query: When was the first railroad from the east coast to the west coast completed?

title: History of the west coast of North America

text: dramatically in 1848 with the California Gold Rush which brought an influx of migrants across the nation and immigrants from around the world. While few found much gold, many stayed, founding communities and turning to farming and other practices. Despite these increases in population, the west coast was still on the periphery. The American Civil War had little effect, but began to change as the first transcontinental railroads (completed in 1869) stretched across the United States. For the first time, it was relatively cheap and easy for migrants and immigrants to move to the west coast. In 1867, the United

title: East and West Coast Railway

text: Railway was one of two railroad lines running from the Bradenton area to the Peace River valley. The other was the southern extension of the Atlantic Coast Line's Tampa Southern Railroad which ran from Sarasota to Southfort (near Fort Ogden) in a parallel trajectory to the East and West Coast Railway. East and West Coast Railway The East and West Coast Railway was a railroad line running from Bradenton on the west coast of Florida southeast to Arcadia in the Peace River valley. Despite its name, the line never went all the way to the east coast of Florida. The

title: First Coast Railroad

text: First Coast Railroad The First Coast Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Florida and Georgia, owned by Genesee and Wyoming Inc. The name is derived from its area of operations around the First Coast of Florida. The FCRD was founded in April 2005 to lease 32 miles of a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad from CSX. It stretches east from Yulee to Fernandina Beach, Florida and north from Yulee to Seals, with a connection at Yulee to CSX. The north-south line, formerly the Seabaord Air Line main line before it was abandoned by the combined Seaboard Coast Line

title: Florida West Coast Railroad

text: to abandon all of the line. By notice to the STB on May 13, 2010, Florida West Coast Railroad abandoned 10.3 miles of the railroad from Newberry to Trenton. The consummation of abandonment did not include the easternmost portion of the railroad. The portion that was abandoned was subsequently acquired by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection to be used to extend the Nature Coast State Trail. Florida West Coast Railroad The Florida West Coast Railroad was a 13-mile (21-kilometre) railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first

title: Florida West Coast Railroad

text: Florida West Coast Railroad The Florida West Coast Railroad was a 13-mile (21-kilometre) railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first acquisition. It ran west from a CSX line at Newberry to Trenton. The railroad used to extend west to Cross City, with a branch south to Chiefland. All the lines were originally owned by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. On February 25, 2004, the company applied to the Surface Transportation Board to abandon almost the whole line. The case was decided March 11, 2004, and the company was allowed

title: First Coast Railroad

text: Railroad in favor of the ex-Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line to the west, connects to the St. Marys Railroad at Kingsland. The line is abandoned north of Seals. The line from Yulee north into southern Georgia was built in 1894 by the Florida Northern Railroad. It was an extension of the Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad north to Savannah, Georgia to connect with the South Bound Railroad. The line from Yulee to Fernandina Beach was completed in 1861 by the Florida Railroad which connected Fernandina Beach with Cedar Key. The Florida Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, and

title: East and West Coast Railway

text: East and West Coast Railway The East and West Coast Railway was a railroad line running from Bradenton on the west coast of Florida southeast to Arcadia in the Peace River valley. Despite its name, the line never went all the way to the east coast of Florida. The line was often used to transport mail, lumber, grain and other commodities. Opened on May 3, 1915, the nearly fifty mile line began at the Seaboard Air Line Railroad's line through Bradenton just south of the Manatee River, and ran southeast closely following the current route of State Road 70 via

title: First Coast Railroad

text: was designated the Fernandina Subdivision. CSX abandoned the S Line between Riceboro, Georgia (just southwest of Savannah) and Seals, Georgia gradually from 1985 to 1986 and redesignated the remaining track as part of the Kingsland Subdivision (a designation which remains on the CSX line south of Yulee). CSX leased the lines north of Yulee to the First Coast Railroad in 2005. The remaining Seaboard track north of Riceboro is operated by the Riceboro Southern Railway, another subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. First Coast Railroad The First Coast Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Florida and Georgia, owned

title: East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry

text: East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry The East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry was a feud between artists and fans of the East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop scenes in the United States, especially from 1994 to 1997. Focal points of the feud were East Coast–based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (and his New York–based label, Bad Boy Records), and West Coast–based rapper Tupac Shakur (and his Los Angeles–based label, Death Row Records), who were both murdered in drive-by shootings. Orlando Anderson (a.k.a. Baby Lane) is believed to be the person responsible for the murder of Shakur. The

title: East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry

text: 1980s, where he calls for peace. East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry The East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry was a feud between artists and fans of the East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop scenes in the United States, especially from 1994 to 1997. Focal points of the feud were East Coast–based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (and his New York–based label, Bad Boy Records), and West Coast–based rapper Tupac Shakur (and his Los Angeles–based label, Death Row Records), who were both murdered in drive-by shootings. Orlando Anderson (a.k.a. Baby Lane) is believed to be the person responsible

title: East and West Coast Railway

text: Myakka City to Arcadia. In Arcadia, the line crossed the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's line from Lakeland to Fort Myers before terminating in the southeast portion of Arcadia. In 1925, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad leased the entire line, who had provided locomotives and rolling stock for the line since its construction. A year later, Seaboard also purchased the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway. As a result, Seaboard used the East and West Coast Railway less frequently to the point where the line was completely removed in 1934. The East and West Coast

title: Songs from the West Coast Tour

text: Songs from the West Coast Tour Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002. In the fall of 2001 Elton John and the band set out on tour to promote Elton John's latest album "Songs from the West Coast". The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan. It was the first time Elton John had visited Japan since 1998 Face to Face. It was also the first time Elton John visited Mexico since The One Tour in 1992. The tour continued in 2002 after Face

title: East Coast of the United States

text: on the East Coast was estimated at 112,642,503 (36% of the country's total population). The East Coast is the most populated coastal area in the United States. The primary Interstate Highway along the East Coast is Interstate 95, completed in the late 1970s, which replaced the historic U.S. Route 1 (Atlantic Highway), the original federal highway that traversed all East Coast states, except Delaware. By water, the East Coast is connected from Boston, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida, by the Intracoastal Waterway, also known as the East Coast Canal, which was completed in 1912. Amtrak's "Downeaster" and "Northeast Regional" offer the

