Sentences with phrase «rail road against»
A bill that surfaced late in the state legislative session became the subject of a fight that legislators said pitted safety measures on the Long Island Rail Road against the need for a third track to improve efficiency and cut congestion.
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The town of Oyster Bay has filed a lawsuit against two contractors that worked on the troubled Hicksville parking garage that serves the Long Island Rail Road.
A Long Island Rail Road commuter who was targeted in a racist rant aboard the train says she plans to press charges against her tormenter, calling his words a «hate crime.»
The Long Island Rail Road's anti-fraud custom of listing «M» and «F» genders on fare cards discriminates against transgender people and should be stopped, according to New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.
«I am very upset about the whole thing,» said Joyce Gorycki of Mineola, widow of a Long Island Rail Road official killed in the 1993 train shooting and co-chair of Long Island's New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.
Residents of communities along the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line came out in big numbers last night to speak against a $ 2 billion proposal to build a third track that they said would devastate their quality of life, and won't end delays as promised.
The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.
Mark J. Epstein, Esq., Chair of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter's Council, railed against the MTA for its lack of communication to all 300,000 daily riders regarding what contingency plans are in place, if any.
While it's true that Duncan faced few hecklers on the road, a growing group of teachers — who may not represent the majority of American educators, but seem louder — coalesced online and rallied in modest numbers in Washington, D.C. to rail against Duncan's policies in a July «Save Our Schools» march.
Marine cargo insurance covers goods, freight, cargo and other interests against loss or damage during transit by rail, road, sea and / or air.
Find some bushes, fence or even guard rails on road to rub your car against them to bring your vehicle to a halt.
This insurance provides security against natural and manmade calamities like fire, rockslide, landslide, storm, hurricane, flood, earthquake, burglary, theft, riots or any damage caused to the vehicle in transit by road, air, inland waterway or rail.
This insurance provides protection against natural and man made calamities like: fire, rockslide, landslide, storm, hurricane, flood, earthquake, burglary, theft, riots or any damage caused to the vehicle in transit by road, air, inland waterway or rail.
Defaulters have charged penalty for the protection against natural and manmade calamities, any damage to vehicle in transit by air, road, rail or inland waterway.