Sentences with phrase «rail road as»

Senate Republicans have agreed to back a $ 1.9 billion upgrade to the Long Island Rail Road as the «summer of hell» this week gets underway.

After Gov. Nelson Rockefeller formed the MTA in 1968, he made the mistake of describing a newly refurbished Long Island Rail Road as «the finest commuter railroad in the country.»

«There's no way going from where most Long Islanders would take [it] if they were taking the Long Island Rail Road as opposed to driving to go see the Islanders,» he said.

Not exact matches

Companies in this industry lease out equipment for activities related to air, sea, and rail transport, as well as construction of highways, roads, tunnels, bridges, and oil drilling.

Putting a price on roads is often described — to mix transportation metaphors — as the «third rail» of Canadian politics.

Fixed - track transit, such as light rail (LRT), subways or trains, remove commuters from roads.

The move would also help fend off challenges in Europe, which has become the fastest growing rail market as governments seek to ease crowded roads and reduce carbon emissions.

China has already spent approximately $ 180 billion to complete various projects, but many billions more will go toward building roads, ports, dams, high - speed rail, airports and more — all to «enhance regional connectivity,» as President Xi Jinping put it, and strengthen China's economic clout.

As a matter of fact the French government has reduced the value added tax on theme parks from 18.6 % to 7 %, lent 4 billion francs at preferential rates and provided 2.7 billion francs in infrastructure improvements, such as highways and rail roadAs a matter of fact the French government has reduced the value added tax on theme parks from 18.6 % to 7 %, lent 4 billion francs at preferential rates and provided 2.7 billion francs in infrastructure improvements, such as highways and rail roadas highways and rail roads.

He said infrastructure such as road and rail, water, port facilities and bulk handling facilities, with appropriate government involvement, would be the most likely investment before direct farm investment.

Sponsorship: To display corporate identity, logos, or branded information on approximately 40 Portable Commissary Carts used for the sale of non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, liquor and snacks located at Metro - North's Grand Central Terminal and Long Island Rail Road's high traffic stations such as Pennsylvania Station.

Finally rail can be seen as a realistic alternative to the road for moving freight.

On reaching a section of the road between Nyamebekyere and Nsuta, there was a heap of sand in the lane of the Jeep which was being used for the road maintenance, and the driver in trying to avoid running into the sand, swerved onto the opposite lane and grazed the nearside portion of the bus and plunged into the railings at the edge of the road, killing the three other occupants identified as Francisca Nkansah Kuri aged 27 years, Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng [Ebony], and Lance Corporal Vondee Francis Atsu, aged 29 years.

«We have secured investment to allow us to go ahead with important projects such as high speed rail, support for ultra-low carbon cars and major road - building and public transport programmes.»

On Wednesday morning, a Long Island Rail Road train coming from Far Rockaway failed to come to a complete stop as it entered Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal, injuring 104 commuters, according to the latest numbers from the Fire Department of New York.

«What I believe here is that this gives the backing to the MTA and the Long Island Rail Road to stop payments, and as I've been reading in the news and hearing on the news is Amtrak, after the governor and our national representatives... have gotten together calling on Trump for federal funding, which I fully support, Amtrak came out and said that they have the money to do this fix,» said state Sen. Elaine Phillips, the bill's sponsor who also chairs the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

Lhota again urged Long Island Rail Road riders to «seriously consider» transit options for getting to and from Manhattan as commuters crossed their fingers in anticipation of what awaited this morning.

Most recently, she has done public affairs work for Cuomo as he has sought to make improvements to the Long Island Rail Road.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that Related, Vornado and Skanska won the bid for the redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office, which will be known as Moynihan Train Hall and feature 700,000 square feet of Office And Retail Space And Train Halls For Both Amtrak And The Long Island Rail Road.

Passengers clear the gap as they disembark an eastbound train headed for Babylon at the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station on Thursday.

Last week, Cuomo announced that the Related Companies, Vornado Realty Trust and Skanska won the bid for the redevelopment of the post office, which will feature 700,000 square feet of office and retail space, as well as train halls for both Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road.

He pointed to the free bus shuttle instituted last summer in Montauk and the establishment of the town rental registry as contributors to «having a calmer, saner summer,» and mentioned the successful bid to the Long Island Rail Road to run shuttle trains on the East End, due in 2018.

He also gave initial funding for several large infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 3 (an east — west rail line across the north of England), Crossrail 2 (a north — south rail line across London), a road tunnel across the Pennines, and upgrades to the M62 motorway.

Mario Cuomo famously said «you campaign in poetry; you govern in prose» and if he was the orator, his son is the operator, the one who passes state budgets on time and — as when he resolved a threatened Long Island Rail Road strike last year — makes trains run on schedule.

Viewed casually, his manner and presentation feel down - to - earth, rational and plain - spoken as he says Cuomo «created jobs,» helped during and after Sandy, and «solved» (meaning averted) a Long Island Rail Road strike.

The news comes as several transportation improvements begin today, with the Long Island Rail Road on a weekday schedule on 10 of 11 tracks.

given the strong words and actions, it is quite a wonder that the deal isn't done... recently we see that the county is still piling on discovered shortcomings of the RR: what is presented as a disappointing amount of track that has been repaired... So, here's the picture: if the lease runs to completion, it is almost certain the county will be compelled to reissue the lease... with the kind of effort and investment that has been expended, ie, build a rail road!

