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The Tabula Rogeriana, drawn by al-Idrisi in 1154 The Blue Marble photograph in its original orientation [1]. South-up map orientation is the orientation of a map with south up, at the top of the map, amounting to a 180-degree rotation of the map from the standard convention of north-up.
The rail line runs generally northeast along the north shore of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, roughly following U.S. Route 11. There are 10 miles (16 km) of SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority track in Northumberland County, 12 miles (19 km) in Montour County, and 15 in Columbia County.
These directions are often referred to as "railroad" north, south, east, or west, to avoid confusion with the compass directions. Typically an entire railroad system (the lines of a railroad or a related group of railroads) will describe all of its lines by only two directions, either east and west, or north and south. This greatly reduces the ...
North Shore Railroad (NSHR)* Shamokin Valley Railroad (SVRR)* Union County Industrial Railroad (UCIR) The first five railroads (those marked with an asterisk) are owned by SEDA-COG JRA (Susquehanna Economic Development Association - Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority) and operated under contract by Robey Railroads, a private company.
The West Shore Light Rail is another proposed light rail project, which is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) long, [6] and is being championed by the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC). Beginning at the South Shore, probably near a park-and-ride in Pleasant Plains , the proposed line would run along New York State Route 440 , according ...
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The short South Beach and North Shore branches were agreed to be no longer viable and passenger service was terminated on both lines March 31, 1953. [8] The South Beach branch was abandoned shortly thereafter while the North Shore Branch continued to carry freight. [9] [10] [11] On both lines, the third rail was removed by 1955. [12]
[1] [6] [11] The station was closed on March 31, 1953, along with the rest of the North Shore Branch and the South Beach Branch. [5] Port Richmond is one of the few stations along the North Shore line standing today, as of June 2013. [1] The current elevated station was built with a concrete island platform and a metal canopy extending its ...