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Prepared ca. 1954. Contents: Part I - Industry statistics; Part II - Individual city statistics; and, Part III - Individual company comments regarding 1.) Analysis of speeds and delays, 2.)An indication as to the length of ride being taken or being offered now as compared with prewar (1940), 3.) Measures taken to speed up transit, or traffic genera
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1954-11-10
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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Annual report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration covering their activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954.
United States. Department of Commerce (1954). Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1954. United States. Department of Commerce. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77384
United States. Department of Commerce. Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1954. United States. Department of Commerce, 1954. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77384.
United States. Department of Commerce Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1954. United States. Department of Commerce, 1954, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77384.
Certain areas of Iowa abound in loess, others contain soft limestones that are readily and cheaply available, and a large portion of the state is underlaid with sand. None of these materials is considered suitable in present practices for use in all-weather road construction. The loess is too fine and too difficult to handle; the limestones are con
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Csanyi, L. H. (1954). Treating Loess, Fine Sands and Soft Limestones With Liquid Binders (Report No. IHRB Project HR 20, IEES Project 295-S). Iowa Highway Research Board. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66839
Csanyi, Ladis H. Treating Loess, Fine Sands and Soft Limestones With Liquid Binders. Report no. IHRB Project HR 20, IEES Project 295-S. Iowa Highway Research Board, 1954. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66839.
Csanyi, Ladis H Treating Loess, Fine Sands and Soft Limestones With Liquid Binders. Iowa Highway Research Board, 1954, Report no. IHRB Project HR 20, IEES Project 295-S, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66839.
Presents the 1954 statistical and analytical tables of general interest on motor fuel, motor vehicles, highway-user taxation, financing of State highways, highway mileage, and Federal aid for highways. The brief text is intended only to call attention to information of particular interest or significance, to supply definitions of the terms used in
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United States. Federal Highway Administration (1954). Highway Statistics 1954. United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8399
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Highway Statistics 1954. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 1954. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8399.
United States. Federal Highway Administration Highway Statistics 1954. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 1954, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8399.
1953-12-13
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration covering their activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953.
United States. Department of Commerce (1953). Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1953. United States. Department of Commerce. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77381
United States. Department of Commerce. Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1953. United States. Department of Commerce, 1953. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77381.
United States. Department of Commerce Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1953. United States. Department of Commerce, 1953, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77381.
Notwithstanding its relative size, the motorbus industry provides an essential service. “Good mass transportation makes the centralized big city possible, and good mass transportation is essential to preserve it" say the editors of Time - Life - Fortune - Architectural Forum. Last year, the privately-owned motorbus industry in New York State transp
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New York State Motorbus Association (1953). Review of financial and operating conditions in motorbus industry in the State of New York : parts I to VII. New York State Motorbus Association. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14985
New York State Motorbus Association. Review of financial and operating conditions in motorbus industry in the State of New York : parts I to VII. New York State Motorbus Association, 1953. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14985.
New York State Motorbus Association Review of financial and operating conditions in motorbus industry in the State of New York : parts I to VII. New York State Motorbus Association, 1953, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14985.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY in CLINE, KS.
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission (1953). Interstate Commerce Commission, Report of the Accident Investigation Occurring on the AMTRAK TRAIN, SELMA, NC. United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. https://doi.org/10.21949/1509646
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Interstate Commerce Commission, Report of the Accident Investigation Occurring on the AMTRAK TRAIN, SELMA, NC. United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953. https://doi.org/10.21949/1509646.
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission Interstate Commerce Commission, Report of the Accident Investigation Occurring on the AMTRAK TRAIN, SELMA, NC. United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1509646.
This bulletin gives the results of tests on samples of ledge rock, crushed stone, gravel, blast-furnace or smelter slag, and natural or manufactured fine aggregate which were made by teh Bureau of Public Roads to January 1, 1951.
Woolf, Donald O.. Results of physical tests of road-building aggregate. United States. Government Printing Office, 1953. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24725.
Woolf, Donald O. Results of physical tests of road-building aggregate. United States. Government Printing Office, 1953, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24725.
This report discusses the role of the driver in traffic safety, and the various ways that driver behavior and skill can be controlled. Chapters address licensing the private driver, hiring a commercial vehicle operator, control through the motor vehicle administration, control in commercial vehicle fleets, and the interview as a means of driver imp
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Kraft, M. A. 1. (1953). Driver Control: Achieving Greater Traffic Safety Through Efficiency at the Wheel. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16266
Kraft, Merwyn Adolph, 1905-. Driver Control: Achieving Greater Traffic Safety Through Efficiency at the Wheel. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, 1953. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16266.
Kraft, Merwyn Adolph, 1905- Driver Control: Achieving Greater Traffic Safety Through Efficiency at the Wheel. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, 1953, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16266.
1952-11-14
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952. This report covers a year of activities which once again demonstrated the critical importance of the merchant marine in a period of national emergency, in addition to its contribution to the national economy.