title: Songs from the West Coast Tour

text: to Face 2002 and a tour of Australia. The tour started in Benidorm, Spain. The tour came to a close in Birmingham, England on 15 December. Songs from the West Coast Tour Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002. In the fall of 2001 Elton John and the band set out on tour to promote Elton John's latest album "Songs from the West Coast". The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan. It was the first time Elton John had visited Japan since 1998

title: Songs from the West Coast

text: Songs from the West Coast Songs from the West Coast is the twenty-sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released worldwide on 1 October 2001. Many critics have said that this album brought him back to his piano-based musical roots. Elton once again collaborated with long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin. Drummer Nigel Olsson returns to the band full-time. Tata Vega makes an early appearance as a backup vocalist and joined the EJ band later. This album marks the first time John and Taupin wrote together in person. From the album, "I Want Love" was a single and a Grammy nominated

title: East 9th–North Coast station

text: East 9th–North Coast station East 9th–North Coast Rapid Station (also known as North Coast) is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The station is located west of East 9th Street, south of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, and north of the CSX railroad tracks. Entrance to the station is from the west side of East 9th Street. It serves the North Coast Harbor attractions, as well as the northern portion of downtown. The station has fare collection booths for the collection of fares from passengers entering toward Tower City Center and leaving toward South Harbor. When

title: East 9th–North Coast station

text: trains leaving this station toward Tower City continue along the Blue or Green Line routes to Shaker Heights. When the station opened, it included three separate art projects incorporated into the design: East 9th–North Coast station East 9th–North Coast Rapid Station (also known as North Coast) is a station on the RTA Waterfront Line in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The station is located west of East 9th Street, south of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, and north of the CSX railroad tracks. Entrance to the station is from the west side of East 9th Street. It serves the North Coast Harbor attractions,

title: Bay Coast Railroad

text: Bay Coast Railroad The Bay Coast Railroad operated the former Eastern Shore Railroad line from Pocomoke City, Maryland, to Norfolk, Virginia. The Bay Coast Railroad interchanged with the Norfolk Southern Railway at Norfolk, Virginia and the Delmarva Central Railroad at Pocomoke City, Maryland. Following the lease of 162 miles of Norfolk Southern track on the Delmarva peninsula by the Delmarva Central Railroad in December 2016, the interchange changed from NS to the DCR. Construction of a rail line from Pocomoke City to Cape Charles was completed on October 25, 1884, and operated as the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad

title: Florida East Coast Railway

text: labor was threatened with prohibitive transportation fees to leave Key West after seeing the unsafe and disease-ridden conditions, essentially forcing them to stay. Despite the hardships, the final link of the Florida East Coast Railway to Trumbo Point in Key West was completed in 1912. On January 22 of that year, a proud Henry Flagler rode the first passenger train into Key West, marking the completion of the railroad's oversea connection to Key West and the linkage by railway of the entire east coast of Florida. When the extension was conceived, Key West was a major coaling station for ship

title: West Coast (train)

text: West Coast (train) The West Coast was a named train of the Southern Pacific Railroad from Los Angeles to Portland via the San Joaquin Valley. It had through car service to Seattle via the Great Northern Railway. Unlike the "West Coast", Amtrak's "Coast Starlight" takes the Coast Line through San Luis Obispo and Oakland; no Southern Pacific passenger train was ever scheduled to run from Los Angeles to Portland via Oakland. The first through train from Los Angeles to Portland started in 1924 and was named "West Coast" in 1927, by which time it was on the Cascade Line via

title: The West Coast Miner

text: earlier newspapers. "The Advocate" of Burnie was the main external newspaper to carry west coast news stories. It was succeeded by "The Westerner" produced by "The Mercury" newspaper, which ran in various forms from 1979 to 1995. Following this the "Western Herald" became the main west coast newspaper. It was one of many newspapers that have existed for relatively short times on the west coast, due to a range of issues. The West Coast Miner The West Coast Miner was a fortnightly newspaper for the West Coast Tasmanian community, based in Queenstown from December 1975 to 1978. It was originally

title: Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad

text: Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad The Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad was a railroad company in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida in the United States. It initially built and operated a line that ran from the Tampa Northern Railroad main line in Lutz (just north of Tampa) west to Tarpon Springs and into Pasco County. Additional track starting from Sulphur Springs running west towards Clearwater and south to St. Petersburg was built shortly after. The railroad was informally known as the "Tug n' Grunt". After being incorporated in 1909, the first segment of the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad

title: First Coast Railroad

text: the South Bound Railroad were all eventually absorbed by the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad by 1893. In 1900, the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and the line into Georgia became Seaboard's main line. Seaboard Air Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after merging with the Atlantic Coast Line in 1967. The merged company became the CSX Corporation in the 1980s. CSX designated the former Seaboard Air Line mainline as the S Line and initially designated this segment of the S Line as the Everett Subdivision. The route to Fernandina Beach

title: Songs from the West Coast

text: (à la "The Wizard of Oz") to one of his concerts, where she socialises with various celebrities of the period (Bette Midler, Sonny and Cher, Barbra Streisand, etc.) played by look-alikes. Then at the end she wakes up and Elton's character asks, "Who is this Elton John, anyway?" It also has more of an upbeat dance mix to the music. Songs from the West Coast Songs from the West Coast is the twenty-sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released worldwide on 1 October 2001. Many critics have said that this album brought him back to his piano-based musical

title: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

text: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad is a former U. S. Class I railroad from 1900 until 1967, when it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Much of the original ACL network has been part of CSX Transportation since 1986. The Atlantic Coast Line served the Southeast, with a concentration of lines in Florida. Numerous named passenger trains were operated by the railroad for Florida-bound tourists, with the Atlantic Coast Line contributing significantly to Florida's economic development in the first half of the 20th century. At the end

title: Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153

text: to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12400 Southwest 152nd Street, Miami, FL. Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153 The Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153 is a historic Florida East Coast Railway 4-6-2 ALCO steam locomotive in Miami, Florida, USA. The locomotive served on the Florida East Coast Railway from 1922 to 1938, and pulled a train carrying President Calvin Coolidge to Miami in 1928. In 1935, when she was in use on the run between Miami and Key West, #153 was one of the last engines

