Sentences with phrase «railroad cars in»

Supervised and coordinated activities of switch - engine crew engaged in switching railroad cars in railroad yards, industrial plants and similar locations to facilitate loading and unloading of cars and the making up and breaking up of trains

Eric graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in business marketing, and in 1986 with Stefano Bronzati he opened a 25 - seat restaurant in a railroad car in Salt Lake City named California C&R, which is short for chicken and ribs.

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Berkshire has roughly 90 subsidiaries including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad and Dairy Queen ice cream, and has large stakes in companies such as Kraft Heinz, Wells Fargo, Coca - Cola, and IBM.

In the 1880s, the most sophisticated railroad managers and some economists argued that railroads were «natural monopolies,» the inevitable consequence of an industry that required huge investments in rights of way over land, constructing railways, and building train engines and rail carIn the 1880s, the most sophisticated railroad managers and some economists argued that railroads were «natural monopolies,» the inevitable consequence of an industry that required huge investments in rights of way over land, constructing railways, and building train engines and rail carin rights of way over land, constructing railways, and building train engines and rail cars.

BNSF has billions upon billions of dollars in debt, which help fund its massive capital expenditure budget for railroad track, railroad cars, and other infrastructure.

The railroads are in trouble today not because that need was filled by others (cars, trucks, airplanes, and even telephones) but because it was not filled by the railroads themselves.

OTTAWA — The police said on Sunday that at least five people had died and 40 were missing after runaway railroad tank cars filled with oil derailed and exploded in a small Quebec town.

In both chuckwagon cars the main course was called, with typical railroad clarity, meat patties.

How dare you, when your ancestors were herded onto railroad cars and then gassed and burned in Poland?

I also loved the fact that they came in a cute box that looked like a circus railroad car and had a string handle for carrying.

We specialize in safe and easy - to - clean products to make life easier when traveling with children whether via car on road trips, railroad or by plane.

The inspection included Buffalo Southern Railroad in Hamburg and rail equipment inspectors examined 18 crude oil tank cars and found three non-critical defects, including end - of - car air hoses inadequate distances from rails and loose side safety rails.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking a federal agency to stop a railroad company from mothballing unused rail cars in the Adirondack Park.

«We regret the railroad's decision to place some of our rail cars in the Adirondack Park, which raised public concern about their effect on the park's beauty and environment,» said Constantino in a statement.

Safety inspectors from the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration uncovered 95 defects in their most recent examination of rail cars and tracks across upstate New York.

In an appearance in Warren County, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he is «100 percent» opposed to the storage of tanker cars on railroad tracks in the AdirondackIn an appearance in Warren County, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he is «100 percent» opposed to the storage of tanker cars on railroad tracks in the Adirondackin Warren County, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he is «100 percent» opposed to the storage of tanker cars on railroad tracks in the Adirondackin the Adirondacks.

During the meeting, the Amtrak representative on the committee revealed the railroad would not favor passenger cars going in reverse from downtown for over a mile to be able to head west to Cleveland and Chicago.

The state is eyeing a response to the recent arrival of old railroad cars for indefinite storage on a line in the Adirondacks, the DEC said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is «100 percent» opposed to the storage of tanker cars on railroad tracks in the Adirondacks.

Over the course of the year, controversy has flared over Iowa Pacific Railway and its subsidiary the Saratoga North Creek Railroad's storage of rail cars on sidings in the Adirondacks.

NEWCOMB — Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve appealed to Governor Andrew Cuomo to take action on a proposal by a private rail company to store hundreds of discarded oil tank cars on railroad tracks in the High Peaks.

Transit advocates pushed the notion of reducing fares on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro - North Railroad to entice city drivers to leave their cars at home and help fill in transit gaps in Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods with limited access to subway and bus lines.

The Saratoga and North Creek Railroad has brought the first tanker cars it plans to park on a siding in the Adirondacks.

Brian Lee, 21, was speeding on Ogden Street in the vicinity of Broadway 2 a.m. on June 24, 2016 when he lost control of his car, which went onto railroad tracks and crashed.

In the United States, independent engineer Bruce McHenry is pushing a similar idea, only the vehicles would be physically linked like railroad cars.

All the tank cars on the 109 - car train were newer models built after 2011 know as CPC 1232, the railroad said, and not the older DOT - 111 cars that have been criticized for being prone to puncture in accidents.

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 destroyeIn 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 destroyein California that floods had destroyed.

