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you can see one side of the railroad tracks there, there are homes never pennsylvania avenue. cheryl hurd has more. >> my concern is how hazardous is the materials and how many millions of gallons are flowing through the neighborhoods? >> reporter: he says this time his richmond neighborhood was saved. the rain car that derailed on friday right across the street from his apartment was just carrying pork. looters swarmed the neighborhood, causing a major disruption. some of them even became violent. >> other crimes, we're also a victim of that, now the victim of these railroad tracks, so we're becoming in these poor neighborhoods, a victim of everything. >> reporter: but pork isn't the only thing traveling down these tracks. almost every day trains carrying hazardous materials travel through contra costa county. the exact number is not made public. the company that oversees trains carrying all types of commodities is called b.n.s.f. they say that two trains carrying crude oil comes through california once a month. crude oil is highly flammable. contra costa chief environmental h
you can see one side of the railroad tracks there, there are homes never pennsylvania avenue. cheryl hurd has more. >> my concern is how hazardous is the materials and how many millions of gallons are flowing through the neighborhoods? >> reporter: he says this time his richmond neighborhood was saved. the rain car that derailed on friday right across the street from his apartment was just carrying pork. looters swarmed the neighborhood, causing a major disruption. some of them even...
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they brought packing and later on to the railroad. the trains came in in the 1850's higher to the civil war -- prior to the civil war. they went up to chicago, toledo. that is also new york. and of course, down south westward to new orleans. there were a lot of trains coming through and they were located right through the center of town. one route went directly north and south, from lafayette on 5th street to the north to chicago. the other came through at a diagonal. to the southwest. and so those trains -- they went diagonally across the city. you will see. to have hospitals on either side, fire stations on either side. if you were late, you would say the train held me up and they would believe you, because it was probably true. at one time the largest employer into the -- they movedas their shops into lafayette. so you had railroad cars being drove here. of the people here, you had a significant bunch of people, enterprising people.
they brought packing and later on to the railroad. the trains came in in the 1850's higher to the civil war -- prior to the civil war. they went up to chicago, toledo. that is also new york. and of course, down south westward to new orleans. there were a lot of trains coming through and they were located right through the center of town. one route went directly north and south, from lafayette on 5th street to the north to chicago. the other came through at a diagonal. to the southwest. and so...
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when the railroad got involved, they were able to determine that the train had come from mexico and wasined in oklahoma for about four months. we were pretty sure that we were dealing with somebody that was trying to enter the united states illegally. they had probably entered the railroad car on their own free will but then somebody had closed the latch and locked it so that it couldn't be opened. >> this is the case of illegal immigrants where the trafficker, the coyotes, are directly responsible for their horrible deaths. >> since the crime scene was on wheels, which was very unique, it occurred to us that we might be able to just move the railroad car to the crime lab in des moines. >> the smuggling goes all over the world and it's been going on as long as there's been people. they are in it for the business and it is a business and it's a very big business, a very lucrative business. it pays very well. ♪ and to smugglers, people are goods. ♪ these were 11 human beings who trusted the smugglers. somebody was responsible for these 11 people who had died. >> to find out who these smug
when the railroad got involved, they were able to determine that the train had come from mexico and wasined in oklahoma for about four months. we were pretty sure that we were dealing with somebody that was trying to enter the united states illegally. they had probably entered the railroad car on their own free will but then somebody had closed the latch and locked it so that it couldn't be opened. >> this is the case of illegal immigrants where the trafficker, the coyotes, are directly...
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chinese laborers brought to california for the dangerous job of building a railroad through the sierra nevada mountains. joe rosato jr. shows us the new effort to honor those who helped build california. >> reporter: in the jagged mountains of the sierra nevadas near tahoe, a place called gold run. railroad tracks wind and twist through the pines. these tracks are still in use. a living legacy of workers in the 1860s who etched the transcontinental railroad through this difficult terrain. >> the chinese were hired as laborers. >> reporter: among the workers performing this back-breaking work, thousands of chinese immigrants tapped from the gold mines. >> railroad companies scoured california for available chinese laborers. >> reporter: more than 5,000 chinese were hired to help clear the mountainous pass for the iron rail. >> they were hired to haul away dirt and gravel and rock. >> reporter: often, they were assigned the most dangerous jobs. >> and so chinese had to blast through those mountains to those tunnels. >> reporter: the summit railroad tunnel near truckee is a symbol of thei
chinese laborers brought to california for the dangerous job of building a railroad through the sierra nevada mountains. joe rosato jr. shows us the new effort to honor those who helped build california. >> reporter: in the jagged mountains of the sierra nevadas near tahoe, a place called gold run. railroad tracks wind and twist through the pines. these tracks are still in use. a living legacy of workers in the 1860s who etched the transcontinental railroad through this difficult terrain....
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>> according to the texas railroad commission, xto energy a subsid ri subsidiary of exxon, owns this . asked mayor stokes about the increased confident. >> no beating around the bush. they are causing this activity. the more horizontal fracking and drilling we have the more problems the more waste water the more injected into the ground we're doing and it's opening fault lines that aren't open at the moment. >> in a prepared statement xto the company that owns this disposal well told "techknow" based on an analysis of the data to date, xl does not believe its well caused any of the seismic events. it's a sensitive issue. when the mayor took us to the area, a driver began taking pictures of us on a cell phone. residents of reno and azel are taking action. >> the quake started recently and it woke me up. i thought a 747 landed on my roof. >> at a round of hearings at the texas state capital, citizens voiced their complaints, the railroad is a state agency that regulates the gas and oil industry including drilling and disposal wells located throughout the state. >> how would you like it
>> according to the texas railroad commission, xto energy a subsid ri subsidiary of exxon, owns this . asked mayor stokes about the increased confident. >> no beating around the bush. they are causing this activity. the more horizontal fracking and drilling we have the more problems the more waste water the more injected into the ground we're doing and it's opening fault lines that aren't open at the moment. >> in a prepared statement xto the company that owns this disposal...