title: Florida East Coast Railway

text: Florida East Coast Railway The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida. The FEC was historically a Class I railroad owned by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) from 2000 to 2016, FOXX Holdings between 1983 and 2000, and the St. Joseph Paper Company prior to 1983. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Flagler. He originally visited Florida with his first wife, Mary; they sought assistance with the health issues

title: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

text: strike in 1963, ACL transferred its Miami-bound trains to Seaboard rails at Auburndale, Florida. New York-Florida routes: Mid-West-Florida routes: In Preston Sturges' 1942 comedy "The Palm Beach Story", main character Gerry Jeffers (Claudette Colbert) boards the "Florida Special" (ACL's premier, winter-only train) in New York City's Pennsylvania Station. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad is a former U. S. Class I railroad from 1900 until 1967, when it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Much of the original ACL network has been part of CSX Transportation since 1986.

title: Delaware Coast Line Railroad

text: Delaware Coast Line Railroad The Delaware Coast Line Railroad is a short-line railroad located in Sussex County, Delaware. The company operates two lines on track owned by the State of Delaware: one running from Ellendale east to Milton and another running from Georgetown east to Cool Spring. The railroad interchanges with the Delmarva Central Railroad in Ellendale and Georgetown. The rail lines operated by Delaware Coast Line Railroad (DCLR) were part of the former Queen Anne's Railroad (QA), which began providing rail service between Queenstown, Maryland, and Lewes, Delaware, in 1894, and extended its track to Love Point, Maryland, in

title: Florida East Coast Railway

text: traffic between South America and New York. Flagler thought it would be profitable for coal to be brought by railroad to Key West for coaling those ships. By the time the extension was finished in 1912, however, the range of ships had been extended to such a degree that they no longer stopped in Key West for coal. The Florida Overseas Railroad, also known as the "Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway", was heavily damaged and partially destroyed in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The Florida East Coast Railway was financially unable to rebuild the destroyed

title: Songs from the West Coast

text: when he listened to "Heartbreaker" by Ryan Adams. In an interview with Jon Wiederhorn in 2001, John revealed that the album was recorded using analogue tape, as he believes "the voice and instruments sound warmer". The album was dedicated to Matthew Shepard and Oliver Johnstone, Davey Johnstone's late son. In 2002, the album was repackaged as a special edition containing a bonus disc with remixes, b-sides and non-album singles from the time of its release. For the most part, "Songs from the West Coast" was warmly received by music critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine was glad that Elton made a

title: West Coast Park

text: West Coast Park West Coast Park is a park located at the south-westernmost corner of Queenstown in Singapore. It runs parallel to West Coast Highway. The park covers an area of roughly 50 hectares. Due to limited land mass and high population growth, many parks in Singapore are built on reclaimed land. Similar to East Coast Park and Pasir Ris Park, West Coast Park was developed on a piece of reclaimed land. The park was completed in 1979. Another reclamation project was later undertaken by PSA Singapore in the 1980s for port development. This latter project mostly removed access to

title: The West Coast Miner

text: The West Coast Miner The West Coast Miner was a fortnightly newspaper for the West Coast Tasmanian community, based in Queenstown from December 1975 to 1978. It was originally funded by community arts funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government, and was housed at the Adult Education Office in Queenstown. Jim Nicholls and Jo Beams were the instigators of the project. The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company and Renison Limited supported the newspaper by distributing it to employees. It appears there were no locally produced newspapers on the west coast in the mid 20th century following the demise of the

title: Florida East Coast Railway

text: in March 1900 and was abandoned in October 1932. Notable passenger trains operated over FEC rails: (sponsoring railroads and destinations) Florida East Coast Railway The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida. The FEC was historically a Class I railroad owned by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) from 2000 to 2016, FOXX Holdings between 1983 and 2000, and the St. Joseph Paper Company prior to 1983. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard

title: West Coast hip hop

text: East Coast hip-hop acts as Whodini and Run-DMC to their functions. Another early landmark occurred in 1981, when Duffy Hooks launched the first West Coast rap label, Rappers Rapp Records, inspired by Sugar Hill Records in New York. Its first act was the duo of Disco Daddy and Captain Rapp, whose debut single was "Gigolo Rapp" or "Gigolo Groove". However these early records suffered from a lack of radio play from both Black and East Coast hip-hop radio stations. Captain Rapp created the classic West Coast song "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)". Clayton's group released their first single, "Dial-a-Freak",

title: West Coast, Tasmania

text: The west coast has been mined, it has had railways penetrate, and roads and power lines move through the landscape, it has been entered, but in many locations - where mines or other activities have closed, or settlements become abandoned, vegetation and time have in many cases hidden the locations. The west coast has a much cooler and wetter climate when compared to the east coast. Frequent low pressure systems hit the west coast causing heavy rain, snow, and ice. The West Coast Range blocks these systems from impacting the east, therefore making the West Coast a rain catchment with

title: East Coast Park

text: East Coast Park The East Coast Park (Chinese: 东海岸公园; ; Tamil: கிழக்கு கடற்கரை பூங்கா) is a beach park encompassing the planning areas of Marine Parade, Bedok and Tampines, along the southeastern coast of Singapore. It was opened in the 1970s, when the government completed reclaiming land off the coast at Katong which extends from Changi to Kallang. It serves various seaside communities such as Kallang, Marine Parade and Bedok. The 185 hectare East Coast Park is the largest park in Singapore, and is built entirely on reclaimed land with a man-made beach, where swimming is possible. The beach is protected

title: West Coast of the United States

text: winds from the Nevada and Arizona hot desert climate. Since the West Coast has been populated by immigrants and their descendants more recently than the East Coast, its culture is considerably younger. Additionally, its demographic composition underlies its cultural difference from the rest of the United States. California's history first as a major Spanish colony, and later Mexican territory, has given the lower West Coast a distinctive Hispanic tone, which it also shares with the rest of the Southwest. Similarly, two of the three cities in which Asian Americans have concentrated, San Francisco and Los Angeles, are located on the

