Sentences with phrase «used railroad track»
In Banff National Park in Canada, grizzlies have used the railroad tracks since the park was created in 1885, gorging on the buffaloberries that thrive along the right - of - way and the occasional carcass of an elk hit by a train.
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The stats are fairly staggering: four million miles of public roads, 140,000 miles of railroad tracks operated by freight carriers, 25,000 miles of navigable waterways, 9,800 coastal and inland waterway facilities, and 5,200 public - use airports, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Unger, an instructor for the Elmhurst Park District, which operates Safety Town, reminds the children to use hand turn signals, watch for pedestrians and, in one case, not to drive on the railroad tracks.
The deterioration of Penn Station's infrastructure that resulted in Long Island Rail Road commuters» «summer of hell» was caused by decades of underinvestment in Amtrak by the federal government and the railroads that use its tracks, including the LIRR, transportation experts said.
Mizuno: In a conventional method, railroad tracks and wagons were used for antenna transportation in radio interferometers with multiple antennas like ALMA, such as the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA * Ended its scientific operations), and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA * One of the large radio telescopes operated by the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in New Mexico.
Since players will be using the train as their vehicle, every path on this board would now be put on railroad tracks.
As a technical research and test facility for the Federal Railroad Administration, TTCI can provide research and training opportunities using the facility's 50 miles of track, various rolling stock, and full - scale laboratory equipment.
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.
These positions require (1) broad knowledge of railroad operating practices and recordkeeping; (2) practical knowledge of methods used in the installation, maintenance, or manufacture of railroad equipment, signal systems, or track; (3) knowledge of safety practices applicable to the railroad industry and related laws, regulations, and standards; and (4) knowledge of the investigative techniques used in determining the cause of accidents.
On rough pavement and railroad tracks around town, the stiffly sprung car made little rattling and ticking interior noises that took getting used to.
The developer who really caused things to take off worked out a partnership with the Long Island Railroad to pay for much of the transportation infrastructure necessary for development, and those tracks are still in use.
Scared lost dogs will use the path of least resistance, and railroad tracks often provide a convenient route of travel between their hiding places and food sources.
«With the Labor Day weekend being one of the busiest vehicle travel days during the year, we want drivers to use caution when they cross railroad tracks, always expect a train and safely arrive at their destinations,» said Robert Morrison, Union Pacific Chief of Police.
to the north using horizontal hydraulic jacks on railroad ties with special wheels and tracks.
Long - distance, high - voltage transmission projects have been stymied, but a new transmission strategy would use existing right of ways along railroad tracks.
was a slogan used to help people remember to stay alert while crossing railroad tracks before the invention of mechanical gates and flashing lights.
For example, in a recent case, a driver using the GPS system in a rental car found himself stuck on railroad tracks and in the path of an oncoming train because the GPS had directed him to travel across the tracks.
The developer who really caused things to take off worked out a partnership with the Long Island Railroad to pay for much of the transportation infrastructure necessary for development, and those tracks are still in use.
When discussing what to do when your car breaks down on a railroad track, I used to say «abandon the car immediately and run toward the train» because when the train hits the car, the debris will go with the train.
It used to be that getting multiple quotes for your homeowner's and your automobile insurance was like following a long and winding railroad track — it would take forever to visit agents or make dozens of calls.
A railroad laborer or worker is responsible for maintenance of the track and infrastructure, monitoring and repairing of the railroad track using power and hand tools when necessary.
There's a rumor that a home near the railroad tracks was used as a distillery during Prohibition.
Much of it was piped beneath a relatively open natural valley that was gradually filled to accommodate railroad tracks and associated uses starting in the 1880s.
In 1855, when Grenville Dodge was using his engineering background to help lay the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad, his younger brother was using his management skills to lay the foundation of NP Dodge, one of the great grandfathers of today's residential brokerage industry.