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. ♪ ♪ i've been working on the railroad ♪ hello, boss. hello, frank. >> what's the matter, jim?. >> man i'm going to houston. yeah with the the ninth regiment. >> jim fought in the spanish-american war in santiago cuba the 24th and 25th infantry headed for new medal, courage. >> i'm jim. have to be after we cleaned up in cuba, we went on with building factories, cities, everything. as for me well, i went to panama. a little job connecting the atlantic and pacific. a little job. ♪ jim wasn't there. but his sons were. serving with the 813th pioneer regiment near marseilles. the 302nd battalion and eighth pioneer regiment. fighting with the 8th illinois on the swason front. 372nd on the plains of francois. 331st at busey farm. 369th in the argon. 369th fought on the line of fire for 191 days. not a man ever captured. not a foot of ground ever lost. the first american troops to receive 369th. for action above and beyond the call of duty, many received honored medals. when they cleaned up in france the boys came marching home. ♪ >> among them was henry johnson, who was one companion,
. ♪ ♪ i've been working on the railroad ♪ hello, boss. hello, frank. >> what's the matter, jim?. >> man i'm going to houston. yeah with the the ninth regiment. >> jim fought in the spanish-american war in santiago cuba the 24th and 25th infantry headed for new medal, courage. >> i'm jim. have to be after we cleaned up in cuba, we went on with building factories, cities, everything. as for me well, i went to panama. a little job connecting the atlantic and pacific....
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and so if we go back to the communications example, okay, a new communications startup and a railroad company are going to fight a lot. this is not going to be a natural match. however, if they can recall the thing that they came to do, i have something you need, we're together in communications. i have these skills, i bring them to the game. you're bringing the technology, and you're going to wanted this thing that goes 1,000 -- going to understand this thing that goes 1,000 times more frequent than my business, we're going to build a business model together. if we can stay focused on this very narrow definition of why we came together, we can pretty much ignore everything else. >> if lawyers is part of the answer, then one of the questions i have is around the asymmetric partnership that your book discusses which is partnerships between very large companies like fortune 500 entities -- >> or apple -- >> yes, and either very small companies or -- >> answer quickly -- >> or individual. what does the little go to look for in an asymmetric partnership? >> when you form the partnership,
and so if we go back to the communications example, okay, a new communications startup and a railroad company are going to fight a lot. this is not going to be a natural match. however, if they can recall the thing that they came to do, i have something you need, we're together in communications. i have these skills, i bring them to the game. you're bringing the technology, and you're going to wanted this thing that goes 1,000 -- going to understand this thing that goes 1,000 times more...
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it's on the edge of an active railroad track and a freight train is rumbling by on another track just feet from the accident. >> i remember the police officers were keeping us posted on where the train was. i remember vividly one of them coming up and saying, hey, the train is about a mile out and it's still at speed. >> it's a westbound train. >> and no one can reach the railroad company to stop the oncoming train. >> in the back of your mind, you have the, ha, there's a train coming and it hasn't stopped and there's not confirmation that it's stopping. >> the crew takes quick action. they decide to lift the auto off the tracks. it weighs several thousand pounds. >> is that out of gear? >> it was a really good teamwork between the police and the fire and the ambulance crew that was there. it was just a one, two, three lift. one, two, three lift. and hear it on the video. >> one, two, three, lift. yep, yep. >> the first lift is not enough. >> we're still a little close to the tracks for comfort, so we decided to do it again. >> one, two, three. >> the train, the car off the tracks. >>
it's on the edge of an active railroad track and a freight train is rumbling by on another track just feet from the accident. >> i remember the police officers were keeping us posted on where the train was. i remember vividly one of them coming up and saying, hey, the train is about a mile out and it's still at speed. >> it's a westbound train. >> and no one can reach the railroad company to stop the oncoming train. >> in the back of your mind, you have the, ha, there's...
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to discover gold and if it was enough to start a gold rush over custer was the cheerleader or the railroads but the fact is a gold rush happened. because of that the black hills was supposed to be off-limits part of the sacred grounds. but you cannot keep out people who are pursuing gold during a gold rush during the economic downturn that was happening at the time. so the adm there would buy the black hills but they read interested. some that this is the point where trees are worth less you break your word with us and try to guess to become press it with sacred ground we go out to the hinterland and you have to deal with it. that chain of events started to roll with -- which leads to a the battle of little big horn that gave to the others off the reservation if you don't get back we will send out the army and they did. but before we get to there you have to have the washington inkle everything is really about washington. but custer had a resentment it is now 10 years after is still a deputy commander and it went to older guys going through the career custer said i want to be the commandant
to discover gold and if it was enough to start a gold rush over custer was the cheerleader or the railroads but the fact is a gold rush happened. because of that the black hills was supposed to be off-limits part of the sacred grounds. but you cannot keep out people who are pursuing gold during a gold rush during the economic downturn that was happening at the time. so the adm there would buy the black hills but they read interested. some that this is the point where trees are worth less you...
