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1957. The railroads had lost money on passenger service since the Great Depression, but deficits reached $723 million in 1957. For many railroads, these losses

Provisional Government of Oregon. When Oregon became a state in 1859, what is now Idaho was situated in what remained of the original Oregon Territory, designated

While the federal government was granted authority over aviation and railroads through the commerce clause of the Constitution, the Federal Highway Administration

universities: Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Southern Oregon University in Ashland, and Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. The Oregon Institute of

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The mission of the BLM is "to sustain the

Until the Oregon Treaty of 1846, land west of the continental divide was disputed between the British and U.S. governments and was known as the Oregon Country

largest railroad classification yard in the world. The route of the original transcontinental railroad runs through the state. Other major railroads with

Mexico's Railroads – An Historical Survey. Golden: Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 978-0826311856. LCCN 70-116915.  "New Mexico and its Railroads". Historical

Louisiana Purchase, part via the Oregon Treaty, and, lastly, via the Mexican Cession. With the opening of the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California

the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international

of 1824 and 1825. The Oregon Question remained contested between the United Kingdom and the United States until the 1846 Oregon Treaty established the

water rafting rivers, and two tourist railroads, the Cass Scenic Railroad and the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad. West Virginia is crossed by seven Interstate

Park, California Cascades Volcano Observatory (covering volcanoes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) in Vancouver, Washington Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in

Indian, military warrants, mineral certificates, private land claims, railroads, state selections, swamps, town sites, and town lots. A system of local

Engineers was constructing railroads and bridges. Union forces took advantage of such Confederate infrastructure because railroads and bridges provided access

service, there are three Class I railroads in Kansas: BNSF, Union Pacific, and CPKC; as well as many shortline railroads. Executive branch: The executive

known for its summertime tour passenger service. The Alaska Railroad was one of the last railroads in North America to use cabooses in regular service and

Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

-airports-in-the-world-revealed/.  "Railroads and States". Aar.org. https://www.aar.org/keyissues/Pages/Railroads-And-States.aspx.  Nicholson, Kieran (August

Brightline West having begun construction in 2024. The Union Pacific Railroad has some railroads in the north and south of Nevada. Greyhound Lines provide some