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The last of the Reserve Good Conduct Medals to be authorized, [3] the U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (ARCAM), [4] was established by the Secretary of the Army on 3 March 1971 [3] and amended by Department of the Army General Orders 4, in 1974. The Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal was originally awarded for exemplary ...
The ribbon is Old Glory Red with a 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) wide Old Glory Blue center stripe, flanked by a thin 1 ⁄ 16 in (1.6 mm) white stripes. At the edges are 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) wide Old Glory Blue stripes bordered, on the inside, by thin 1 ⁄ 16 in (1.6 mm) white stripes. [5]
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, 4-6-4 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. In France where the type was first used, it is known as the Baltic while it became known as the Hudson in most of North America. [1]
Next is a broader stripe 3 ⁄ 16 inch (4.8 mm) wide of ultramarine blue, bordered on the inside by a stripe of silver gray next to a stripe of scarlet, both 1 ⁄ 16 inch (1.6 mm) wide. In the center of the ribbon is a white stripe 1 ⁄ 2 inch (13 mm) wide bisected by an ultramarine blue stripe 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.2 mm) wide.
Some reports state that participation at USAF fitness centers is up 30 percent since the new program was established. [4] In the Air Force, Airmen are given a score based on performance consisting of four components: waist circumference, situps, pushups, and a 1.5-mile run.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey ordered six DRX-6-4-2000 locomotives for its then-subsidiary Wharton and Northern, #2000–#2005, which were unusual for North American diesel locomotives in that they had driving cabs at both ends. The first three #2000-2002 had the cab doors on the same level as the locomotive frame and were delivered with ...
The SBB Ae 8/14 is a class of electric locomotives built for Swiss Federal Railways to be used on the Gotthard railway. Only three prototype engines were built between 1931 and 1938, each of them in a different design. The steep 2.7% grades of the Gotthard Railway are challenging for the railroad operation.
The 3460 class 4-6-4s, the 3765 class 4-8-4s, and the 5001 class 2-10-4s were designed and ordered around the same time and had much in common in their designs; in addition, they used the same six-axle tender design. The classes together were often called the "Big Three".