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the railroad cars loaded with metal that accompanied first army alone. other myths were the product of ambitious writers and myth makers. the general knows alleged disa baying order to abandon on the sea early in the war.@?ñjñ equally a myth, the bef saved the day by exploiting the gap between german 50 and second armies. other myths were more harmful and attested to the centrality in the history of the great war. the largest of these of course is that of richard hench, a mere the lieutenant colonel on the general staff allegedly snatching victory from the hands of alexander, the first army from the second army at the moment of certain triumph by ordering the retreat to two forced generals behind them. why this myth obscured for >c,m"át truth behind the german retreat. a flawed command structure and adequate logistical system. antiquated communications arm and two inexcept field commanders. in the official history of the war,l:
the railroad cars loaded with metal that accompanied first army alone. other myths were the product of ambitious writers and myth makers. the general knows alleged disa baying order to abandon on the sea early in the war.@?ñjñ equally a myth, the bef saved the day by exploiting the gap between german 50 and second armies. other myths were more harmful and attested to the centrality in the history of the great war. the largest of these of course is that of richard hench, a mere the lieutenant...
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. >> we are becoming the victims of the railroad drak. a -- track. in the neighborhood, victim of everything. >> pork isn't the only thing traveling down the tracks. every day. trains carrying materials travel through the county. the exact number not made public. the company overseas trains. dnsf. two gramz carrying crude oil comes through california once a month. >> highly flammable. the chief environmental health and hazards material, says, crews can only offload near the neighborhood in richmond and bakersfield. >> it is a concern. one thing for crude. it is going to be increased amount of crude. going to increase amount of food. increase by 25 fold. >> that's because the demand is high. >> there had been derailments. there hatch been cars. things are happening. >> the skuccompany spent $5 bil improve infrastructure. and railroad tracks in so many states. it plans to do the same next year. but not enough for lee. the thought of a possible derailment of a tree is too close to home. >> what is in the container. what does it do for? what will ham pen?
. >> we are becoming the victims of the railroad drak. a -- track. in the neighborhood, victim of everything. >> pork isn't the only thing traveling down the tracks. every day. trains carrying materials travel through the county. the exact number not made public. the company overseas trains. dnsf. two gramz carrying crude oil comes through california once a month. >> highly flammable. the chief environmental health and hazards material, says, crews can only offload near the...
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now, who knew that that would mean the railroad down the line? that that was the width of the wagon. it must have sounded like such a modest amount of space, just a tiny trail across this vast land that you couldn't see an end to. what it turned into was something else. and that story we don't flinch from either in bad acts, bad papers. what disrupted the treaty spirit? that's what happened. betrayals and things that later dishonorable presidents like andrew jackson who agreed with states' writers and force marched native people out of their homes, wrenched them from their homes and sent them to indian territory. so we explore that as well. but everything in here has been selected. the pipe bags and pipes are selected because they represent the native nations who were present in 1851 at the treaty, which is called the great smoke. and why? because there were so many people making sage offerings or offerings of other kinds of medicine or smoking pipe, which meant they were pray iing for t good day and for the well-being of all the people. so the g
now, who knew that that would mean the railroad down the line? that that was the width of the wagon. it must have sounded like such a modest amount of space, just a tiny trail across this vast land that you couldn't see an end to. what it turned into was something else. and that story we don't flinch from either in bad acts, bad papers. what disrupted the treaty spirit? that's what happened. betrayals and things that later dishonorable presidents like andrew jackson who agreed with states'...
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richmond, san rafael bridge and altamont pass. >> not even the railroads were safe. a tree fell on to the tracks, but no one was hurt. it caused delays until a crew was able to remove it. >> there were fallen branches and debris on tracks near daly city hayward and pleasant hill and castro valley. service is back to normal, but bart says to expect some delays. >> and we want to show you this picture a viewer took showing montgomery station. they climbed on to the platform standing shoulder to shoulder as you can see. >> it was tough for commuters trying to get around the bay area from the wind and bart riders were not the only ones delayed. imagine being on a ferry trying to navigate the chopy bay and all of the wind. we go now to san francisco with the weather-related travel issues. nick? >> absolutely ama and dan. the wind has died down for now, but as sandhya told you a few minutes ago, it is only a break because there is more to come. the early afternoon on bart was a challenge. that announcement warning riders of a service interruption between the hayward and sou
richmond, san rafael bridge and altamont pass. >> not even the railroads were safe. a tree fell on to the tracks, but no one was hurt. it caused delays until a crew was able to remove it. >> there were fallen branches and debris on tracks near daly city hayward and pleasant hill and castro valley. service is back to normal, but bart says to expect some delays. >> and we want to show you this picture a viewer took showing montgomery station. they climbed on to the platform...
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sherman thought he had gotten the objective, the railroad. for him that was good enough. a difference of philosophy, i would say. think by that, i stage of the war, through the entire atlantic campaign, sherman increasingly saw the benefits of the maneuver, and he was sick of the killing that was taking place. believed that he had what he wanted, and he was not inclined to initiate more bloodshed. sherman, thishat has been a controversial issue. i'm not sure of sherman health tomas in particularly high regard. he and grant were somewhat akin in that respect. any other comments? .> i agree i think sometimes in analyzing the relationship between some generals, a senior insubordinate, it is often easy to overlook the personalities of the generals involved. a personality,of he certainly wasn't over in terms of his maneuvering like .herman was sometimes, i think a relationship between individuals. we have seen it in civilian life, it is influenced somewhat , and thersonalities generals involved. without getting in just this they are ajonesboro, technical aspect. i would say tha
sherman thought he had gotten the objective, the railroad. for him that was good enough. a difference of philosophy, i would say. think by that, i stage of the war, through the entire atlantic campaign, sherman increasingly saw the benefits of the maneuver, and he was sick of the killing that was taking place. believed that he had what he wanted, and he was not inclined to initiate more bloodshed. sherman, thishat has been a controversial issue. i'm not sure of sherman health tomas in...