title: Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad

text: Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad The Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad was a short-line railroad division of the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad, extending from a connection with the Carolina Southern Railroad, another division of that company, at Conway to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The line was opened in 1900 by the Conway Coast and Western Railroad, a predecessor of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The Seaboard System Railroad sold the line to Horry County in November 1984, and it was operated by the Horry County Railway until October 1987, when the WCLR took over. The Carolina Southern Railroad acquired the WCLR in

title: West Coast (train)

text: Klamath Falls. In California it sometimes ran on the West Valley via Orland and Davis and sometimes on the East Valley via Marysville and Roseville; it always ran via Merced. It was always an overnight train between Sacramento and Los Angeles; in 1932-36 it was combined with the "Owl" south of Fresno. The train was discontinued north of Sacramento in 1949 and south of Sacramento in 1960. West Coast (train) The West Coast was a named train of the Southern Pacific Railroad from Los Angeles to Portland via the San Joaquin Valley. It had through car service to Seattle via

title: East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry

text: released Ready to Die, which was certified gold within two months of release and helped to establish Bad Boy Records as notable. On June 25, 1996, Brooklyn native Jay-Z released his debut album Reasonable Doubt, drawing further attention to the East Coast. In 1991, angry at record companies' rejections of East Coast artists and the growing popularity of West Coast hip hop, Bronx rapper Tim Dog decided to voice his anger on the notorious diss track "Fuck Compton". It contained shots at the entire LA rap scene, particularly the members of NWA. The music video featured violent threats aimed at

title: East Coast bias

text: East Coast bias East Coast bias is the perceived tendency for sports broadcasting and journalism in the United States and Canada to give greater weight and attention to teams and athletes on the East Coast of their respective countries than those on the West Coast. East Coast bias is used to explain perceived slights of teams and players relative to their comparable counterparts on the West Coast. It is attributed to East Coast sports stories being more repetitive, comprehensive, and exaggerated. "In America news still travels from east to west," wrote author George Will in "". The bias is also

title: East Coast bias

text: ESPN senior vice president for programming. East Coast bias East Coast bias is the perceived tendency for sports broadcasting and journalism in the United States and Canada to give greater weight and attention to teams and athletes on the East Coast of their respective countries than those on the West Coast. East Coast bias is used to explain perceived slights of teams and players relative to their comparable counterparts on the West Coast. It is attributed to East Coast sports stories being more repetitive, comprehensive, and exaggerated. "In America news still travels from east to west," wrote author George Will

title: West Coast line (Taiwan)

text: route taken. The original railroad between Keelung and Dadaocheng (then Twatutia) was completed in 1891. The section between Dadaocheng and Hsinchu was finished in 1893. However, these sections were all rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century during Japanese rule. The northern and southern sections and the Taichung line were completed in 1908. The "coastal line", finished in 1922, was used to relieve congestion near Taichung. Due to service patterns, the following lines are often collectively referred to as the "Western trunk line" () West Coast line (Taiwan) West Coast line () is a railway line of the Taiwan

title: Coast to Coast (race)

text: Coast to Coast (race) The Coast to Coast is a non-standard multisport competition held annually in New Zealand. It is run from the west coast to the east coast of the South Island, and features running, cycling and kayaking elements over a total of . It starts in Kumara Beach and traditionally finished in the Christchurch suburb of Sumner, but since 2015 finishes in New Brighton. The event was created in 1983 by Christchurch personality Robin Judkins, who sold the rights to Queenstown-based tourism company Trojan Holdings in 2013. Richard Ussher took over from Judkins as race director in 2015.

title: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

text: had largely reached its final configuration and began to focus on upgrading its physical plant. By the 1920s the railroad's main line from Richmond, Virginia to Jacksonville, Florida had been double-tracked, which benefited the railroad during the 1920s when Florida boomed. In 1928 the ACL completed a line between Perry, Florida and Drifton, near Monticello, Florida, the last link of the new "Perry Cut-off". This created a more direct route between Chicago and Florida's west coast, one which passed through Macon, Albany, and Thomasville, the route followed by ACL's passenger train "The Southland" from December 1928 to 1957 when it

title: Gold Coast Railroad Museum

text: Gold Coast Railroad Museum The Gold Coast Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Miami, Florida, adjacent to Zoo Miami. The Gold Coast Railroad Museum was founded in 1956. The museum was built on the former Naval Air Station Richmond (NASR). With over three miles of tracks, the old base was an ideal place to build a railroad museum. The Gold Coast Railroad Museum is one of three Official State Railroad Museums in Florida. It became a Florida state railroad museum in 1984 when it received statutory recognition by the Florida Legislature as meeting the four statutory criteria that:

title: East Coast Expressway

text: the East Coast Expressway was opened in stages. The sections from Telemung to Kuala Terengganu and Ajil–Bukit Besi were the earliest sections being opened to motorists on 22 August 2011, followed by Ajil–Telemung section on 18 May 2012, Bukit Besi–Paka section on 25 January 2014, and Jabor–Cheneh section on 22 July 2014. When completed, the East Coast Expressway E8 Phase 2 will become a toll expressway that enjoys the longest toll-free period in Malaysia for 3 years. On 31 January 2015, all sections of the Jabur–Kuala Terengganu of the East Coast Expressway has now opened to traffic. During toll free

title: Coast to Coast (race)

text: event a record nine times, in 1990, 1991, and 1997–2003. Of the women, Kathy Lynch is the record holder with five wins between 1991 and 1996. Elina Ussher, with four wins to her name, was keen to equal Lynch's five wins in 2018 but came fourth. Coast to Coast (race) The Coast to Coast is a non-standard multisport competition held annually in New Zealand. It is run from the west coast to the east coast of the South Island, and features running, cycling and kayaking elements over a total of . It starts in Kumara Beach and traditionally finished in

title: West Coast Plaza

text: this explosion, the completion date was delayed. In March 2007, Far East Plaza Organisation closed down the then Ginza Plaza for major upgrading. At a cost of S$26 million, the upgrading works was completed in November 2008 and the mall was renamed as West Coast Plaza. West Coast Plaza West Coast Plaza is a mixed retail and residential development. The retail building is a 3-storey development totalling approximately 160,000 square feet of retail space. The 3-storey suburban mall has over 100 shops, including eateries, fashion, beauty and electronic shops, as well as children enrichment centres. On 7 Aug 1992, an

