I'm going to tell you about the time me and my buddy Jacob jumped the Port Republic railroad tracks. It was a bright summer day, and me and Jacob were on our way to the junk yard looking for lost treasure. We spent about 1 hour, or 2 in the junk yard looking for a brush gaurd and anything else we could find to fit my old truck. We ended up not finding anything, but it was a fun time finding old stuff that hadn't been touched in years. Anyways we left the yard and started to head back home, but we weren't just cruising we were flying about 85 or 90 down a 55 mph road. We came across these railroad tracks that were pretty elevated, but the best thing was that there was no cars around. The first jump we were probably going about 25 to 30 playing
There is one reason Chicago is as big as it is today and that is the fact that it is the largest rail city in the world. The railroad made Chicago what it is today, and although the canal was very important in the history of Chicago the railroads importance out weighs it by far. The canal was important because it was the vision of the first settlers of Chicago to have an all water trade route that would go through Chicago. What those first explorers saw was a way to make a canal so that they could transport goods from the St Lawrence River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico with less cost and with more efficiency. The canal was the reason Chicago was settled in the first place if not for it there might very well not be a city called Chicago. You could argue that the canal was the most important thing in Chicago's history but I think the railroads were much more important. The railroads enabled Chicago to become one of the biggest cities in the world by bringing in different business and all types of goods. Chicago is a very key location to have a railroad-shipping hub. This is because it is centrally located in the United States so goods can be shipped in almost any direction and received in a shorter amount of time. William Butler Ogden was the one who pushed for Chicago to adopt a large rail system and he should be known as the one who made this city boom. St. Louis or another centrally located city could have very well adopted the rail system and they would have reaped all the benefits.
The Underground Railroad was an extremely complex organization whose mission was to free slaves from southern states in the mid-19th century. It was a collaborative organization comprised of white homeowners, freed blacks, captive slaves, or anyone else who would help. This vast network was fragile because it was entirely dependent on the absolute discretion of everyone involved. A slave was the legal property of his owner, so attempting escape or aiding a fugitive slave was illegal and dangerous, for both the slave and the abolitionist. In The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass understands that he can only reveal so many details about his escape from servitude, saying, “I deeply regret the necessity that impels
During the 1800’s, America was going through a time of invention and discovery known as the Industrial Revolution. America was in its first century of being an independent nation and was beginning to make the transition from a “home producing” nation to a technological one. The biggest contribution to this major technological advancement was the establishment of the Transcontinental Railroad because it provided a faster way to transport goods, which ultimately boosted the economy and catapulted America to the Super Power it is today.
Railroads being built in the 1860’s were being used for a variety of reasons including moving western cattle to the east for the use of beef, to send and receive goods, and to enable communication with the east as well as others. Since railroads were now becoming more relevant the transcontinental railroad was conceived, spreading from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Therefore, The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 were coming into play. These laws enabled the federal government to grant land and loans for railway systems. Due to railroads being built, it affected the west by causing economic and population growth, which lead to more goods and land being sold which encouraged many settlers to move west leading to businesses growing and becoming
After America acquired the West, the need for efficient transportation heightened. Ideas circulated about a railroad that would spread across the continent from East to West. Republican congresses ruled for the federal funding of railroad construction, however, all actions were halted for a few years on account of a war. Following the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the race to build transcontinental railroad began in 1866. Lincoln approved Pacific Railway Act of 1862, granting two railroad companies the right to build the first American transcontinental railroad, (Clark 432).
The Transcontinental railroad could be defined as the most monumental change in America in the 19th century. The railroad played a significant role in westward expansion and on the growth and development of the American economy (Gillon p.653). However, the construction of the transcontinental railroad may not have occurred if not for the generous support of the federal government. The federal government provided land grants and financial subsidies to railroad companies to ensure the construction. The transcontinental railroad contributed to the formation of industry and the market economy in America and forever altered the American lifestyle.
The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US.
A few years ago, I heard a true story about a man named John Griffith. John was the controller of a great railroad drawbridge across the Mississippi River. One day in the summer of 1937, John took his eight-year old son, Greg, with him to work. At noon, John put the drawbridge up to allow ships to pass and sat on the observation deck with his son to eat lunch. Time passed quickly. Suddenly he was startled by the train whistle heard in the distance. He looked at his watch and noticed it was 1:07. The Memphis Express, with four hundred passengers on board, was coming toward the raised bridge.
In Dictionary.com the website states that Historical Fiction is “The Genre of Literature, film, etc, comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterised chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages.” Historical Fiction is that genre where you can read a story and learn about a true event all at the same time. There are so many excellent characteristics in Historical Fiction that make this genre so popular. In this story the author uses a great setting and great character actions to display a stable Historical Fiction novel.
The Underground Railroad despite occurring centuries ago continues to be an “enduring and popular thread in the fabric of America’s national historical memory” as Bright puts it. Throughout history, thousands of slaves managed to escape the clutches of slavery by using a system meant to liberate. In Colson Whitehead’s novel, The Underground Railroad, he manages to blend slave narrative and history creating a book that goes beyond literary or historical fiction. Whitehead based his book off a question, “what if the Underground Railroad was a real railroad?” The story follows two runaway slaves, Cora and Caesar, who are pursued by the relentless slave catcher Ridgeway. Their journey on the railroad takes them to new and unfamiliar locations,
The Underground Railroad was a network of ways that slaves used to escape to the free-states in the North. The Underground Railroad did not gain that name until around 1830 (Donald - ). There were many conductors, people who helped and housed the escaping slaves, but there are a few that have made records. The Underground Railroad was a big network, but it was not run by one certain organization; instead it was run by several individuals (PBS - )
My parents still tell me stories when my brother and I would fall asleep riding with them. When I was five I got a Mini Z 120 that was the best thing a five-year-old could get and let me tell you I rode the daylights out of that. I only hit two trees and one pickup and the house two times, dad was never happy about that, but then again I was only five. Then when I got older I would ride with my dad on the back and tucker would ride his own and then now and then I would drive with my dad with me. Then one day I was riding on my own. I was 13 and we got to Ventura and we had to get gas so we pull into the gas station there was a DNR sitting there. I didn’t have my
Few thousand feet into the air. Looking out at the ant sized houses. Then up close to a national monument, flying over Keystone, South Dakota gave me views I’d never had.I learned that flying is fun. And I want to get my pilot's license someday.
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Overall this career is very different than other pathways of life. It is usually not a very popular choice for a college student. Many times this career is chosen because of other family members in this workforce, or an interest in trains or because of some other influential reason why. There are not very many other jobs like this one however. The salary and benefits usually impact the decision for this career. Lots of thought is required for any career and always depends on what God has planned for people.