Third rail

Sort By:
Page 1 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Better Essays

    We also reserve the right to cancel your membership should you violate any provision of these Terms and Conditions, or any other posted policy on the Website or terms therein. All information provided by third-party providers is strictly placed on the site for informational purposes only as third-party providers are not associated with the Munch Thyme brand or

    • 2117 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Sanjana Rajvi Patel – s3527976 – Assignment: 3 Metro Trains Melbourne: Dumb Ways to Die The Metro Trains “Dumb Ways to Die” was Australia’s most awarded and talked about campaign in the recent years and achieved a near legendary status in the advertising circle. Launched with a three minute music video on 16 November 2015, despite no paid media in the initial phase, within a month it became the world’s sixth most shared advertisement of all times. The campaign was massively successful in terms

    • 1617 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    My Summer Vacation

    • 1027 Words
    • 5 Pages

    I cherish all of the places that I get to travel to and experience. Although, the summer vacation of 2014 really struck my attention when something very alarming happened. My mother, father, brother, two cousins (Cade and Callie), my uncle Al, aunt Kris, and I were all getting ready to board the subway train below the streets of Washington D.C. This was not my first ordeal with the putrid, murky railway; whereas it was my relatives first time. First, Cade and Drayton boarded the subway. Next, was

    • 1027 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    In New York City, the subway system has played an integral role in taking New Yorkers across the city in minutes. With high-speed metallic trains barreling through tubes and tunnels, approximately 8 million New Yorkers ride the subway everyday and rely on it to get to where they need; whether it be work, school, or meeting with others. However in recent events the fare to ride the trains or buses have skyrocketed from the five cents in 1904 to two dollars and seventy-five cents in this day and age

    • 872 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    This claim arises out of a lawsuit filed in Kane County, Illinois involving an incident at Johnny A’s Third Rail Pub, a local pub owned by the Insured, Beslidheje, Inc. Mr. Tefik Ashiku owns and operates the Insured corporate entity. The pub operates out of a building owned by the co-defendant, Junaid Zubairi. Plaintiff’s lawsuit alleges negligence against both Beslidheje, Inc. and Zubairi, claiming that the stairway had insufficient or inoperative lighting at the time she fell. We have had further

    • 1273 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Working on the railroad: Train admirers are big on miniature hobby The first time you round the bend on the long, narrow dirt road that leads to the grounds of the Waushakum Live Steamers, you'll probably rub your eyes to make sure you're seeing correctly. In front of you, in miniature, you'll spy an entire railroad junction, complete with diminutive structures, a railroad turntable, several tracks and a brick shed constructed to resemble a 19th century engine shop. Then there's the numerous miniature

    • 859 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    America Needs Freight Trains Essay

    • 2437 Words
    • 10 Pages
    • 5 Works Cited

    A more holistic (i.e., inclusive) examination of the rail versus truck debate suggests that discounting the environmental and social costs has been and will continue to be a serious mistake. Trains have many advantages over trucks for transporting materials across our nation. Some of these benefits are

    • 2437 Words
    • 10 Pages
    • 5 Works Cited
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Candide: A Short Story

    • 818 Words
    • 4 Pages

    How Candide met Flash on the train on the way to school, and what he did there “We are being held momentarily by the train’s dispatcher. We apologize for any inconvenience,” announces the invisible man somewhere from above. The man besides the doors of the large metal box let out an annoyed grunt and stomped his foot on the ground. As he opens the Daily News to read the latest article, he mumbles under his breath, “When will these trains ever run on time? Do I have to be late because of the stupid

    • 818 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Peter Obletz Essay

    • 845 Words
    • 4 Pages

    an unpleasantly heavy steel structure that once supported an elevated rail line, Peter Obletz, did not. Obletz was many things, an activist, Metropolitan Transportation Authority consultant (which sparked his interest in the High Line), and chairman on the Community Board 4. He saw potential in the High Line, which was no longer active in 1982 when he saw it, one day while exploring an abandoned section of the once elevated rail. That trip began his fight in the 1970s. He challenged groups of property

    • 845 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    There should, therefore, be a way of letting specific responders to be aware of the train schedules and routes. There is also a mobile app called Ask Rail, which is developed for the emergence of responders providing access to data relating to the train with the incidents (Molinski, 2015). This gives the responders a chance to know about the train which has had an incident and rush to rescue any victim

    • 1592 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
Previous
Page12345678950