland's cruise train The Deerstalker - Britain's Best Train The West Highland Line, Britain's most scenic London to Edinburgh, route of the Flying Scotsman Glacier Express, Switzerland's scenic train Bernina Express from Switzerland to Italy Jungfraubahn - up the Jungfrau by train Tito's private train Belgrade to Montenegro Tel Aviv to Jerusalem - by train to the Holy City The California Zephyr, coast to coast USA Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks The Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver The Rocky Mountaineer in Canada's Rockies The Ocean from Montreal to Nova Scotia Colombo to Sri Lanka's tea country by train The Eastern & Oriental Express S'pore - Bangkok Across Indonesia by train from Jakarta to Bali The Bridge on the River Kwai The Blue Train from Cape Town to Jo «burg The TranzAlpine - NZ's most scenic train The Northern Explorer Auckland to Wellington The Coastal Pacific, Wellington to Christchurch The Indian Pacific, Sydney - Adelaide - Perth The Ghan, Adelaide - Alice Springs - Darwin ---------------------------------------------------------------

The railroad bridge was one of the only remaining bridges across the Rhine to remain intact, as German forces failed to demolish it in time as they retreated towards central Germany and the capital of Berlin.

This abandoned railroad bridge spanning the Hudson River is an engineering marvel on the scale of the Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate Bbridge spanning the Hudson River is an engineering marvel on the scale of the Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate BridgeBridge.

Depart Cusco early morning by bus and drive through the Sacred Valley to the community of Piscaycucho (the starting point is also called Railroad K82 — 2700m / 8856ft), where we cross the Urubamba River by bridge and begin the Inca Trail.

Forty miles of railroad run through majestic redwood forests, scenic mountain meadows, and over 30 trestles bridging the pristine mountain waters of Northern California.

Built in 1947 from a recycled redwood railroad bridge, the gracious plantation manager's beach home is reminiscent of Hawai`i's plantation era.

Copper Canyon private railroad cars travel through an impressive 86 tunnels and over 38 bridges en route, as the train winds its way from sea level to an elevation of 8,000 feet.

The town of Elysburg has several exciting attractions and activities, including the Caboose Lodge and Catawissa Railroad Museum, the Coal Bowl Bowling Center, several historic covered bridges, and the Knoebels Amusement Park.

Hell Gate (1998), is a 28 - foot - long (8.5 m) scale model, in Erector and Meccano pieces and wood, of the dramatic steel - and - concrete railroad bridge that crosses the Hell Gate segment of the East River, between Queens and Wards Island.

Drawings for his Crossing the Hudson project — a proposal consisting of a 365 - day structure for the gradual lighting of a disused railroad bridge on the Hudson River - will also be exhibited.

HIGHLAND, Ulster County — A team of federal, state and nonprofit leaders lifted the first spikes out of the Poughkeepsie - Highland Railroad Bridge's rail - bed on Tuesday, May 27 symbolically sparking new life and a new role for the historic, but long - neglected bridge that spans the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and the Town of Bridge's rail - bed on Tuesday, May 27 symbolically sparking new life and a new role for the historic, but long - neglected bridge that spans the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and the Town of bridge that spans the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and the Town of Lloyd.

Based in Poughkeepsie, the nonprofit group Walkway Over the Hudson formed in 1992 and took ownership of the Poughkeepsie - Highland Railroad Bridge in 1995.

The governor's backing of the transformation of the Pougkeepsie Railroad Bridge into a Walkway over the Hudson is a bold stroke that will spur tourism and downtown revitalization linking Poughkeepsie, the Town of Lloyd and the Mid-Hudson Region.

June 18, 2008 - Built to facilitate transport of coal from the mines of Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the mills of New England, the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge was deemed the longest in the world when it opened in 1888.