United States. Department of Commerce (1952). Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1952. United States. Department of Commerce. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77367
United States. Department of Commerce. Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1952. United States. Department of Commerce, 1952. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77367.
United States. Department of Commerce Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1952. United States. Department of Commerce, 1952, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77367.
1952-01-01
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951. This report covers the first full year of operation of these two agencies.
United States. Department of Commerce (1952). Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1951. United States. Department of Commerce. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77365
United States. Department of Commerce. Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1951. United States. Department of Commerce, 1952. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77365.
United States. Department of Commerce Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1951. United States. Department of Commerce, 1952, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77365.
The rapid movement of traffic on our streets and highways in ever changing patterns is one of the most familiar and beneficial phenomena of our daily lives and at the same time one of the most confusing and vexing. The annoyances and even danger experienced in driving over congested streets and highways, the lack of places to park and, in general,
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Greenshields, B. D. 1., & Weida, F. M. 1. (1952). Statistics With Applications to Highway Traffic Analyses. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5575
Greenshields, Bruce Douglas, 1893- and Frank Mark, 1891- Weida. Statistics With Applications to Highway Traffic Analyses. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, 1952. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5575.
Greenshields, Bruce Douglas, 1893-, and Frank Mark, 1891- Weida Statistics With Applications to Highway Traffic Analyses. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, 1952, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5575.
This manual of air traffic control procedures has been officially adopted by the United States Navy Department, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, and the Civil Aeronautics Administration to standardize the operation of the air traffic control services. These procedures are to be observed by air traffic control personnel of
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United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Air Force, United States. Coast Guard, & United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aeronautics Administration (1952). ANC Procedures for the Control of Air Traffic [Revised Second Edition]. United States. Navy. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92231
United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Air Force, United States. Coast Guard, and United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aeronautics Administration. ANC Procedures for the Control of Air Traffic [Revised Second Edition]. United States. Navy, 1952. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92231.
United States. Department of the Navy, et al. ANC Procedures for the Control of Air Traffic [Revised Second Edition]. United States. Navy, 1952, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92231.
The Administrative Committee of the ATA Small Operations Division, with the assistance of the ATA Department of Personnel and Accident Prevention, is sponsoring a series of related compilations, based upon brief surveys among ATA member companies that have indicated a desire to participate in activities of this Division. These surveys will deal wit
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American Public Transportation Association (1951). Survey on Safety Incentive Plans. American Public Transportation Association. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33984
American Public Transportation Association. Survey on Safety Incentive Plans. American Public Transportation Association, 1951. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33984.
American Public Transportation Association Survey on Safety Incentive Plans. American Public Transportation Association, 1951, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33984.
Consultant's report following a two-month examination of the Chicago Transit Authority's organization, services provided and methods of operation and maintenance. It examines finances, authorizing legislation, the organization, operations, services (bus and rail), maintenance and looks briefly at transit operations in other major cities of the worl
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Kelker Jr., R. (1951). Report on the Services, Operations and Policies of the Chicago Transit Authority. De Leuw, Cather & Company. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14999
Kelker Jr., R.F.. Report on the Services, Operations and Policies of the Chicago Transit Authority. De Leuw, Cather & Company, 1951. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14999.
Kelker Jr., R.F. Report on the Services, Operations and Policies of the Chicago Transit Authority. De Leuw, Cather & Company, 1951, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14999.
One of the predominant characteristics of modern life in the United States has been the increasing proportion of the population concentrated in metropolitan areas. This growth of large urban centers within relatively narrow geographic areas would have been almost impossible economically without the development of urban transit systems. The movement
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This monograph discusses the importance and use of traffic controls to maintain an orderly movement of traffic through intersections in urban areas circa 1951. The focus is on vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-pedestrian conflicts in intersections and how they affect traffic and pedestrian safety and traffic congestion and delays. The material is sub-div
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Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control (1951). Turn Controls in Urban Traffic. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16287
Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control. Turn Controls in Urban Traffic. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, 1951. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16287.
Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control Turn Controls in Urban Traffic. Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, 1951, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16287.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (1951). The Financing of Highways by Counties and Local Rural Governments (1942-1951). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30657
United States. Federal Highway Administration. The Financing of Highways by Counties and Local Rural Governments (1942-1951). United States. Federal Highway Administration, 1951. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30657.
United States. Federal Highway Administration The Financing of Highways by Counties and Local Rural Governments (1942-1951). United States. Federal Highway Administration, 1951, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30657.
1950-12-20
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950. This report is essentially the final report of the United States Maritime Commission which carried on the activities now under the jurisdiction of the Board and Administration from July 1, 1949, through May 23 1950 A brief introductory section mentions the
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United States. Department of Commerce (1950). Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1950. United States. Government Printing Office. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77363
United States. Department of Commerce. Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1950. United States. Government Printing Office, 1950. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77363.
United States. Department of Commerce Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration 1950. United States. Government Printing Office, 1950, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77363.
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