Daunted:TheUnexpectedEducationofTwoSocietyGirlsinthe West byDorothy Wickenden, whoisamagazineeditorandDorothyWoodruff?s granddaughter. Whydidtheygothen? Well,theywantedto dosomethinguseful.Soon,however,theyrealizedwhattheyhadundertaken. Theymovedinwithalocalfamily,theHarrisons,and,likethem,hadlittleprivacy,rar...
Railroad Transportation: Rail still plays a critically important part in our overall transportation infrastructure. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reports that nearly 30 percent of national cargo is transported via rail. Several issues arise in rail transportation, including federal safety regulat...
The Biden administration has been working to avert a possible railroad work stoppage that could begin late Friday and cost the U.S. economy at least $2 billion daily in lost productivity, potentially sparking yet another supply chain crisis. President Joe Biden has personally talked with two of ...
The Corps followed Chairman Mao’s words of “not hurting the interest of the locals”, hence most of the Corps’ facilities were built along the edges of the desert. The gales blowing with desert sands did not scare off these intrepid Chinese men and women: without means of transportation,...
Team driving must balance the needs of two drivers, and FMCSA regulations ensure that their trips are safe and efficient. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). The U.S. DOT oversees all highway, railroad,...
A majority of these megadonors were Republicans, according to Open Secrets, the nonpartisan watchdog organization that tracks the influence of money on politics. And with Trump's decisive victory, they hit the jackpot. So, who are these high rollers and what do they want in return for their...
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., signed an October 2021 letter along with a group of Republican senators encouraging the Federal Railroad Administration to quickly review railroad industry requests for automated track inspection test programs and waivers. The letter did not explicitly advocate ...
What did labor unions strive to accomplish? What were the goals of the child labor movement? What was the goal of the farm labor movement? What were the goals of the American Federation of Labor? What was the overall goal of labor unions in the U.S. during the late 1800s and early ...
Workers with fewer than 10 years of service in the railroad industry (or fewer than five years after 1995) do not receive retirement benefits through the RRB. Instead, their accounts are transferred into the Social Security system, and they become eligible for Social Security benefits after meetin...
increased realgross domestic product(GDP) by between 1.1% and 3.1%, and reduced unemployment by between 0.6 percentage points and 1.8 percentage points.3It's important to note that unlike the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the ARRA did not...