Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service
Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service

Author: Janet McGovern

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738576220

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The rail line now called Caltrain was started in the 1860s to create a faster alternative to stagecoaches and ships between the key cities of San Francisco and San Jose. Operated by Southern Pacific for many years, the Peninsula Commute Service is the oldest continuously operating passenger railroad in the West and boasts seven depots in the National Register of Historic Places. This indomitable iron horse has filled a vital transportation role, from evacuating San Franciscans during the 1906 earthquake to getting commuters to work. With the dawn of the 21st century, Caltrain reinvented itself yet again with its innovative Baby Bullet express trains.

North American Tunneling 2022 Proceedings
North American Tunneling 2022 Proceedings

Author: Paul Madsen

Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

Published: 2022-06-03

Total Pages: 946

ISBN-13: 0873355016

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Your timely source for more cost-effective and less disruptive solutions to your underground infrastructure needs. The North American Tunneling Conference is the premier biennial tunneling event for North America, bringing together the brightest, most resourceful, and innovative minds in the tunneling industry. It underscores the important role that the industry plans in the development of underground spaces, transportation and conveyance systems, and other forms of sustainable underground infrastructure. With every conference, the number of attendees and breadth of topics grows. The authors—expert and leaders in the industry—share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe. Crafted from a collection of 92 papers presented at the conference, this book takes you deep inside the projects. It includes sections on technology, planning, design, and case histories.