title: Capital to Coast Trail

text: Old Trenton Road. The Trenton Times reports that the trail is expected to be completed in the summer of 2010 Capital to Coast Trail The Capital to Coast Trail is a cross-state multi-use trail network that is designed to span the state of New Jersey (west to east) from the Delaware River in Trenton to the beach front town of Manasquan on the Atlantic Ocean. The cross-state trail concept was conceived in 2000 by Fred Lockenmeyer and Rudy Buser, of Manasquan, the founding members of the Friends of the Capital to the Coast Trail. When finished the trail will be

title: Maine Coast Railroad

text: Maine Coast Railroad The Maine Coast Railroad was a railroad company that operated on tracks owned by the Maine Department of Transportation between 1990 and 2000. The company started operations in 1990 after a contract was awarded to the Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) to operate the Rockland Branch between Brunswick and Rockland, Maine. The MCER chose to create a new railroad to operate the line, named the Maine Coast. During its first year, the railroad handled little traffic, but in 1991 a large cement producer on the line began shipping its product via rail. As a result of this increase

title: Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad

text: Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad The Willamette Valley & Coast Railroad (WV&C) was a small 19th-century railway line in the American state of Oregon which sought to cross the Coast Mountain Range to connect the agriculturally oriented Willamette Valley with international shipping at Yaquina Bay. Following three false starts during the ten years after the American Civil War, the railway was launched in July 1874. Work was completed on the valley-to-coast road in 1884. The line is today part of the Southern Pacific system. From the earliest days in which surplus agricultural production existed in Oregon's Willamette Valley, producers desired

title: North Coast Railroad (1992–1996)

text: North Coast Railroad (1992–1996) The North Coast Railroad operated freight trains on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from Schellville (interchange with the California Northern) to Eureka. Using former Southern Pacific Railroad EMD GP9s and EMD GP7s, they powered freight along the northern and southern end of the line until 1994 when the southern portion from Schellville to Willits of the line was leased to the California Northern Railroad, which operated over the line until 1996 when the southern end began operations as the "new" publicly Northwestern Pacific. The North Coast Railroad continued operations between Willits and Eureka on the former Eureka

title: Gold Coast Railroad Museum

text: Steam Locomotive #113 National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) EMD SW1500 S-2 #2 Gold Coast Railroad Museum (GCOX) RS-1 #106 Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) E-9A #9913 Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) E-8A #1594 Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) GP-7 #1804 Seaboard FP-10 #4033 Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac (RF&P) "Slug" East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad narrow gauge 4-4-0 Locomotive #3 (built by Crown Metal Products; donated by Edwin Albert Link; originally coal-powered, but now runs on compressed air) The freight cars and other railroad cars on display include: US Dept of Interior-Bureau of Mines Helium Field Operations - Helium Transportation

title: West Coast Motors

text: West Coast Motors West Coast Motors is a bus, coach and ferry operator based in Campbeltown, Argyll. The founding of the company dates back to 1923 when Jack Craig commenced a bus operation in Campbeltown. In 1935 William Craig convinced the Royal Mail to allow him to commence an overnight road service from Campbeltown to Glasgow in lieu of transporting mail by ship. West Coast Motors would remain a Royal Mail contractor until October 2011. In 1950 the business of Dickies of Tarbert was purchased with the service between East and West Loch Tarbert piers. In 1955 haulage company West

title: Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)

text: Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist) The Pacific Coast Railroad is a narrow gauge tourist railroad located at the Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California. Established in 2000 and completed in 2004 by San Luis Obispo entrepreneur Rob Rossi, the railroad sees only limited public operation. Phase 1 consisted of a loop around the most historic part of the ranch. The railroad currently operates three steam locomotives built between 1897 and 1968, and four of the original Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad "Retlaw 1" passenger cars. One of the locomotives, the No. 2 "Roger Linn", was used in the "Dr. Quinn,

title: Songs from the West Coast

text: he doesn't quite make it there. Barry Walters of "Rolling Stone" wrote that back-to-the-roots albums by artist rarely work, but Elton was able to make it work on "Songs from the West Coast" even if some songs, such as "American Triangle" and "The Emperor's New Clothes", miss the mark. Others, like "I Want Love", effectively manage to sound like his earlier work. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The music video for the song "I Want Love" was directed by Sam Taylor-Wood and features actor Robert Downey Jr. lip-synching to the song. He was the only one

title: Trenton station (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)

text: Trenton station (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) Trenton is a historic train station in Trenton, Florida. It was built in 1905 as a stop on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line from Newberry to Wilcox and on to Cross City. In 1989, the Trenton Depot was listed in "A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", published by the University of Florida Press. In 2004, the Florida West Coast Railroad, which then operated the line through Trenton, was allowed to abandon all of its lines except for a short section leading west from Newberry. In March 2010 the city of Trenton was approved

title: Bay Coast Railroad

text: after June 13, 2018 in Docket No. FD 36202. In August 2018 the non-profit New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad Resurrection, Ltd., was chartered and met with the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission and Canonie Atlantic Co. on November 6, 2018 in Melfa, Virginia. The NYP&N seeks to set up an operating railroad museum using the dormant BCR tracks. Bay Coast Railroad The Bay Coast Railroad operated the former Eastern Shore Railroad line from Pocomoke City, Maryland, to Norfolk, Virginia. The Bay Coast Railroad interchanged with the Norfolk Southern Railway at Norfolk, Virginia and the Delmarva Central Railroad at Pocomoke City,

title: West Coast of the United States

text: West Coast of the United States The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the continental Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. As a region, this term most often refers to the coastal states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. More specifically, it refers to an area defined on the east by the Alaska Range, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, and Mojave Desert, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The United States Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division. As of the 2010

title: East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry

text: hip hop. New York group The Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) led to a revival of public interest in East Coast hip-hop, due in part to its lo-fi sound quality and its technical and wordy lyricism. Later in April 1994, 20-year-old Queens-based MC Nas released Illmatic, five of whose ten tracks were released as singles and which received a coveted five-mic rating from The Source. The release of these two albums was vital to renewing interest in East Coast hip-hop, facilitating the so-called East Coast Renaissance. A few months later, the then 22-year-old Notorious B.I.G.

