freights

The earnings of the companies, that is, the freights, fares, etc., come from the people.

Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years 1898-'99 to 1899-1900 Charles Harden 1896

The whole central part of the State is penetrated by these roads and their branches, giving an outlet for any kind of freights direct to Norfolk, City Point, or Richmond.

The Resources of North Carolina: Its Natural Wealth, Condition, and Advantages, as Existing in 1869. Presented to the Capitalists and People of the Central and Northern States 1869

Daniel Cat á n's operatic version, which is having its world premiere production at Los Angeles Opera, freights the tale with extra baggage.

When Postman and Poet Meet Heidi Waleson 2010

And the cities, bright with lights, were as shops on these long streets — shops where business was transacted, where bunkers were replenished, cargoes taken or shifted, and orders received from the owners in London town to go elsewhere and beyond, ever along the long sea-lanes, seeking new cargoes here, carrying new cargoes there, running freights wherever shillings and pence beckoned and underwriters did not forbid.

THE SEA FARMER 2010

"My dearest wish is the success of Berande," Joan had just said, apropos of a discussion about the cheapening of freights on copra to market.

Chapter 20 2010

Whether they rode the rails once or twice or hopped freights endlessly searching for jobs, the experience profoundly affected their lives.

An Interview with Errol Uys 2010

He spent his evenings poring over accounts, or making endless calculations based on cheaper freights for copra and on the possible maximum and minimum market prices for that staple of commerce.

Chapter 16 2010

The freights, also known as the "host railroads", and Amtrak have had an uneasy, if not antagonistic, relationship since 1971 when Congress set up Amtrak to relieve the railroads of their money-losing passenger operations.

High-Speed Rail Grants Favor the Prepared James McCommons 2010

Only government can referee the relationship between the freights and the passenger entities and produce the legislation and funding to ensure cooperation.

High-Speed Rail Grants Favor the Prepared James McCommons 2010

And while the freights prospered through deregulation and consolidation (there are now just seven major railroads), Amtrak has limped along, underfunded and unappreciated.

High-Speed Rail Grants Favor the Prepared James McCommons 2010