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North Star (other)
North Star is a name of Polaris in its role as northern pole star. North Star or North Stars may also refer to: Places United States * Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska * North Star, California, a place in Yuba County, California * North Star, Delaware, a census-designated place * North Star, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * North Star, Ohio, a village * North Star, U.S. Virgin Islands * North Star, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * North Star Township (other) Elsewhere * North Star, New South Wales, Australia, a village * North Star, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet Transport Air * Canadair North Star, a passenger aircraft manufactured by Canadair for Trans Canada Airlines * Custom Flight North Star, a Canadian amateur-built aircraft design Land * ''North Star'' (broad gauge locomotive) (1837–1871), a Star class locomotive of the Great Western Railway * ''North Star'' (1866–1902), a GWR 378 Class locomotive * ''North Star'' (1898–1912), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star (Amtrak Train)
The ''North Star'' was a passenger train operated by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) between Duluth, Minnesota and Saint Paul, Minnesota. It originally operated from Chicago, Illinois via St. Paul to Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, but was soon cut back to a Saint Paul–Duluth train. The service relied in part on funding from the state of Minnesota. History The ''North Star'' was introduced in the spring of 1978, when Amtrak moved Twin Cities operations from the Great Northern Depot in Minneapolis to Midway station in Saint Paul and combined the previous Chicago–Minneapolis ''Twin Cities Hiawatha'' and the Minneapolis–Duluth ''Arrowhead'' services into one train. Where the ''Arrowheads route was 148 miles (238 km) long, the ''North Star'' was a sleeper originating in Chicago at 10:30 PM in the initial schedule. It took 8 hours 45 minutes to reach Saint Paul, where there was a 35-minute layover. It then took another 3:45 to reach Duluth for an ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at night. The position of the star lies less than 1° away from the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star. The stable position of the star in the Northern Sky makes it useful for navigation. As the closest Cepheid variable its distance is used as part of the cosmic distance ladder. The revised '' Hipparcos'' stellar parallax gives a distance to Polaris of about , while the successor mission ''Gaia'' gives a distance of about . Calculations by other methods vary widely. Although appearing to the naked eye as a single point of light, Polaris is a triple star system, composed of the primary, a yellow su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWR 4000 Class
The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906 and introduced from early 1907. The prototype was built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1909). They proved to be a successful design which handled the heaviest long-distance express trains, reaching top speeds of 90 mph (145 km/h), and established the design principles for GWR 4-cylinder classes over the next twenty-five years. Background After finally converting the last broad gauge lines in 1892, the GWR began a period of modernisation as new cut-off lines shortened its routes to west of England, South Wales and Birmingham. During the first decade of the twentieth century, the new Chief Mechanical Engineer, George Jackson Churchward designed or acquired a number of experimental locomotives with different wheel arrangements and boiler designs to help him plan for the futu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCGC North Star (WPG-59)
The USCGC ''North Star'' was a United States Coast Guard Cutter during the Second World War. It was originally built for the U.S. Interior Department and served in the United States Coast Guard (USCG) before being acquired by the U.S. Navy. History The ''North Star'' was built in 1932 by Berg Shipbuilding Company in Seattle, Washington as a wooden cutter for the U.S. Department of the Interior and was commissioned by the Interior Department in 1932. She served as a support ship during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939 to 1941. She transported the unique Antarctic Snow Cruiser for the expedition and evacuated members of the expedition upon its conclusion early in 1941. She was commissioned as the USCGC ''North Star'' (WPG-59) on 15 May 1941 and served on the Northeast Greenland Patrol starting on 1 July 1941. Although the United States was not yet at war, the Navy was providing convoy escorts to protect American shipping in the North Atlantic from attack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star (narrowboat) with certificate no 1963 She was built at Ocker Hill by the Birmingham Canal Navigations Company as North Star. She was then sold in 1904 to the Stourbridge Canal Company where she acquired the name Samson. In 1940 she moved to Walsall where she worked until 1962. In 1967 she was converted to a pleasure boat and kept as such until 1987.