title: West Coast Airlines

text: for the company in the 1960s stated that in 1946 the federal Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) granted the first regional airline certificate to West Coast Airlines as local service air carrier. In July 1953 West Coast scheduled flights to 32 airports in Washington, Oregon and Idaho; in May 1968 it flew to 36 airports including 29 in those states. Like other Local Service airlines West Coast was subsidized; in 1962 its operating "revenues" included $6.6 million from passengers and $5.4 million for "mail". West Coast was the first local service airline in the U.S. to operate turbine powered airliners when

title: History of the West Coast Eagles

text: The Eagles went on to win 79 to 74, claiming their 4th premiership from 7 grand final appearances. Luke Shuey won the Norm Smith Medal. History of the West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia, currently playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in 1986, and played its first season in the competition in 1987. Having lost the 1991 grand final to , the club won premierships in 1992 and 1994, becoming one of the most successful teams of the 1990s. West Coast won its

title: KTM East Coast railway line

text: KTM East Coast railway line The East Coast railway line is the single track metre gauge runs between Gemas railway station, in Negeri Sembilan and Tumpat railway station, in Kelantan of Malaysia. Gemas is the rail junction between the West Coast line and East Coast railway line. Like the West Coast railway line, it is called the East Coast railway line (Malaysia) because it serves two of Peninsular Malaysia's East Coast states, namely Pahang and Kelantan. In fact, it does not run along the coast at all and only meets the South China Sea when it terminates in Tumpat railway

title: First Transcontinental Railroad

text: California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. In perhaps the world's first live mass-media event, the hammers and spike were wired to the telegraph line so that each hammer stroke would be heard as a click at telegraph stations nationwide—the hammer strokes were missed, so the clicks were sent by the telegraph operator. As soon as the ceremonial "Last Spike" had been replaced by an ordinary iron spike, a message was transmitted to both the East Coast and West Coast that simply read, "DONE." Travel from coast to coast was reduced from six months or more to just one week. When

title: Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad

text: September 1995, and operated until both its lines and WCLR's line ceased operations. In 2015, RJ Corman took control of the Carolina Southern and all of its trackage and rehabilitated it as the R.J. Corman Carolina Lines. Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad The Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad was a short-line railroad division of the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad, extending from a connection with the Carolina Southern Railroad, another division of that company, at Conway to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The line was opened in 1900 by the Conway Coast and Western Railroad, a predecessor of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The

title: Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania

text: Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania The history of the Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania has fascinated enthusiasts from around the world, because of the combination of the harsh terrain in which the railways were created, and the unique nature of most of the lines. The Mount Lyell rack railway which has an Abt rack system, the presence of the world's first Garratt locomotive and a Hagans articulated locomotive on the North East Dundas Tramway, and the collection of narrow-gauge lines as the only links to the outside world for a number of the communities for over

title: Seattle and North Coast Railroad

text: U.S. Army during World War I an effort to log the spruce forests around Lake Crescent for warplane production. This segment was abandoned in 1954. Later, the rail line from Port Angeles to Port Townsend would come under the control of the Milwaukee Road until its bankruptcy in 1980 when it was taken over by the Seattle and North Coast Railroad until its abandonment in 1984. Seattle and North Coast Railroad The Seattle and North Coast Railroad (SNCT) was a short-line railroad that operated on the northern part of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State from Port Angeles to Port

title: Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)

text: Medicine Woman" TV show. Other equipment includes an ex-International Railways of Central America caboose, business car "Cuscatlan", and several ex-Denver & Rio Grande freight cars. Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist) The Pacific Coast Railroad is a narrow gauge tourist railroad located at the Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California. Established in 2000 and completed in 2004 by San Luis Obispo entrepreneur Rob Rossi, the railroad sees only limited public operation. Phase 1 consisted of a loop around the most historic part of the ranch. The railroad currently operates three steam locomotives built between 1897 and 1968, and four of the

title: West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

text: West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year The West Coast Conference (WCC) Women's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding women's basketball player in the West Coast Conference. The award has been given ever since the conference first sponsored women's basketball in the 1985–86 season, when it was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference. There has been one tie in the history of the award, in 2006–07 between Stephanie Hawk of Gonzaga and Amanda Rego of Santa Clara (coincidentally, players from the same two schools were involved in a tie

title: East Coast Expressway

text: East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway, ECE (Malay: Lebuhraya Pantai Timur) (LPT) is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway E8/FT2, which starts from Kuala Lumpur to Karak. It provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system like the North–South Expressway. The expressway links many major cities and towns in east coast Peninsular Malaysia, acting as the 'backbone' of the central of the peninsula. This expressway passes through three states on the peninsula: Selangor, Pahang and Terengganu. It provides

title: Florida East Coast League

text: — — and was intended to provide a second Florida-based league for 18- and 19-year-old players, along with the established Gulf Coast League, which was then concentrated along the west coast of Florida. The FECL of 1972 featured four teams based at minor league training complexes in Cocoa and Melbourne. Florida East Coast League The Florida East Coast League was the name of two American minor league baseball circuits, based on the Atlantic coast of Florida. The first incarnation of the FECL was as a Class D circuit that played from through May 14, . It shut its doors, along

title: North Coast Railroad (1992–1996)

text: Southern route until 1993, when the line was shut down due to rail wash-outs and two expensive tunnel collapses. North Coast Railroad (1992–1996) The North Coast Railroad operated freight trains on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from Schellville (interchange with the California Northern) to Eureka. Using former Southern Pacific Railroad EMD GP9s and EMD GP7s, they powered freight along the northern and southern end of the line until 1994 when the southern portion from Schellville to Willits of the line was leased to the California Northern Railroad, which operated over the line until 1996 when the southern end began operations as

