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Opportunities in Transportation Careers VGM Opportunities Series
author
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Paradis, Adrian A.
publisher
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NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin
:
0844246824
print isbn13
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9780844246826
ebook isbn13
:
9780071397803
language
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English
subject
Transportation--Vocational guidance--United States.
publication date
:
1997
lcc
:
HE203.P28 1997eb
ddc
:
388/.023/73
subject
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Transportation--Vocational guidance--United States.
Page i
VGM Opportunities Series
Opportunities in Transportation Careers
Adrian A. Paradis
Foreword by Robert S. McIlwain Group Publisher Mass Transit
VGM Career Horizons a division of NTC Publishing Group Lincolnwood, Illinois USA
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Cover Photo Credits:
Upper left courtesy of Consolidated Freightways Corporation, Menlo Park, California. Upper right courtesy of United Airlines. Lower left courtesy of Chicago Transit Authority. Lower right courtesy of New York Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Paradis, Adrian A. Opportunities in transportation careers / Adrian A. Paradis ; foreword by Robert S. McIlwain. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-8442-4682-4 (alk. paper).ISBN 0-8442-4683-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. TransportationVocational guidanceUnited States. I. Title. HE203.P28 1997 388'.023'73dc2196-47280 CIP
Published by VGM Career Horizons, a division of NTC Publishing Grouper4255 West Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975, U.S.A. 1997 by NTC Publishing Group. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC Publishing Group. Manufactured in the United States of America.
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Contents
About the Author
v
Foreword
vii
Preface
ix
1. The Lure of the Water
Our oceangoing heritage. National Maritime Union. Merchant Marine unlicensed sailors. Merchant Marine officers. Portside jobs. Inland maritime careers. Great Lakes Maritime Academy. The employment picture. Other marine careers.
1
2. From Trails to Superhighways
The earliest American roads. The turnpike era. Parkways, freeways, and interstates. Uncle Sam's superhighway system. Career opportunities.
17
3. Hauling Freight by Motor Trucks
Disaster for the New Haven. The trucking business today. Long-distance truck drivers. Local truck drivers. Opportunities for nondrivers. The fleet of brown trucks. The local and long-distance movers.
25
4. Evolution of Mass Transit
Public transit. Light rail transit. Washington Metro. Transit Tech. Employment. Trolley and train museums. The intercity people movers. The Greyhound lines. A look at the bus industry.
41
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5. The Railroad Revival
Amtrak's new Metroliner Express Service. Amtrak and Conrail. The major rail lines. Short-line railroads. Employment.
61
6. The Underground Pipeline Empire
Natural gas pipelines. A look at the gas pipelines. Petroleum pipelines.
75
7. Our Love Affair with Automobiles
Importance of the automobile industry. Automobile plants. Automobile-related careers.
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