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Railways are central to the formation of modernity and ideas of progress the process of modernization in the 19th century involved a transition from a spatially oriented world to a time oriented world Exact time was essential and everyone had to know what the time was resulting in clocks towers for railway stations clocks in public places pocket watches for railway workers and for travelers Trains left on time (they never left early) by contrast in the premodern era passenger ships left when the captain had enough passengers in the premodern era local time was set at noon when the sun was at its highest Every place east to west had a different time and that changed with the introduction of standard time zones Printed time tables were a convenience for the travelers but more elaborate time tables called train orders were even more essential for the train crews the maintenance workers the station personnel and for the repair and maintenance crews who knew when to expect a train would come along Most trackage was single track with sidings and signals to allow lower priority trains to be sidetracked Schedules told everyone what to do where to be and exactly when If bad weather disrupted the system telegraphers relayed immediate corrections and updates throughout the system Just as railways as business organizations created the standards and models for modern big business so too the railway timetable was adapted to myriad uses such as schedules for buses ferries and airplanes for radio and television programs for school schedules for factory time clocks the modern world was ruled by the clock and the timetable Model of corporate management, Atlanta Braves Hall of Famers Major petroleum and natural gas pipelines cross the area running from the Gulf coast Texas and Louisiana to the population centers of the northeastern U.S This includes Colonial Pipeline and Plantation Pipe Line both based in Alpharetta; Boxing (12) 12 Alex Jackson 1 History Major rivalries Meriwether (21,049) The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the principal rapid transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 train stations MARTA operates almost exclusively in Fulton and DeKalb counties with bus service to two destinations in Cobb county and the Cumberland Transfer Center next to the Cumberland Mall and a single rail station in Clayton County at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport MARTA also operates a separate paratransit service for disabled customers as of 2009 the average total daily ridership for the system (bus and rail) was 482,500 passengers. Colombia (48) The General Assembly shall not have the power to authorize any contract or agreement which may have the effect of or which is intended to have the effect of defeating or lessening competition or encouraging a monopoly which are hereby declared to be unlawful and void, The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta with the distinctive gold dome, Chinese 37,660 0.7% 22,564 0.5% 15,096 66.9% In recent events Democrat Jim Martin ran against incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss Chambliss failed to acquire the necessary 50 percent of votes a Libertarian Party candidate receiving the remainder of votes in the runoff election held on December 2 2008 Chambliss became the second Georgia Republican to be reelected to the U.S Senate.

In June 2017 it was announced that former Delta and Northwest Airlines CEO Richard Anderson would become Amtrak's next President & CEO Anderson began the job on July 12 assuming the title of President immediately and serving alongside Moorman as "co-CEOs" until the end of the year, 129 3020, Evidence indicates that there was 6 to 8.5 km long Diolkos paved trackway which transported boats across the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece from around 600 BC Wheeled vehicles pulled by men and animals ran in grooves in limestone which provided the track element preventing the wagons from leaving the intended route the Diolkos was in use for over 650 years until at least the 1st century AD the paved trackways were also later built in Roman Egypt; 111 1813 Map of world railway network (interactive map). Atlanta Historically Atlanta has been a stronghold for the Democratic Party Although municipal elections are officially nonpartisan nearly all of the city's elected officials are registered Democrats the city is split among 14 state house districts and four state senate districts all held by Democrats At the federal level Atlanta is split between two congressional districts Most of the city is in the 5th district represented by Democrat John Lewis a small portion in the north is in the 11th district represented by Republican Barry Loudermilk.