If the Hudson Yards project continued without the casement, officials said, it would block access for any new tunnel projects looking to serve Penn Station's existing tracks.

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And so they've got this situation where the shuttle is basically going to serve the space station until it's phased out, and I think that's scheduled for 2010 now.

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Farther on is the town of Frenchglen (pop. 11), which used to serve as a way station for ranchers herding cattle.

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However, while SpaceX is currently the provider furthest along in the NASA effort to develop cargo and crew capabilities to serve the International Space Station (ISS), there are many others.

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Plano, Texas was able to serve 7.5 square miles per fire station with signal preemption, compared with 5.6 square miles without it.

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Plano, Tex. was able to serve 7.5 square miles per fire station with signal preemption, compared with 5.6 square miles without it.

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Problems arise when there's not a human around to intervene, such as at unmanned tollbooths, train station ticket kiosks or self-serve gasoline pumps.

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Here, two new platforms will serve four tracks that will eventually be connected to the main train station.

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Additionally, the SLS will serve as a back up for commercial and international partner transportation services to the International Space Station.

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CTV, a private television station, reports that such facilities in Quebec province are often overwhelmed at weekends when prisoners arrive to serve short sentences, which can lead to some overcrowding.

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