On December 9 2015 Boardman announced in a letter to employees that he would be leaving Amtrak in September 2016 He had advised the Amtrak Board of Directors of his decision the previous week on August 19 2016 the Amtrak Board of Directors named former Norfolk Southern Railway President & CEO Charles "Wick" Moorman as Boardman's successor with an effective date of September 1 2016 During his term Moorman took no salary and said that he saw his role as one of a "transitional CEO" who would reorganize Amtrak before turning it over to new leadership, Bahamas 1641 50,000 5.5 Military Fort Stewart. .
With a GDP of $385 billion the Atlanta metropolitan area's economy is the tenth-largest in the country and among the top 20-largest in the world Corporate operations play a major role in Atlanta's economy as the city claims the nation's third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies it also hosts the global headquarters of corporations like the Coca-Cola Company the Home Depot Delta Air Lines AT&T Mobility Chick-fil-A and UPS Over 75% of Fortune 1000 companies conduct business operations in the city's metro area and the region hosts offices of over 1,250 multinational corporations Many corporations are drawn to the city by its educated workforce; as of 2014 45% of adults aged 25 or older residing in the city have at least 4-year college degrees compared to the national average of 28%, 93 168, The composition of religious affiliation in Georgia is 70% Protestant 9% Catholic 1% Mormon 1% Jewish 0.5% Muslim 0.5% Buddhist and 0.5% Hindu Atheists deists agnostics and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population the largest Christian denominations by number of adherents in 2010 were the Southern Baptist Convention with 1,759,317; the United Methodist Church with 619,394; and the Roman Catholic Church with 596,384 Non-denominational Evangelical Protestant had 566,782 members the Church of God (Cleveland Tennessee) has 175,184 members and the National Baptist Convention USA Inc has 172,982 members the Presbyterian Church (USA) is the largest Presbyterian body in the state with 300 congregations and 100,000 members the other large body Presbyterian Church in America had at its founding date 14 congregations and 2,800 members; in 2010 it counted 139 congregations and 32,000 members the Roman Catholic Church is noteworthy in Georgia's urban areas and includes the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah Georgia is home to the largest Hindu temple in the United States the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta located in the suburb city of Lilburn Georgia is home to several historical synagogues including the Temple (Atlanta) Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta) and Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah) Chabad and the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute are also active in the state. District 5 Marvin S Arrington Jr. Democratic, 12 Further reading Fruit: peach, In 2014 Midtown Alliance (who created the ecodistrict) decided to highlight business and buildings in Midtown that have made a significant commitment to green practices This district is heavily urbanized (buildings shops skyscraper and hotels) Midtown also serves cyclists and pedestrians with 5 miles of bike lanes the restaurants established in Midtown are recycling and composting at least 95% 50 recycling cans have been installed. 1999 3,284,897 40,554 Georgia has the smallest average county size of any state which operates county governments.[citation needed] This focuses government more locally but allows greater conflict between multiple jurisdictions each with its own agenda, The oldest known man/animal-hauled railways date back to the 6th century BC in Corinth Greece Rail transport then commenced in mid 16th century in Germany in the form of horse-powered funiculars and wagonways Modern rail transport commenced with the British development of the steam locomotives in the early 19th century Thus the railway system in Great Britain is the oldest in the world Built by George Stephenson and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company the Locomotion No 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 George Stephenson also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use only the steam locomotives all the time the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830 With steam engines one could construct mainline railways which were a key component of the Industrial Revolution Also railways reduced the costs of shipping and allowed for fewer lost goods compared with water transport which faced occasional sinking of ships the change from canals to railways allowed for "national markets" in which prices varied very little from city to city the spread of the railway network and the use of railway timetables led to the standardisation of time (railway time) in Britain based on Greenwich Mean Time Prior to this major towns and cities varied their local time relative to GMT the invention and development of the railway in the United Kingdom was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century the world's first underground railway the Metropolitan Railway (part of the London Underground) opened in 1863.
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