title: South Pacific Coast Railroad

text: retirement for temporary service when other boats needed repair. After her last run in 1929, the old ferry was moored as a fishing resort in Eckley, California. Eckley is gone, the site now being part of Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline Park, and the remains of the Garden City are easily visible from the park's Eckley fishing pier. South Pacific Coast Railroad The South Pacific Coast Railroad (SPC) was a narrow gauge steam railroad running between Santa Cruz, California and Alameda, with a ferry connection in Alameda to San Francisco. The railroad was created as the Santa Clara Valley Railroad, founded

title: East Coast Swing

text: step is replaced by a single step forming a slow, slow, quick, quick rhythm common to Foxtrot), and Double Swing (using a tap-step footwork pattern). East Coast Swing is a Rhythm Dance that has both 6 and 8 beat patterns. The name "East Coast Swing" was coined initially to distinguish the dance from the street form and the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena (as well as separating the dance from West Coast Swing, which was developed in California). While based on Lindy Hop, it does have clear distinctions. East Coast Swing is a standardized form of dance

title: West Coast School

text: include found and percussion instruments, such as the Indonesian gamelan. Harrison cites, "new instruments and new tunings." Composers considered to be part of the West Coast School include Henry Cowell, John Cage, Lou Harrison, and Harry Partch. Those four composers were each ultramodernist, Californian (rather than from the East Coast/New York), and gay; all of which would have contributed to marginalization. West Coast School The West Coast School are composers and compositional style(s) associated with the West Coast of the United States, specifically California. Henry Cowell is considered, "the father of West Coast experimentalism," and the influence of traditional Asian

title: Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot

text: by Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus service between Jacksonville and Lakeland. Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot The Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot is a railroad station and historic site located in Dade City, Florida, United States. Built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (now CSX), it is located on the U.S. 98/301 Bypass, across the street from East Meridian Avenue (SR 52). On July 15, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The station is located on CSX's S-Line, which runs along the east side of the building. Amtrak's "Palmetto" service was

text: Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot The Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot is a railroad station and historic site located in Dade City, Florida, United States. Built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (now CSX), it is located on the U.S. 98/301 Bypass, across the street from East Meridian Avenue (SR 52). On July 15, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The station is located on CSX's S-Line, which runs along the east side of the building. Amtrak's "Palmetto" service was provided until November 1, 2004. Today it is served only

title: West Coast-Tasman

text: West Coast-Tasman West Coast-Tasman is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. Since its formation for the , it has been held by Damien O'Connor of the Labour Party apart from one parliamentary term, when National's Chris Auchinvole was the representative from to 2011. West Coast-Tasman is the second-largest general electorate in New Zealand, behind . It is one of the longest. The Representation Commission last adjusted the boundaries in the 2007 review, which first applied at the , when the northern boundary moved closer to Nelson, and Wakefield, Foxhill and Belgrove were added. The electorate was not changed in the 2013/14

title: Gold Coast Railroad Museum

text: GCOX 171) The Gold Coast Railroad Museum has over 40 pieces of railroad rolling stock and equipment. The Gold Coast Railroad Museum exhibits include a number of model railroads in many scales, including N, HO, O27, and G scale. The collections and equipment on display have been donated or loaned to the Museum for the public's enjoyment. Steam N' Steel Newsletter - published monthly. Model Railroad Magazine - published online. Gold Coast Railroad Museum The Gold Coast Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Miami, Florida, adjacent to Zoo Miami. The Gold Coast Railroad Museum was founded in 1956.

title: East Coast of the United States

text: East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The coastal states that have shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean are, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The place name "East Coast" derives from the idea that the contiguous 48 states are defined by two major coastlines, one at the western

title: National Express East Coast

text: franchising system delivered good value for money and steadily improving services. National Express East Coast continued to operate the franchise until 23:59 on 13 November 2009, when the Department for Transport took over through its East Coast subsidiary. National Express East Coast National Express East Coast (NXEC) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise from December 2007 until November 2009, when it refused financial support for its franchise. It operated InterCity train services on the East Coast Main Line. The original InterCity East Coast franchise was awarded

title: Delaware Coast Line Railroad

text: the railroad business and sell off its equipment. Source: Note: No. 2 has been put up for sale on the Sterling Rail website, No. 23 was scrapped years ago, No. 44 was sold to a new owner in West Virginia, and a new addition to the roster is No. 1982, a GE 65-ton centercab. Source: Note: There is no spur into Atlantic Concrete and DCLR President Dan Herholdt has stated that the company is not a customer. Delaware Coast Line Railroad The Delaware Coast Line Railroad is a short-line railroad located in Sussex County, Delaware. The company operates two lines

title: South Pacific Coast Railroad

text: Carson and Colorado Railway, the White Pass and Yukon Route, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Pacific Coast Railway, the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company, and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. The track in Alameda could only be used for local service after being isolated by the 1906 earthquake. It was electrified in 1911 and operated as part of the SP's East Bay Electric Lines until 1941. The remaining line from San Jose to San Leandro Bay became part of the Southern Pacific coast division main line; but the southern end of the system from San Jose to Santa

title: East Coast Greenway

text: East Coast Greenway The East Coast Greenway is a biking and walking route linking the major cities of the Atlantic coast of the United States, from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida. The spine route and branching complementary routes are for non-motorized human transportation for everything from local commutes to long-distance trips. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was created in 1991. The entire route has been selected. As of July 2017, , or 32 percent of the route, is off-road on traffic-protected greenways. The vision is for the entire trail to be off-road. In 1991, a group of cyclists

text: as far north as the Mexico Central Plateau, and going down to the Pacific coast. These trade routes and cultural contacts then went on as far as Central America. These networks operated along the west coast with various interruptions from pre-Olmec times and up to the Late Classical Period (600–900 CE). In 1513, Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to reach the west coast of North America, on the Pacific coast of the Panama isthmus. From the point of view of European powers in the age of sailing ships, the west coast of North America was among the most distant

text: for the next 150 years. In the late 17th century, Spain sent the first missionaries into today's Baja California, founding the first mission there in 1683 at San Bruno on the east coast of the Baja peninsula (San Bruno was abandoned as unsuccessful after two years). In 1697, the first "permanent" mission was established at Loreto, about away from San Bruno, also on the east coast of the peninsula. During this period (until 1750), some 16 missions were established on the peninsula—mostly on the east coast of the peninsula, with a handful on the Pacific coast, in the northwestern part