It is now owned by the ''North Star'' is a derelict wooden horse-drawn icebreaker built in 1868 and was used to clear a way through the ice when the canals were frozen. She is registered with National Historic Ships UK National Historic Ships UK is a government-funded independent organisation that advises UK governments and others on matters relating to historic ships. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Ships
''Mighty Ships'' is a documentary television program produced by Exploration Production Inc. in Canada and aired on Discovery Channel Canada and also broadcast around the world. Each episode of the series follows a particular sea-going vessel and provides an insight into the ship and its crew. The first episode of the tenth season, featuring the Faroes' largest ferry ship, MS Norröna, was first broadcast in Canada on 3 December 2017. The second episode, first aired on 10 December 2017, featured MSC Oscar, the largest container ship in the world. ''Mighty Cruise Ships'' is a spin-off series focusing on cruise ships which began to air in late 2014. Series overview A typical episode follows the crew of a particular vessel as it prepares to embark upon a voyage and concludes at the end of the journey or once a particular job has been completed. The operational capabilities and technical aspects of the ship feature heavily in the series, whilst members of the ship's crew provide a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Crossbill (AMc-9)
USS ''Crossbill'' (AMc-9) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy. Built in 1937 as ''North Star'' by the Watchorn Yacht and Boat Works, San Pedro, California, the ship was acquired by the U.S. Navy on 31 October 1940, and commissioned as USS ''Crossbill'' (AMc 9) on 22 March 1941. ''Crossbill'' operated in an in-service status attached to the 14th Naval District The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ... from 1941 to 1947. ''Crossbill'' was decommissioned in 1947; its fate is unknown. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crossbill (AMc-9) Merchant ships of the United States Ships built in Los Angeles 1937 ships Minesweepers of the United States Navy World War II minesweepers of the United States Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star (sternwheeler 1902)
North Star was a sternwheel steamboat that operated in eastern Washington from 1902 to 1904. This vessel should not be confused with the other vessels, some of similar design, also named ''North Star''. Construction The ''North Star'' was built at Wenatchee, Washington in 1902 by George Cotterell for the Columbia & Okanogan Steamboat Company, which Captain Alexander Griggs (1828-1903) was the principal owner.Newell, Gordon R., ed., ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest'', at 4, 80, 81, 83, 97, 140, 256-57, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966 Operations ''North Star'' operated out of Wenatchee on the Columbia and Okanogan rivers. On September 3, 1902, ''North Star'' was wrecked in Entiat Rapids. The company was able to salvage the vessel. In 1907 at Wenatchee, ''North Star'' was rebuilt and enlarged by the veteran shipwright Alexander Watson. (Another source states that the vessel was sold to H.S. DePuy & Will Lake and renamed ''Enterprise'', and a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star (sternwheeler 1897)
''North Star'' was a sternwheel steamer that operated in western Montana and southeastern British Columbia on the Kootenay River, Kootenay and Columbia River, Columbia rivers from 1897 to 1903. The vessel should not be confused with other steamers of the same name, some of which were similarly designed and operated in British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Design and construction ''North Star'' was built by Louis Pacquet, a shipbuilder from Portland, Oregon, for Capt. Frank P. Armstrong (steamboat captain), Frank P. Armstrong (1859-1923). Armstrong ran sternwheelers on the Kootenay and Columbia rivers under the name of the Upper Columbia Navigation and Tramway Company ("UCN&T"). Armstrong's domination of the Kootenay River steamboat business was threatened by the construction of another new steamer, the J.D. Farrell (sternwheeler), ''J.D. Farrell'' by the Kootenay River Navigation Company, a firm with financial backing from Spokane, Washingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS North Star
MS ''National Geographic Endeavour'' was a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas, particularly the polar regions. History The ship was originally a fishing trawler built in 1966 as ''Marburg'', and converted to carry passengers in 1983. First named ''North Star'', then ''Caledonian Star''; she received her present name in June 2001. On March 2, 2001, the ship was struck by a 30-metre-high rogue wave while crossing the Drake Passage. The wave smashed the windows of the bridge and ruined the navigation and communications equipment, but did not cripple the ship. She was assisted by the Argentine Navy ocean fleet tug ARA ''Alferez Sobral'' and reached Ushuaia three days later. When ''National Geographic Endeavour'' was retired, the piano was donated to the Tomas de Berlanga school in Santa Cruz, Galapagos. The bridge ceiling, notched with polar bear sightings from her time in Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS North Star
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''North Star'', named after the pole star: * was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1810. She was sold in 1817 and became the mercantile ''Columbo''. * was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1824. She was broken up in 1860. * was an launched in 1916. She was sunk in 1918 by coastal artillery near Zeebrugge. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:North Star, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northstar Line
The Northstar Line is a commuter rail route in the US state of Minnesota. Northstar runs from Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis at Target Field using existing track and right-of-way owned by the BNSF Railway. Passenger service began on November 16, 2009. The rail line serves part of the Northstar Corridor between Minneapolis and St. Cloud. Planning for the line began in 1997 when the Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA) was formed. The corridor is also served by Interstate 94 and U.S. Highway 10. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Background The route was initially designed to run the full distance between Minneapolis and Rice, Minnesota, northwest of St. Cloud. The project was counting on federal funding for half of its construction costs. The estimated ridership for the full route was not high enough to qualify for that much needed federal funding. When the line was first proposed, then-Governor Jesse Ventura was an early adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
