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Early Railroading World
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- Harrison, tipped for CP Rail, shifted culture at CN rail
TORONTO (Reuters) - Hunter Harrison engineered a turnaround at Canadian National Railway by making his trains run on time, like dictator Mussolini promised for Italy, calling even low-ranking employees if a screen mounted in his office pointed to a problem. Now his minority shareholder backer wants him to conjure up the same magic at rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, helping the storied ...
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Oneida's Third Rail draws railroad enthusiasts
ONEIDA ? Some railroad and history buffs had to be turned away Saturday as a capacity crowd filled the conference room at the Oneida Public Library to hear railroad historian John Taibi present a pictorial presentation on ?Oneida?s Third Rail,? and take a nostalgic look back on how the former Oneida Railway Company helped connect travels from Utica to Syracuse in the early years of the 20th ...
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Rotary recognizes Independence seniors
Kelly Cochran, Kent Sloan, Tanner Ginavan, Christina Vaughn and Stephen Newberry have been selected as Students of the Month by the Rotary Club of Independence.
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Adobe: Here's why Creative Cloud is worth $600 a year
Elements of the Creative Cloud (Credit: Adobe Systems) Unimpressed by Adobe Systems' Creative Cloud, its forthcoming $50-per-month subscription plan? Adobe wants to change your mind. The company offered some new details today to show people that the Creative Cloud plan gets people access to more than just the full Creative Suite (CS) Master Collection and tablet-oriented Touch programs ...
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Coming Up (as of January 13)
The Friends of the Callahan Library will be giving away a Valentine's Day basket full of goodies to raise funds for the library. Get tickets early from any member or at the library. Donations are $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets.
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Days Gone By
100 years ago - 1912The P&R Railway Co. is having 25 baggage cars remodeled and changed into refrigerator cars for the summer milk service at the Reading shops. The cars will be ready for delivery and placed into service beginning April 1.75 years ago
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Daughter says life of Ukraine's Tymoshenko "at risk"
KIEV (Reuters) - The daughter of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says her mother's life is now at risk after President Viktor Yanukovich "crossed a fine line" when he rejected all early chances of compromise to free her. In an interview, Yevgenia Tymoshenko urged the West to consider applying personal sanctions against officials of the Yanukovich leadership, such as visa bans ...
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - A model railroader: Ruef continues family?s railroad tradition his way
Jim Ruef of Lerna has been building model railroads since his childhood, and he continues to do so now in retirement, including playing a part in this display at Aabells Sales and Service in downtown Mattoon.
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - Daughter says life of Tymoshenko 'at risk'
The daughter of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says her mother's life is now at risk after President Viktor Yanukovych "crossed a fine line" when he rejected all early chances of compromise to free her.
early railroading 05 Feb 2012 - New books on Indy railroads, past and present
Rita reviews 'Railroads of Indiana' (more than a listing of stats if you've an imagination) and 'The Indiana Rail Road Company' (about freight railroading and human ingenuity). by Rita Kohn Once upon a time railroads, railways and Indiana were symbiotic, connecting communities, commerce and cultural enterprises on multiple levels within the state, the Midwest and nationwide. Railroads were built ...
early railroading 05 Feb 2012
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