title: Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad

text: was built in 1910 from Lutz, where it connected to the main line of the Tampa Northern Railroad, west to Tarpon Springs. In 1914, a second line was built south of the first line from Sulphur Springs, also on the Tampa Northern Railroad main line, west through what is now Oldsmar, across Tampa Bay, and through Safety Harbor to Clearwater. In Clearwater, it crossed an Atlantic Coast Line Railroad track that was once the Orange Belt Railway and headed south. A branch to Indian Rocks Beach also existed at one point. From Clearwater, the line ran south to the southeast

title: Conway Coast and Western Railroad

text: Conway Coast and Western Railroad The Conway Coast and Western Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina, specifically the area around Myrtle Beach, in the early 20th century. The line traces its beginnings to the Conway Seashore Railroad, which was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1899. It began operation the following year and the name of the carrier was changed from the Conway and Seashore Railroad to the Conway Coast and Western Railroad in July 1904. The line ran from Conway, South Carolina, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought the

title: History of the West Coast Eagles

text: History of the West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia, currently playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in 1986, and played its first season in the competition in 1987. Having lost the 1991 grand final to , the club won premierships in 1992 and 1994, becoming one of the most successful teams of the 1990s. West Coast won its third premiership in 2006, but declined afterwards, finishing last in 2010, before undergoing a rapid resurgence the following season to finish fourth in 2011. In

title: Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

text: December 1986. Effective January 1, 1983, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad became Seaboard System Railroad after a merger with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Clinchfield Railroad. For some years prior to this, the SCL and L&N had been under the common ownership of a holding company, Seaboard Coast Line Industries (SCLI), the company's railroad subsidiaries being collectively known as the Family Lines System which consisted of the L&N, SCL, Clinchfield and West Point Routes. During this time, the railroads adopted the same paint schemes but continued to operate as separate railroads. Juice Train is the popular name for famous

title: East Coast Conference (Division I)

text: structure. "June 4–6, 1974 - The first major schism to be focused on this study occurs when the MAC University Division, with 12 members, loses 11 members, who leave to form their own conference (East Coast Conference). American, Bucknell, Delaware, Drexel, Lafayette, La Salle, Lehigh, Rider, St. Joseph's, Temple and West Chester all leave. Gettysburg, which opts to join the College Division, is the only University Division institution to remain." East Coast Conference (Division I) The East Coast Conference was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference. It was founded as the university division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC)

title: Coast-to-Coast Connector trail

text: Coast-to-Coast Connector trail The Coast-to-Coast Connector bicycle trail is a proposed 250 mile bicycle and multi-use trail across Florida. The trail would provide a path connecting the Gulf of Mexico on peninsular Florida's west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's east coast. Legislation in support of the planned trail passed the Florida House of Representatives in April 2014 and would fund it with $15.5 million. Florida State Senator Andy Gardiner of Orlando is one of the plan's leading supporters. Legislation funding the trail with $50 million was vetoed in 2013 by Governor Rick Scott in 2013. The funding would

title: East Coast bias

text: around or after 1 a.m.), while the East is sleeping and after printing deadlines for the next day's newspapers have passed. Gennaro Filice of SI.com wrote that Major League Baseball's West Coast night games are ending as "the country's most influential scribes are catching Z after Z." John Buccigross of ESPN notes that a lot of people in the East are asleep when National Hockey League's West night games are going on, resulting in lower television ratings for those West Coast games, which in turn contributes to the lack of national broadcasts of West games. In the United States, the

title: Maine Coast Railroad

text: in traffic, the Maine Coast acquired additional locomotives. In 1994, using funding from the Maine Department of Transportation, trackage in Rockland was rebuilt to allow freight to be transferred from the railroad to barges. The railroad closed on December 4, 2000 after losing their lease to the tracks. The lines formerly operated by Maine Coast Railroad was later operated by Maine Eastern Railroad between 2004 & 2015. It offered both freight service and passenger service. The passenger trains operated between Wiscasset and Warren, Maine. Freight traffic largely consisted of cement products outbound from and coal inbound to Dragon Cement and

title: Gold Coast Railroad Museum

text: its purpose is to preserve railroad history, it is devoted primarily to the history of railroading, it is open to the public, and it operates as a non-profit organization. The Gold Coast Railroad Museum promotes historical trains and railroads. It houses over 30 historic trains including classic railroad cars like the Western Pacific "Silver Crescent” and engines like the Florida East Coast "113.” The Museum strives to teach railroad history with the use of artifacts, movies, and railroading materials. The Museum includes a number of displays that are interactive. The Museum's train rides allow guests to board vintage trains and

title: West Coast Expressway

text: West Coast Expressway The West Coast Expressway, WCE (Malay: Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai Barat or Lebuhraya Pantai Barat), LPPB or LPB, is an expressway that will be built on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It will connect Taiping, Perak to Banting in Selangor. The expressway will be built by Konsortium Lebuhraya Pantai Barat (KLPB) led by Kumpulan Europlus Berhad the project majority owner and Road Builder Group a subsidiary of IJM Corporation Bhd. Approval was given by the government for the construction to begin from 20 December 2013 and to be completed within five years. The project was delayed, and

title: MRL East Coast Rail Link

text: MRL East Coast Rail Link The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) (Malay: "Laluan Rel Pantai Timur") was a planned standard gauge railway link infrastructure project connecting Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Pengkalan Kubor in northeast Peninsular Malaysia, connecting the East Coast Economic Region states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan to one another and to Peninsular Malaysia's west coast and Central Region. The railway link infrastructure project would have carried both passengers and freight from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to its East Coast and vice versa. Construction began in August 2017. On 3 July 2018, Malaysia

title: Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania

text: used to work on the original Mount Lyell lines. A number of steam engines are held at the West Coast Pioneers Museum in Zeehan. Following the closures of most railways in the early 1960s, rolling stock was dispersed but engines were fortuitously retained on the west coast, in most cases at the museum in Zeehan. Some of these have returned to service on the West Coast Wilderness Railway. Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania The history of the Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania has fascinated enthusiasts from around the world, because of the combination of the harsh