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the railroads could be negatively impacted by lower oil. we have established that oil doesn't impact oil and gas companies. it also may have an impact on something else, the debt market. your next guest says if oil falls below $60 a barrel it could mean big problems on the debt side. an analyst at deutsche bank joins us now from the nyse. we appreciate you coming on today. you are not an oil strategist. you are a debt and high yield strategist. give us your thesis in layman's terms about how oil may impact the credit markets. >> certainly. good to see you, brian. the way we look at this issue is energy sector, of course, the single largest sector in the u.s. high yield market measure the market value in terms of 15% right now. it's the second largest sector in the u.s. it is clearly an important part. as you mentioned when we see commodity going down and energy equities by more than 25% at this point in time our high yield bonds are now trading at around 760 basis points in the energy sector. that's about a 300-basis point premium to the res
the railroads could be negatively impacted by lower oil. we have established that oil doesn't impact oil and gas companies. it also may have an impact on something else, the debt market. your next guest says if oil falls below $60 a barrel it could mean big problems on the debt side. an analyst at deutsche bank joins us now from the nyse. we appreciate you coming on today. you are not an oil strategist. you are a debt and high yield strategist. give us your thesis in layman's terms about how...
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boston station and beacon hill, the shops along newbury street and the city subway below, beneath the railroad an ole train car and billboards advertise the boston pops and the city's fire department got a call when we visited. >> adrian you are the philly connection. >> definitely. >> bruce met adrian at temple. >> can we expand on this to include philadelphia. >> we are going to try. >> there say surprise around every corner. >> a reminder of christmass past. >> the memories of childhood wrapped up in the toys we love. >> yes, we baby boomers are proud of our holiday trains. well, i guess bruce's is a tad more sew sophisticates than my one square foot layout. >>> ducis here with sports, we are learning more about the jimmy rollins situation. >> it's sinking in a little bit. we are in a holding pattern and neither the phillies or dodgers announced the trade but it appears that rollins leaving town. they traded ramirez to boston and phillies is looking to get young pitching in between, and jaime moyer played parts of five seasons with j-roll, in one regard it's sad but in another regard that i
boston station and beacon hill, the shops along newbury street and the city subway below, beneath the railroad an ole train car and billboards advertise the boston pops and the city's fire department got a call when we visited. >> adrian you are the philly connection. >> definitely. >> bruce met adrian at temple. >> can we expand on this to include philadelphia. >> we are going to try. >> there say surprise around every corner. >> a reminder of...
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south of it, the railroad system was dead. german had to keep the supplies moving, still had highways. he took to the roads so we took to the roads. this is what the germans fear most. we don't blame them. this is the way ronald got it. he isn't the only one. when you clobber a highway, you burn plenty of ammo. cyclic rate of fire, 800 rounds a minute. you've got eight guns, 106 bullets a second. rockets. those aren't just trucks and germans. you're stopping ammunition before it's fired on the fifth army front. and you're doing it 200 miles behind that front. in the weeks that followed from corsica to italy was like a trip to the corner drugstore. you could do it in your sleep. >> we averaged eight, nine missions a day at the 57th. the french flew about as many. lafayette. at 324, the 86th over in italy. the 79th next door. it was good to look up and watch them go by. but there were other things. there were those pillars of smoke. never knew when you would see one. that's a wreck. a p-47 cooking, and there's a man in it. when t
south of it, the railroad system was dead. german had to keep the supplies moving, still had highways. he took to the roads so we took to the roads. this is what the germans fear most. we don't blame them. this is the way ronald got it. he isn't the only one. when you clobber a highway, you burn plenty of ammo. cyclic rate of fire, 800 rounds a minute. you've got eight guns, 106 bullets a second. rockets. those aren't just trucks and germans. you're stopping ammunition before it's fired on the...
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the railroads gave them the access to the american economy. and they used it. they were hard-working, dedicated. we had wonderful people working for us. i have a telegram on my -- in my archives that i received from my father, and my -- it was three telegraphs actually. back in those days they had the marketing in grand rapids, michigan, and the first telegram he was up there trying to sell or selling furnish, and the secretary of the company sent a telegram and said, your factory is on fire. then an hour later, he received a telegram and said, the fire is out of control. from the secretary of the company. and then an hour after that he received a telegram and it said, everything we have is burnt to the ground. come home. and it was signed, mrs. j.d. bassett, sr. and that happened three times to him. burned to the ground three times and rebuilt every time. and you have to admire that type of spirit. so, when my grandfather started the business in 1902, i can assure you he had no idea what globalization was. and when you had retailers that were in large cities l
the railroads gave them the access to the american economy. and they used it. they were hard-working, dedicated. we had wonderful people working for us. i have a telegram on my -- in my archives that i received from my father, and my -- it was three telegraphs actually. back in those days they had the marketing in grand rapids, michigan, and the first telegram he was up there trying to sell or selling furnish, and the secretary of the company sent a telegram and said, your factory is on fire....