In fact he first tried to get a railroad to carry them in what we call piggyback manner — that is to say a truck trailer still on its chassis, attached to a flat car on a railroad — but the railroads after the war had their own problems and they lacked the kind of flexibility he would have needed; and also they felt themselves to be competing directly with the trucking companies and they hoped to drive them off the field essentiallIn fact he first tried to get a railroad to carry them in what we call piggyback manner — that is to say a truck trailer still on its chassis, attached to a flat car on a railroad — but the railroads after the war had their own problems and they lacked the kind of flexibility he would have needed; and also they felt themselves to be competing directly with the trucking companies and they hoped to drive them off the field essentiallin what we call piggyback manner — that is to say a truck trailer still on its chassis, attached to a flat car on a railroad — but the railroads after the war had their own problems and they lacked the kind of flexibility he would have needed; and also they felt themselves to be competing directly with the trucking companies and they hoped to drive them off the field essentially.

There is, perhaps, no mechanical subject, in which improvement has advanced so rapidly, within the last ten years, as that of railroad passenger cars.

Interestingly, the story states that passengers would comfortably be «flying» at 30 to 40 miles per hour; contrast that with the last line of the «Morse's Telegraph» story in the same issue, which described railroad cars as «slow and tedious.»

I was in awe as I read the accounts of him bending steel bars, ripping huge telephone books in half, pulling cars and most sensational of all pulling a 72 1/2 - ton railroad car 112 feet down the track.

This restaurant is actually an old railroad car, and we were able to request to sit in a private dining car for our dinner.

We see a pair of flamenco dancers stomping out a beat between railroad cars, the singer Cold Cave recording a moody New Wave - ish song against a setting sun, an absolutely hypnotic scene in which a Kansas City marching band performs in a cavernous warehouse space — and fragments of the concerts and happenings that the artists held in the cities along the way.

«The container ship had probably 500 of those railroad cars on them and Infinity was in there, but one of the other containers on the ship contained Asian gypsy moths,» explained Disney Interactive's vice president of production John Vignocchi.

Pine plays Sam, a smooth - talking barter specialist desperately seeking a bright future until physics, in the form of tomato soup and a hot railroad car, put the kaybosh on that.

Classrooms for the senior class were created in a former railroad depot and three railroad cars, which, at the suggestion of a teacher, were joined together to create a unique learning environment.

This is no surprise, since the car's exterior was developed at the GM West Coast Advanced Design Studio, an unpretentious yet inventive operation right next to the railroad tracks in arty, albeit semi-trashy, North Hollywood, California.

I can't remember the last time I complained about a weak handbrake compromising my ability to initiate spins on dry pavement, and the ability to jump over railroad crossings is something I haven't tested in a car on a routine basis since I owned a Subaru Impreza WRX over a decade ago.

«It's the kind of car that makes you feel like you're 16 years old again,» contributor Marc Noordeloos said after jumping over railroad tracks and pulling handbrake turns in parking lots.

PHMSA and the Federal Railroad Administration have issued several safety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tank car.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The University of Michigan's $ 10 million, 32 - acre «outdoor lab,» Mcity, is designed as a place where automakers and suppliers test semi-automated, autonomous, and connected - car systems, with railroad crossings, roundabouts, paved and unpaved roads, potentially potholes, snow and ice in the winter and, presumably, no distracted drivers to rear - end the autonomous cars.

Though few other details have been revealed, photos and videos of the car in a new railroad tunnel beneath London signal that the convertible will have similar off - roading capabilities to the standard Range Rover Evoque.

Whereas the last Camaro convertible twisted and trembled over every railroad crossing, Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser claims such quivering won't be noticeable in the new car.

-- To the extent that compliance with subsection (b)(2)(C) or (b)(7) would significantly alter the historic or antiquated character of a historical or antiquated rail passenger car, or a rail station served exclusively by such cars, or would result in violation of any rule, regulation, standard, or order issued by the Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, such compliance shall not be required.

Such term shall not include railroad locomotives, railroad freight cars, railroad cabooses, railroad cars described in section 242 or covered under this title, railroad rights - of - way, or facilities that are covered or expressly exempted from coverage under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).

-- The term «vehicle» does not include a rail passenger car, railroad locomotive, railroad freight car, railroad caboose, or a railroad car described in section 242 or covered under this title.

Effective immediately, the Emergency Order (Docket Number DOT - OST -2014-0067), requires that each railroad operating trains containing more than 1,000,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil, or approximately 35 tank cars, in a particular state to provide the SERC notification regarding the expected movement of such trains through the counties in that state.

This comprehensive approach includes immediate and long - term steps such as: launching «Operation Classification» in the Bakken region to verify that crude oil is being properly classified; issuing safety advisories, alerts, emergency orders and regulatory updates; conducting special inspections; moving forward with a rulemaking to enhance tank car standards; and reaching agreement with railroad companies on a series of immediate voluntary actions they can take by reducing speeds, increasing inspections, using new brake technology and investing in first responder training.

«We've laid a solid foundation in bringing rail equipment manufacturers and suppliers together so we can make these cars in America and create American jobs,» said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo.

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