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Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company. Under act of South Carolina Dec. 18, 1846, and of North Carolina, Jan. 2, 1847. Consolidated, July 8, 1869, with 60 to form 59. 63. The Columbia and Greenville Railroad Company. Under a general act of South Carolina, Oct. 23, 1880. Sold at foreclosure, July 10, 1894, after receivership begun.[sic ...
The Frederick and Pennsylvania Line railroad ran from Frederick, Maryland to the Pennsylvania-Maryland State line, or Mason–Dixon line near Kingsdale, Pennsylvania consisting of 28 miles (45.1 km) of center-line track and 29.93 miles (48.17 km) of total track including sidings. Chartered in 1867, the railroad started construction in 1869 and ...
Ross Winans (1796–1877) was an American inventor, mechanic, and builder of locomotives and railroad machinery. He is also noted for design of pioneering cigar-hulled ships.
On the other hand, the per-passenger subsidy stood at $2.77, nearly three times the 1974 projection, while the bus subsidy was 8 cents per passenger. Defenders pointed out that the figure included capital costs (including a payment of $10,000 per month to the B&O for equipment leasing), which inflated costs and made the comparison inexact.
The station was built in three months by Metro-North Railroad in 1990 for the cost of $10,000. [2] The station opened on April 1, 1990. [3] Its creation was the suggestion of George Zoebelein, who was an avid hiker and a veteran of the NY/NJ Trail Conference as well as both the NY/NJ Appalachian Trail Conferences, and also served as a member of the Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council (MNRCC ...
Pacific Electric & Salt Lake Railroad station in Long Beach, 1905 Pacific Electric Building, Located at Sixth and Main Streets was the Pacific Electric's principal station. The view shows platforms and umbrella sheds east of Los Angeles Street, the tracks at this point being elevated some 16 feet (4.9 m) above the level of the street.
Ramsey is one of two railroad stations operated by New Jersey Transit in the borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.Located on the Main Line and Bergen County Line, Ramsey station is also unofficially known as Ramsey – Main Street due to the opening of Ramsey Route 17 station to the north in 2004.
The railroad ascended a particularly [vague] steep grade from its starting point at the North Pacific Coast depot in Mill Valley — at an elevation of approximately 70 feet (21 m) — to its destination at a tavern just below the summit of Mount Tamalpais, at an elevation of 2,436 feet (742 m). In order to follow a route that steam locomotives ...