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this is a huge mess under the railroad bridge. this is the bridge that leads to the caltrain and diridon station here. this car is about under 3 feet of water or so. the good news right now is that the water is receding. if you look tow ride, you can see the public works department trying to unclog the drains that clogged up out here in downtown san jose. so this all happened in the 4:00 hour. i'm guessing that i heard a lot of the heavy rainstorms passed by in the 2:00 hour. so it took some time for the water to collect down here. but this woman, she tried to bring her car under the bridge probably not a good idea to do that withstanding water. we tried to talk with her. she was okay. we tried to talk with her. here's what happened. are you okay? >> yeah. i'm okay but i don't want to -- i don't want an interview. >> reporter: okay. what happened? [ no response ] >> reporter: what happened? so she is doing all right. san jose police took her away. firefighters and police officers were giving her pats on the back and hugs. she was b
this is a huge mess under the railroad bridge. this is the bridge that leads to the caltrain and diridon station here. this car is about under 3 feet of water or so. the good news right now is that the water is receding. if you look tow ride, you can see the public works department trying to unclog the drains that clogged up out here in downtown san jose. so this all happened in the 4:00 hour. i'm guessing that i heard a lot of the heavy rainstorms passed by in the 2:00 hour. so it took some...
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the railroads gave them the access to the american economy. and they used it. they were hard-working, dedicated. we had wonderful people working for us. i have a telegram on my -- in my archives that i received from my father, and my -- it was three telegraphs actually. back in those days they had the marketing in grand rapids, michigan, and the first telegram he was up there trying to sell or selling furnish, and the secretary of the company sent a telegram and said, your factory is on fire. then an hour later, he received a telegram and said, the fire is out of control. from the secretary of the company. and then an hour after that he received a telegram and it said, everything we have is burnt to the ground. come home. and it was signed, mrs. j.d. bassett, sr. and that happened three times to him. burned to the ground three times and rebuilt every time. and you have to admire that type of spirit. so, when my grandfather started the business in 1902, i can assure you he had no idea what globalization was. and when you had retailers that were in large cities l
the railroads gave them the access to the american economy. and they used it. they were hard-working, dedicated. we had wonderful people working for us. i have a telegram on my -- in my archives that i received from my father, and my -- it was three telegraphs actually. back in those days they had the marketing in grand rapids, michigan, and the first telegram he was up there trying to sell or selling furnish, and the secretary of the company sent a telegram and said, your factory is on fire....
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richmond, san rafael bridge and altamont pass. >> not even the railroads were safe. a tree fell on to the tracks, but no one was hurt. it caused delays until a crew was able to remove it. >> there were fallen branches and debris on tracks near daly city hayward and pleasant hill and castro valley. service is back to normal, but bart says to expect some delays. >> and we want to show you this picture a viewer took showing montgomery station. they climbed on to the platform standing shoulder to shoulder as you can see. >> it was tough for commuters trying to get around the bay area from the wind and bart riders were not the only ones delayed. imagine being on a ferry trying to navigate the chopy bay and all of the wind. we go now to san francisco with the weather-related travel issues. nick? >> absolutely ama and dan. the wind has died down for now, but as sandhya told you a few minutes ago, it is only a break because there is more to come. the early afternoon on bart was a challenge. that announcement warning riders of a service interruption between the hayward and sou
richmond, san rafael bridge and altamont pass. >> not even the railroads were safe. a tree fell on to the tracks, but no one was hurt. it caused delays until a crew was able to remove it. >> there were fallen branches and debris on tracks near daly city hayward and pleasant hill and castro valley. service is back to normal, but bart says to expect some delays. >> and we want to show you this picture a viewer took showing montgomery station. they climbed on to the platform...
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so after the civil war, once the railroads came through, a group of speculators bought property here.hey brought in a military surveyor named barker and he laid off the streets and blocks that are now birmingham. this shows the original boundaries of the city, the property they purchased. the farmers who lived here thought the idea of building a city here was insane. they couldn't imagine why anybody would come here and buy lots in the city. the farmers were hired back to clear the land. they could be paid in cash or new lots. every one of the farmers took the cash. they had no idea that those lots would be worth a fortune. you can see how they laid out the city. birmingham is laid out on a grid so it's very regular. colonel barker, the surveyor, was more far-sighted than even he could have known. once the streetcars came, birmingham has space to accommodate streetcars. we have one of the most extensive streetcar systems at that time. once the automobile comes, there's space through town, space for traffic, so barker built a city that could expand, adapt to changes. there's another ma
so after the civil war, once the railroads came through, a group of speculators bought property here.hey brought in a military surveyor named barker and he laid off the streets and blocks that are now birmingham. this shows the original boundaries of the city, the property they purchased. the farmers who lived here thought the idea of building a city here was insane. they couldn't imagine why anybody would come here and buy lots in the city. the farmers were hired back to clear the land. they...
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folks could see and remember the way that you ran the railroad, the way we ran the railroad. gain, one no vote. 92% support. d.o.d. bill, ucxg78% support. this is an exercise that is part and parcel to the united states constitution. our responsibilities and golly, i hope your four years of fruitless efforts will be met with a partner come this spring. i don't mean to suggest the gentleman from kentucky does it by himself, i know it's a team sport on the appropriations committee. it just -- i can't express the disappointment that what we do day in and day out is what the american people expect us to do, what they would be proud of us for doing and it goes across the aisle to die. this is what the american people are going to take away as the way that congress runs the railroad. that's not the way you would run it. that is not the way chairman rogers would run it or you, either, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> appreciate the gentleman's comments. that was meant an attribute to you who got this done. >> to echo those words, we went through it with the ndaa. we had over 300 amend
folks could see and remember the way that you ran the railroad, the way we ran the railroad. gain, one no vote. 92% support. d.o.d. bill, ucxg78% support. this is an exercise that is part and parcel to the united states constitution. our responsibilities and golly, i hope your four years of fruitless efforts will be met with a partner come this spring. i don't mean to suggest the gentleman from kentucky does it by himself, i know it's a team sport on the appropriations committee. it just -- i...
