Prior to the widespread use of ditch lights during the 1990s railroads had always relied on a single or double-bulb headlight for illumination (basically however the manufacturer designed and styled the casing). In the case of diesels, these were normally situated high at the ends of each hood...
Into the 1920's there was strong recovery, following federal takeover during the war, which persisted until the Great Depression and subsequent economic downturn of the 1930's. Alas, that event proved a turning point. As John F. Stover notes in "The Routledge Historical Atlas Of The American...
Tom says: “I developed the Anatomy Trains during the 1990’s, as a game for students to play when I was teaching Fascial Anatomy at the Rolf Institute. I was inspired by Ida Rolf, and have been practicing the deep fascial work I learned from her since 1976. ...
Trains arrive into and depart from Cardiff Central station almost every day, although there may be less services during the weekends and bank holidays. Check ourlive train timesfor up-to-date information on trains running to and from Cardiff Central station. ...
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Railway profitability suffered during the great depression of the 1930s, capital spending was postponed and maintenance cut back. This meant that the state of Britain's railways was already poor on the eve of Second World War. During the war, the railways were taken into state control as a ...
U.S. rail workers had laid more than 30,000 miles (48,280 kilometers) of track, more than in the entire world [source:AAR]. Railroads served as the main mode of transportation and made it cheap and easy to ship supplies and goods, even for Union and Confederate armies during theCivil...
(1826–90) philanthropist; born in Litchfield, Conn. A relation of the Beechers, he was trained in theology but drawn to assisting the urban poor, particularly children. A pioneer in modern philanthropic methods, he promoted self-help, and during his tenure as founder and secretary of the Ne...
America's preeminent literary scholars tells his story of coming of age in France during the buildup to the Second World War. As a Jewish youth in France during the 1930s, Victor Brombert's heady explorations of sex and love were cut short by the rise of Nazi power and the Vichy ...
Trains are fun.Trains running during the holiday season represent a century-old tradition in North America. And "big trains," the kind that look best running around the Christmas tree or running through Holiday Villages, are growing rapidly in popularity. Some people feel that they bring back ...