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Where would our world be today if the Transcontinental Railroad simply didn’t exist? The Railroad impacted us in many ways, but I believe that we were impacted most economically. The Transcontinental Railroad impacted the United States Economically because, it transformed towns to boosting economic hotspots, lowered the general cost for shipping across hefty distances, and increased revenue from exports and imports dramatically. The railroad transformed towns like Lovelock, Nevada into economic…

Author Gregg Turner, a former director of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society at Harvard Business School and a lifelong train enthusiast, has written several books and numerous articles on American railroad history. The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1921, is the oldest railroad history organization in North America, and among the first anywhere to pursue formal studies in the history of technology. The Society promotes research and encourages preservation of…

commute to their jobs, visit families, friends, and entertainments (movie theatre, concerts). In every city, transportation is shaped to suit their citizens and city needs. For instance, Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the third largest public transit system in North America, and home to 2.8 million diverse people. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) offers rides to 540 million people by subways, streetcars, buses and ferries connected to Toronto Islands. The TTC…

BART Bay Area Rapid Transit, known by the acronym BART, is the main rail transportation system for the San Francisco Bay Area. It was envisioned as early as 1946 but the construction of the original system began in the 1960s. Origins and planning The idea of an underwater electric rail tube was first proposed in the early 1900s by Francis "Borax" Smith. There were also plans for a third-rail powered subway line (Twin Peaks Tunnel) under Market Street in the 1910s. Much of BART's current…

The transportation industry has a rich history of regulation in the United States surrounding the railroads that most grade school students learn about. The legacy of the transportation industry is rife with antitrust cases and the struggle of the government to protect consumers across state lines. Within transportation lies the automotive industry; which has dealerships in nearly every city and state in the country making regulation not only a national issue but a state and municipal category.…

comprises of 14 suburban cities and several unincorporated communities with an overall population of 1,610,921 and more than 12% are seniors aged 65 and older (175,320). Geographic isolation between some cities and an ever aging population makes public transportation a concern for the county and it’s stakeholders, especially in regard to the seniors and the disabled. Due to the quality of life that transportation delivery provides to our most vulnerable population, it is imperative that these…

riding the bus to work. These people can be a student going to school or a senior citizen out on a stroll. Even though they may cross paths and share certain spaces on a consistent basis, that does not mean that they live identical lives. Instead, they come to embody the notion of leading increasingly separate yet parallel lives. Furthermore, difference matters in the places and spaces of the contemporary Los Angeles region and the kinds of interaction that occur in micro-spaces. Public…

This article relates to the topic because it discusses fare evasion and smart cards on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). BRT is an enhanced bus service that offers reliable and quality service that improves travel times, service reliability, and ridership. The overall objective of BRT is to maximize transit through faster travel times than traditional fixed-route bus service. With high travel demands, there will always be fare evaders. Fare evasion usually happens during peak hours, but it can also…

from a death to moving schools. This was the case with Sean. Sean waited at the bus stop as he replayed the last two weeks. Sean’s dad had recently moved them to a different state for his new job. Since Sean was an introvert, he dreaded the idea of starting over in a new city. Reluctantly, Sean walked up the steps of the bus and began what he thought would be the most challenging day of his life. On the bus, he sat next to a girl named Lauren. Lauren was extremely friendly and talkative…

explain about it. 3 Relate: I can relate to this because I have lost my wallet before, but luckily I found it later. I forgot my wallet on the bus, so I went to the bus station and told the customer service representative. I told her what bus I was on and the time. She went to the bus and amazingly it still there. It is rare that nobody saw it on a sit of a public…