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richmond, san rafael bridge and altamont pass. >> not even the railroads were safe. a tree fell on to the tracks, but no one was hurt. it caused delays until a crew was able to remove it. >> there were fallen branches and debris on tracks near daly city hayward and pleasant hill and castro valley. service is back to normal, but bart says to expect some delays. >> and we want to show you this picture a viewer took showing montgomery station. they climbed on to the platform standing shoulder to shoulder as you can see. >> it was tough for commuters trying to get around the bay area from the wind and bart riders were not the only ones delayed. imagine being on a ferry trying to navigate the chopy bay and all of the wind. we go now to san francisco with the weather-related travel issues. nick? >> absolutely ama and dan. the wind has died down for now, but as sandhya told you a few minutes ago, it is only a break because there is more to come. the early afternoon on bart was a challenge. that announcement warning riders of a service interruption between the hayward and sou
richmond, san rafael bridge and altamont pass. >> not even the railroads were safe. a tree fell on to the tracks, but no one was hurt. it caused delays until a crew was able to remove it. >> there were fallen branches and debris on tracks near daly city hayward and pleasant hill and castro valley. service is back to normal, but bart says to expect some delays. >> and we want to show you this picture a viewer took showing montgomery station. they climbed on to the platform...
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and we have to make sure it also accommodates what the issues are in the continued utilization of those stations by our tenant railroadsof the complicating pieces that are there is the fact that we also have freight runing in the corridor. this is something that union pacific runs mainly on the southern end of corridor. they have limited service that comes up to the port in san francisco, but it complicates things because within that parameter, in the runs that they make, there are also requirements that are there by ctuc that requires a certain distance between the center line of track and the edge of the platform. once you go above a 6" above top of rail platform, then the setback that you wind up with leads basically to 2' gap between the edge of vehicle and what the edge of platform is. so it's one of those complicating pieces that we're also working through in our analysis. in terms of the cpuc issue, is cal train pursuing? >> what we're looking for first is what is that feasible solution? once we get to the point that we can come to agreement on what that solution is, whether it is a 25" high platform or whether
and we have to make sure it also accommodates what the issues are in the continued utilization of those stations by our tenant railroadsof the complicating pieces that are there is the fact that we also have freight runing in the corridor. this is something that union pacific runs mainly on the southern end of corridor. they have limited service that comes up to the port in san francisco, but it complicates things because within that parameter, in the runs that they make, there are also...
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also someone has driven on to the railroad tracks. could cause problems for the capitol corridor as you look at the san mateo bridge. we'll update all of that coming up. >> some of the rainfall over night was very heavy especially in marin county. there is pockets of scattered showers around. we have another system on the way. timing and update on totals coming up. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models. >>> heavy rain led to flooding concerns this morning in the town of tiburon. this is the scene in the parking lot of tiburon's town hall. we'll also tell you about busin
also someone has driven on to the railroad tracks. could cause problems for the capitol corridor as you look at the san mateo bridge. we'll update all of that coming up. >> some of the rainfall over night was very heavy especially in marin county. there is pockets of scattered showers around. we have another system on the way. timing and update on totals coming up. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your...
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the development of canals and railroads was important to the early growth of lafayette.visited the depot to learn more about transportation's role in the city's history. >> the first canal finally got here from fort wayne about 1843 connecting the river down to the toledo.er up to it was possible to go by canal boat that entire distance. it made possible for products here to go to the norse east -- northeast like new york city and anywhere on the great lakes. that was significant because this is a transfer point. the farmers could bring their grain. animals could be processed >they could transfer those products, the slaughtered animals and the grain, to the canal boats and later the railroads. trains came in in the 1850's prior to the civil war. us into contact with chicago, put us in contact with toledo, and also new york and the great lakes. of course, all the way down to new orleans. there were a lot of trains coming through. they went right through the center of the town. one set went directly north and south, from the south end of lafayette on 5th street across the
the development of canals and railroads was important to the early growth of lafayette.visited the depot to learn more about transportation's role in the city's history. >> the first canal finally got here from fort wayne about 1843 connecting the river down to the toledo.er up to it was possible to go by canal boat that entire distance. it made possible for products here to go to the norse east -- northeast like new york city and anywhere on the great lakes. that was significant because...
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schuylkill river, this is the scene as the marine unit was scouring the river today near and under the railroad bridge, montgomery has been missing since thanksgiving morning after leaving kildare's irish pub in manayunk. david henry is live on main street tonight. could this be the information police are waiting for. >> reporter: well possibly the information the police and more importantly shane's family is looking for. they could get news that might confirm their worst fears. this show appears to show shane crossing the small bridge heading towards the river. this is the camera shot it's at a tilted angle but clearly shows the small bridge across the canal, that leads to a parking lot across the river, crime scene investigators crossed the river and its banks later today. the rough surf cut the search short. >> at this point we are begging for answers. >> shane montgomery seemed to vanish without a trace, he was out drinking with friends and their last stop was kildare's pub where they went their separate ways at closing time. police scoured local businesses for surveillance video, including
schuylkill river, this is the scene as the marine unit was scouring the river today near and under the railroad bridge, montgomery has been missing since thanksgiving morning after leaving kildare's irish pub in manayunk. david henry is live on main street tonight. could this be the information police are waiting for. >> reporter: well possibly the information the police and more importantly shane's family is looking for. they could get news that might confirm their worst fears. this show...
