Although the state-level minimum wage changes in 2015 have been tame compared to the significant changes in 2014, 1 employers should be aware of a number of minimum wage legislative developments on the federal, state, and local levels this year.
The Railway Series, which began in the 1940s, is a series of books written by the Rev W Awdry. The books formed the basis for the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series. The Rev Awdry wrote 26 books, pretty much one a year. Later, additions were written by the Reverend's son, Christopher, bringing the total number of books to 42.
1 1798 - the Lake Lock Rail Road, arguably the world's first public railway, opened in 1798 to carry coal from the Outwood area to the Aire and Calder navigation at Lake Lock near Wakefield, West Yorkshire,on a distance of approximately 3 miles. 2  The load of three waggons was hauled by one horse. 1807 - First fare-paying, passenger railway service in the world was established on the Oystermouth Railway in Swansea, Wales. 2  Later this became known as the Swansea and Mumbles Railway although the railway was more affectionately known as The Mumbles Train (Welsh: Tren Bach I'r Mwmbwls).