«I wish to assure Nigerians that this government will continue to focus on the improvement of security and critical infrastructure like roads, construction of rails and power generation across the country as a vital pre-requisite to economic progress.

Amtrak said in 2014 that repairs would begin in 2019, but that has now been pushed back until after the Long Island Rail Road starts to run trains into Grand Central Terminal as part of the East Side Access project.

It's part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's $ 1.6 billion plan to move Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road operations at Penn Station across Eighth Avenue, which will eventually be known as Moynihan Station.

The plans include moving the Amtrak waiting area across the street to the old Farley Post Office, as well as redeveloping the Long Island Rail Road concourses and existing Penn Station.

After all, he's the man who will negotiate the new state budget and have a major say on such issues as raising the minimum wage, getting bad teachers out of the classroom and increasing funding for buses and subways, as well as Metro - North and the Long Island Rail Road.

His plans call for improvements at the MTA, an overhaul of Pennsylvania Station, a new LaGuardia Airport, a third track on the Long Island Rail Road, an expansion of the Jacob Javits Center, major upgrades to John F. Kennedy Airport as well as to air terminals in Long Island and the Hudson Valley — all on top of new roads and bridges across upstate «like we've never built before.»

Patrick Nowakowski plans to step down tomorrow after four years as president of Long Island Rail Road.

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.

As far as reducing UK emissions is concerned, it would make more sense to cut rail fares to encourage people to use trains more — instead of pushing people back into cars on already jam - packed roads, and increasing congestion, emissions and air pollutioAs far as reducing UK emissions is concerned, it would make more sense to cut rail fares to encourage people to use trains more — instead of pushing people back into cars on already jam - packed roads, and increasing congestion, emissions and air pollutioas reducing UK emissions is concerned, it would make more sense to cut rail fares to encourage people to use trains more — instead of pushing people back into cars on already jam - packed roads, and increasing congestion, emissions and air pollution.

«As from this first quarter, we should be able to begin to move petroleum products from Lagos by rail up to the north so that we reduce the impact of trailers and tankers on our roads,» he said.

The plan itemizes the approach towards investing in people, including promoting social inclusion through social investment programmes for the vulnerable and targeted programmes for the North - East and Niger - Delta, job creation and youth empowerment and investments in human capital while outlining the competitiveness imperatives as enhancing infrastructure (power, roads, rail, ports and broadband services, and leveraging public - private partnerships (PPPs)-RRB-, improving the business environment through the initiatives under the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and promoting digital - led growth.

The Long Island Rail Road said it will be ready to move heavy crowds of riders to and from Belmont Park this Saturday, even if the stakes, and the attendance, won't be nearly as high as in recent years, due to the fact that there's no Triple Crown on the line.

With chaos continuing at Heathrow and snowy conditions warned in much of the country, Phillip Hammond told MPs that the road and rail networks had responded as well as could be expected to the extreme weather.

As an expert he has been appointed on over 400 occasions in a broad variety of cases involving such diverse projects as housing, shipping, IT supply, oil and gas, road rail and air transport, multi - storey buildings, power generation plants, hospitals, commercial and industrial buildings, petro - chemical and other process plantAs an expert he has been appointed on over 400 occasions in a broad variety of cases involving such diverse projects as housing, shipping, IT supply, oil and gas, road rail and air transport, multi - storey buildings, power generation plants, hospitals, commercial and industrial buildings, petro - chemical and other process plantas housing, shipping, IT supply, oil and gas, road rail and air transport, multi - storey buildings, power generation plants, hospitals, commercial and industrial buildings, petro - chemical and other process plants.

«Only their expansion can address the coming «capacity crunch» and deliver sustained growth,» it says, adding: «Even airports as large as Bristol and Luton suffer from congested roads and delay - prone rail links.

At 10 a.m., Sen. James Sanders Jr hosts a press conference advocating for Far Rockaway to be included in the Long Island Rail Road's CityTicket program, with his bill known as the Long Island Rail Road Fare Act, Rockaway LIRR station, Nameoke St., Queens.

The MTA awarded a $ 1.8 billion contract to expand the Long Island Rail Road, even as its commissioners raised concerns about runaway capital - project costs and an increasingly strained operating budget.

The committee says there must also be more effort put into taking people off the road - it says a national road pricing scheme should be introduced as soon as possible, while greater emphasis must be placed on improving bus and rail services.

Nassau County Executive - elect Laura Curran has selected Helena Williams, former Long Island Rail Road president, as her chief deputy county executive — a position in which she can manage all aspects of county government, from parks and assessments to the revitalization of Nassau Coliseum property.

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.

With the personal involvement of Governor Andrew Cuomo, chaos for LIRR commuters was averted on Thursday as the MTA and union officials reached an agreement on a deal averting a Long Island Rail Road strike.

We must look at our transport network as a whole — that includes roads, rail and air travel.

Three federal lawmakers are urging Amtrak to better cooperate with the MTA's efforts to link the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal as part of its East Side Access project.