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. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00, two women find a stolen package on the railroad tracks and quickly realize just how special it is. the great lengths they went to, to return it and how the owner is trying to say thank you. those stories and more tonight at 5:00. >> can't get the bond music out of my head. >> i can't get that car out of my head. >> i know. and monika bellucci is going to be the bond girl 50 years old. >> good for her. >> love it. >>> that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. >> have a great afternoon, everybody and we'll see you again tomorrow. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> liam: you're lying. you were at hope's baby shower. >> quinn: this is getting old. >> liam: just tell me the truth, quinn. just, for once in your life, tell me the truth. that's all. >> quinn: the truth? the truth is i am being maligned. >> liam: oh, by me? >> quinn: yeah, by you. you're being relentless. >> liam: i'm -- i'm protecting hope. >> quinn: she has a husband for that. and she doesn't need protection. >> liam: okay, what is this? what -- what's this? explain this, please
. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00, two women find a stolen package on the railroad tracks and quickly realize just how special it is. the great lengths they went to, to return it and how the owner is trying to say thank you. those stories and more tonight at 5:00. >> can't get the bond music out of my head. >> i can't get that car out of my head. >> i know. and monika bellucci is going to be the bond girl 50 years old. >> good for her. >> love it....
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the rail center for richmond. from northeast, southeast, south and west, railroads ran to the city. from there, a single railroad continued north to the confederate capital. food stuff from southside virginia, armaments from the ports along the lower atlantic coast, salt and lead from southwestern virginia, and most vitally, reinforcements all funneled through petersburg to richmond. only one other railroad running southwest through danville and the carolina piedmont connected the capital with the rest of the confederacy. defending petersburg was crucial to defending richmond itself. capturing the city would comparably cripple the capital. in the first three years of the civil war, danger remained distant as lee's masterful generalship kept the union far from the rail center. ulysses s. grant changed all of that. by the spring of 1864, grant served as general in chief of the entire united states army. as eastern theater commander and as commander of what i like to call army group grant, an admittedly anachronistic term which i will nonetheless use because it so accurately conveys the
the rail center for richmond. from northeast, southeast, south and west, railroads ran to the city. from there, a single railroad continued north to the confederate capital. food stuff from southside virginia, armaments from the ports along the lower atlantic coast, salt and lead from southwestern virginia, and most vitally, reinforcements all funneled through petersburg to richmond. only one other railroad running southwest through danville and the carolina piedmont connected the capital with...
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they spent the russian campaign in september in railroad cars going from one front to the other. above all, what if papajov had not been the french commander. what if he had been cashiered after he had been badly defeated at the battle of the frontiers in lorraine? joffre's inscrutable aplomb among other major reasons, the french did not win the collapse of 1871. furthermore, "after the initial defeats, joffre recognized he had played the game poorly. he had broken off the campaign with every intention of resuming it as soon as he had repaired the weaknesses discovered. and only once the enemy's ultimate intentions to march through belgium had been detected did he move forces brilliantly from his right wing to his left. he cashiered dozens of general officers whom he found not to be up to standard. he orchestrated an orderly withdrawal behind the marne and seine rivers. pe kree he created the army of maneuver north of paris. and he launched the great attack between the horns of paris and ver dunn. f he concludes, he judicially combined the offensive with an offensive after orderi
they spent the russian campaign in september in railroad cars going from one front to the other. above all, what if papajov had not been the french commander. what if he had been cashiered after he had been badly defeated at the battle of the frontiers in lorraine? joffre's inscrutable aplomb among other major reasons, the french did not win the collapse of 1871. furthermore, "after the initial defeats, joffre recognized he had played the game poorly. he had broken off the campaign with...
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. >> the arms of the railroad crossing were hitting those power lines the intersection is closed down. that has traffic backed up. >> chp is about to open a second line of i 80. all can be lanes are open but still one lane is open at this point. >> trees falling in our places this afternoon disrupted service for hours. >> is the fbi wrong north korea was responsible for hacking into computers? an investigation reveals the answer is yes. details on how it may have been led. >> the fbi is convinced north korea was behind the attack on sony stealing sensitive documents, documents and movies however, a cyber security company says north korea entered the picture after six others hacked sony including a laid off employee using a code name lena. >> one had ties to critical knowledge of sony systems and ip addresses. and also, motive for being what i would say upset at sony. >> the mystery woman was laid off by sony last spring. >> first demand that came from attackers was a ransom demand. nothing around the movie "the interview". so early to mid december north korea took advantage of the sit
. >> the arms of the railroad crossing were hitting those power lines the intersection is closed down. that has traffic backed up. >> chp is about to open a second line of i 80. all can be lanes are open but still one lane is open at this point. >> trees falling in our places this afternoon disrupted service for hours. >> is the fbi wrong north korea was responsible for hacking into computers? an investigation reveals the answer is yes. details on how it may have been...
