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Underground Railroad Visitor Center tells story of oppression, then freedom

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The $21 million, 15,000-sf Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Md., The building’s design expresses the importance of traveling northward to escape the circumstances of slavery through an integrated site, building, and exhibit design.

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5 Best Railroad Work Boots

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If you are one of the many professionals that work for the railroads, you know well enough the challenges and issues regarding personal safety that you face every day you go to work. Railroad professionals deal with the heaviest of machinery daily, so good PPE is a given and this includes a good pair of protective work boots. 

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1/4 Million May Go Without Heat While Utility and Railroad Argue

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Nicor Gas filed suit yesterday to force Canadian National Railway (CN) to give Nicor's contractor access to the site where a tanker train derailed near a gas pipeline that was under construction at the time.

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World's Highest Railroad Arch Crossing Takes Shape in Himalayas

ENR Construction

Remote site, political tensions and pandemic all added to delays in construction.

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

Construction Marketing

In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. This method is used in a number of ways including DIY jobs, on construction sites, for farm repairs and more. This rod is where “stick” welding gets its name from. 4) Energy beam welding.

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Renamed Decatur Central Railroad Gets New Operators, Rehab

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Read Renamed Decatur Central Railroad Gets New Operators, Rehab on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. OmniTRAX affiliate partners with Topflight Grain Cooperative to operate, drive business to and rehabilitate the Cisco to Decatur line.

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Tricky 150 N. Riverside Site Inspires Riverside Operations

ENR Construction

$500-million development along the Chicago River is hemmed in on all sides, has no lay down or storage area and is slowed by active railroad tracks slicing through it. Buildings'