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. >> the arms of the railroad crossing were hitting those power lines the intersection is closed down. that has traffic backed up. >> chp is about to open a second line of i 80. all can be lanes are open but still one lane is open at this point. >> trees falling in our places this afternoon disrupted service for hours. >> is the fbi wrong north korea was responsible for hacking into computers? an investigation reveals the answer is yes. details on how it may have been led. >> the fbi is convinced north korea was behind the attack on sony stealing sensitive documents, documents and movies however, a cyber security company says north korea entered the picture after six others hacked sony including a laid off employee using a code name lena. >> one had ties to critical knowledge of sony systems and ip addresses. and also, motive for being what i would say upset at sony. >> the mystery woman was laid off by sony last spring. >> first demand that came from attackers was a ransom demand. nothing around the movie "the interview". so early to mid december north korea took advantage of the sit
. >> the arms of the railroad crossing were hitting those power lines the intersection is closed down. that has traffic backed up. >> chp is about to open a second line of i 80. all can be lanes are open but still one lane is open at this point. >> trees falling in our places this afternoon disrupted service for hours. >> is the fbi wrong north korea was responsible for hacking into computers? an investigation reveals the answer is yes. details on how it may have been...
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and then the railroad had just gone through what became virginia. and that enabled them to make a product and that includes in how we work in the american economy. they were hard-working and dedicated and they have wonderful people working for us and i have this in the archives that i received as follow-up and it was three of them, back in the days they had this market in grand rapids michigan. he was up there trying to sell this furniture and the secretary sent him a telegraph instead that the factory is on fire. then an hour later he received a telegram and said the fire was out of control. and he said everything burned to the ground and so that happened like three times earlier today. and it was rebuilt every time. and you have to admire that type of security. and so when my grandpa started the business in 1982, i can assure you that he had no idea what globalization was and when you had retailers in large cities like atlanta, they started retail because they weren't going to start a furniture factory in the middle of atlanta. so they did what was
and then the railroad had just gone through what became virginia. and that enabled them to make a product and that includes in how we work in the american economy. they were hard-working and dedicated and they have wonderful people working for us and i have this in the archives that i received as follow-up and it was three of them, back in the days they had this market in grand rapids michigan. he was up there trying to sell this furniture and the secretary sent him a telegraph instead that the...
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they are focusing under the railroad bridge under belmont avenue. they are following up information that put him near the canal. he was last seen leaving kildare's pub on thanksgiving morning. the reward to bring him home has reached $60,000. we'll have more coming up on "action news" at beginning at 4:00. >>> turning now to the forecast, strong winds and cooler temperatures are making for blustdery conditions, a coat is a must to have on this wednesday. lets look live at sky 6 hd the camera is facing the platt bridge and it continues to shake in the wind out there. meteorologist, david murphy, is outside with another look at the accuweather forecast. >> not only is it cold and windy we have snow showers around and look at satellite, you can see an area of low pressure pinwheeling to the north and snow is dipping down to the poconos and entering places closer to philadelphia, we see snow showers on stormtracker 6 live double scan bringing you the most detailed best live images of the snow you'll see anywhere by the way. we see prongs of snow coming d
they are focusing under the railroad bridge under belmont avenue. they are following up information that put him near the canal. he was last seen leaving kildare's pub on thanksgiving morning. the reward to bring him home has reached $60,000. we'll have more coming up on "action news" at beginning at 4:00. >>> turning now to the forecast, strong winds and cooler temperatures are making for blustdery conditions, a coat is a must to have on this wednesday. lets look live at sky...
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it is an industrial part of berkeley, and next to the railroad. noise is constant. [ train whistle ] >> it is quite loud and they go 24 hours a day. i can still hear it through the ear plugs. >> reporter: so when her landlord raised the rent nearly 20% to $2,650, the working artist decided to move. >> supremely disappointed and anxious about what is next. >> reporter: a new neighbor who just moved from san francisco offered a couple of hundred dollars more than the asking rent, and that drove up rents at her complex. >> it definitely sounds crazy when you are offering above rent, but when it comes down to it, you need a place to live. it is definitely a case of desperation in this hot market now. >> reporter: overbidding renters first showed up about a year ago and they are getting more aggressive. >> advertisements for rents start a bidding war. bidding on the rent and then bringing cash in to pay a half year or a year's rent all at once. >> reporter: san francisco's tech boom is blamed for pushing young highly paid professionals to berkeley and d
it is an industrial part of berkeley, and next to the railroad. noise is constant. [ train whistle ] >> it is quite loud and they go 24 hours a day. i can still hear it through the ear plugs. >> reporter: so when her landlord raised the rent nearly 20% to $2,650, the working artist decided to move. >> supremely disappointed and anxious about what is next. >> reporter: a new neighbor who just moved from san francisco offered a couple of hundred dollars more than the...
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my childhood on the gulf coast in my early years working at the railroad museum in galveston texas has made me acutely aware of rail marine and pipeline safety. my graduate training and work in highway safety reinforced in me the critical importance of transportation safety to the health of our country. and of course i will never forget that it was an american airplane that carried my family to safety when they fled vietnam in 1975. an airplane that we were able to board because of my father's lifesaving work and his wartime friendships with his american colleagues. my late mother instilled in our family a deep respect and love for this country. i love that my three brothers demonstrate every day in their lifesaving work and surgeons. after witnessing first-hand the devastating effects of traffic crashes while working as a young volunteer in a level 1 trauma center i became committed to finding ways to prevent families from experiencing this needless suffering. i have a diverse background and experience working in both the public and private sectors and i'm proud of a long history of c
my childhood on the gulf coast in my early years working at the railroad museum in galveston texas has made me acutely aware of rail marine and pipeline safety. my graduate training and work in highway safety reinforced in me the critical importance of transportation safety to the health of our country. and of course i will never forget that it was an american airplane that carried my family to safety when they fled vietnam in 1975. an airplane that we were able to board because of my father's...